Last updated: 08/12/2025

At Trailblazer Adventures, safety is our highest priority. We take great care in planning, preparation, risk assessment, and decision-making — but all outdoor activities come with inherent risks.

This Safety & Risk Disclosure explains those risks, your responsibilities, and our commitment to keeping you as safe as possible.

By booking or participating in any Trailblazer Adventures trip, course, workshop, or activity, you acknowledge and accept the information below.

1. Our Commitment to Your Safety

Trailblazer Adventures will always:

• Conduct detailed risk assessments

• Follow industry best practices

• Use qualified leaders and instructors

• Continuously monitor weather and environmental conditions

• Make decisions in the best interest of group safety

• Provide clear safety instructions throughout

• Act within the scope of our qualifications (Mountain Leader and relevant certifications)

Your safety is at the heart of every decision we make.

2. Inherent Risks in Outdoor Activities

Adventure environments are unpredictable, and the nature of hiking, scrambling, mountain walking, and expedition travel means risks cannot be entirely removed.

These risks may include (but are not limited to):

• Slips, trips, and falls

• Steep or uneven terrain

• Loose rocks or rockfall

• Exposure to heights

• Weather changes (wind, rain, heat, cold)

• Water crossings or wet ground

• Fatigue or overexertion

• Wildlife encounters

• Remote locations with limited access to emergency services

By taking part, you acknowledge that risk is an inherent part of adventure, and complete elimination of risk is impossible.

3. Your Responsibilities

To keep yourself and others safe, you agree to:

• Follow all instructions given by your guide

This includes pacing, route choices, clothing requirements, and safety decisions.

• Be honest about your fitness, experience, and medical conditions

This helps us plan appropriate routes and manage risk effectively.

• Bring appropriate clothing & equipment

A kit list is provided — failure to bring required items may prevent participation.

• Inform your guide immediately if you feel unwell, anxious, or unsafe

Your guide’s role is to support you — speak up at any time.

• Not take unnecessary risks

(e.g., leaving the group, ignoring instructions, or attempting unsafe moves)

• Respect group decisions and the environment

Outdoor safety is a shared responsibility — we work together to keep everyone safe.

4. Medical Conditions

You must disclose any medical condition that may affect your ability to participate, including:

• Asthma

• Heart conditions

• Diabetes

• Injuries

• Anxiety or panic conditions

• Allergies

• Medication needs

This information is kept confidential.

Failure to disclose relevant information may increase risk and may result in removal from an activity with no refund.

5. Environmental & Weather Factors

Mountains and outdoor environments can change quickly.
Your guide may adjust the route, pace, or itinerary based on:

• High winds

• Heat or cold

• Rain, snow, or storms

• Visibility

• Avalanche risk (winter-specific)

• River levels

• Group ability

You agree to follow these decisions even if it means altering or shortening the planned route.

Safety always comes first.

6. Participation & Personal Risk Acceptance

By joining a Trailblazer Adventures activity, you confirm that:

• You understand the inherent risks of outdoor activities

• You accept responsibility for your own actions

• You understand that accidents can happen even with proper care

• You will act cautiously and follow guidance

• You participate voluntarily and at your own risk

We minimise unnecessary danger, but we cannot guarantee absolute safety.

7. Personal Equipment & Loss

Trailblazer Adventures is not responsible for:

• Lost or damaged personal equipment

• Broken phones, cameras, glasses, etc.

• Items dropped on trails or ridges

Bring only what you are comfortable carrying and protecting.

8. Fitness Requirements

Our trips vary in difficulty, but all require a basic level of physical fitness.
You must ensure you are physically capable of completing the advertised routes.

If you are unsure, please contact us before booking — we are happy to advise.

9. Emergency Situations

In the event of injury, illness, or incident:

• Our guide will take charge of the situation

• Emergency services may be contacted

• Routes may be altered or abandoned

• Additional costs (e.g., transport, accommodation) may fall to the participant and/or their travel insurance

This is standard practice in adventure environments.

10. Insurance Requirements

For expeditions such as Madeira, you must have:

• Travel insurance

• Medical cover

• Cancellation cover

• Appropriate activity cover (e.g., trekking, mountain walking)

Failure to provide insurance may prevent participation.

11. Children & Vulnerable Adults

Unless specified otherwise, our trips are for adults 18+.
Exceptions may be made at our discretion with proper safeguarding measures.

12. Understanding & Acceptance

By booking, paying a deposit, joining a payment plan, or participating in any event, you confirm that you:

• Have read and understood this Safety & Risk Disclosure

• Accept the risks involved in outdoor activities

• Agree to follow safety guidance

• Take responsibility for your own actions

Your guide is there to support you — but adventure requires shared awareness and mutual responsibility.