Managing Risk is the adventure guide's resource for risk management and systems planning. The second edition etext is fully updated,revised and expanded from the original widely adopted Managing Risk textbook. Adventure guiding is anchored in managing risk, and this etext builds the risk assessment and systems planning skills all professional outdoor guides require. Equal parts guide manual and management reference, this book is required reading for pro guides, program managers, and owner/operators.Updated and new chapters include: Managing safety, risk and exposure; risk assessment and decision making; managing for normal and non-normal; trip planning; legal liability and waiver delivery (including online waivers and minor's assumption of risk); systems planning and the seven systems of outdoor operations; client information system; creating risk management and emergency response plans; and managing risk for adventure facilities and freestyle parks.