Risk may be inseparable from adventure, but for Borderlands our clients’ safety and well being is our top priority. We operate our programs, activities and adventures to strict International Safety Standards. Borderlands has a set of specific operating procedures in place for each activity, which includes a safety briefing, and equipment and gear check prior to all activities. We are the only adventure operator in Sri Lanka who insists on safety kayakers for all of our water activities, so that we can be sure that river conditions are managed at all times.
Borderlands values a diverse staff to meet the array of goals and interests our customers bring to us. Our trip leaders are professionally trained and dedicated to creating safe environments in collaboration with our participants. Borderlands instructors are educators and in the field they focus on blending technical skills and instruction with opportunities for participants to explore and develop their understanding of wilderness ethics, leadership roles, and teamwork.
Borderlands guides are First Aid and CPR certified, and receive constant on the job training in safety and rescue procedures. We also use outsourced expert trainers such as UK canyoning guides, Paddle Canada, and SRT rescue 3 to ensure our guides have up to date and continuous safety and medical techniques.
Borderlands uses only modern equipment up to international standards. Borderlands operates alongside EDGE, Sri Lanka’s premier outdoor adventure outfitters store, so all our equipment comes directly from the source. Our life jackets and buoyancy aids are made to order, ensuring that the jackets will not come off in the water. We continuously check our equipment and upgrade it when necessary.
The UK Canyon Guides are a UK based non-profit organization formed to provide a resource for canyoners all over the UK and to provide training and information on the current best practices to recreational canyoners and professional guides alike. All our guides are UK Canyoning Guide Level 1 qualified.
Rescue 3 International is the leader in providing flood, water and rope rescue training to individuals and organizations of the US and over 50 other countries. They are known for their dynamic curriculum and utilizing state of the art techniques. At Borderlands all our guides are SERT (Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician) qualified under Rescue 3 International.
The INTERNATIONAL RAFTING FEDERATION (IRF) is recognized as the world governing body for Rafting Sport. It is a non-profit, democratic, global affiliation of sporting entities and personalities, responsible for fostering fair, credible and legitimate international rafting competition at all levels. Recognized as the world body which oversees the certification and training of professional river rafting guides, the IRF works closely with national organizations and government bodies by offering the only rafting guide certification program accepted worldwide. All our guides are IRF qualified river guides.
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