|
Return to booking Info
SAMPLE Yamnuska Mountain Adventures WAIVER
RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY
WARNING!!! READ CAREFULLY: BY SIGNING THIS YOU GIVE UP THE RIGHT TO
SUE
TO:
Yamnuska Mountain Adventures AND TO MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF CANADIAN MOUNTAIN
GUIDES (HEREAFTER KNOWN AS ACMG MEMBERS) AND TO: HER
MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA AND THE PROVINCE
OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.
DEFINITIONS
Mountaineering - includes backpacking, ski touring, telemarking,
cross-country skiing, rock climbing, hiking, waterfall ice climbing,
glacier travel and high altitude climbing and travel.
In consideration of Yamnuska Mountain Adventures accepting my application for any
Yamnuska Mountain Adventures program or activity.
I
AGREE TO THIS RELEASE OF CLAIMS AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY.
I understand that mountaineering involves certain dangers, not all of which can be listed here. Among the more
-
Steep
terrain where a fall, whether roped or unroped, may cause injury and
death.
-
Falling rock, ice or other objects which may
cause injury or death.
-
Violent and unpredictable
weather, which may cause injury due to extremes of heat or cold, and
which may prevent travel to, from or within an area.
-
Unfamiliar country, where the climber, skier or traveler may become
lost, get off route or be separated from the rest of the party
-
Wild
animals which have been known to maul, sometimes fatally, mountain
travelers
-
Avalanches which are highly dangerous and may be triggered by the
activities of skiers or climbers or by natural forces
-
Remoteness of location with poor communications and inability to get
rescue or medical assistance quickly or easily
-
Medical problems arising from
climbing at high altitudes or in areas where adequate supplies of
clean food or water may be unavailable
-
Transport
by public or private motor vehicle, helicopter, and light fixed wing
aircraft or through the use of animals.
I am not relying on any oral or written statements made by Yamnuska Mountain Adventures or its agents, whether in brochures, advertisements or in
individual conversations to lead me to become involved in this program
on any basis other than my assumption of the risks involved.
I
accept all of the risks and the possibility of death, personal injury,
property damage and loss resulting from my involvement with the trip
and/or course I am taking with Yamnuska Mountain Adventures
I release Yamnuska Inc, operating
as Yamnuska, ACMG members, its officers, employees, guides, agents and
representatives from any and all liability for any personal injury,
death, property damage or loss I may suffer as a result of my
participation in their trip or course, for any cause whatsoever
including negligence on the part of the Yamnuska Mountain Adventures, ACMG members,
its officers, employees, guides, agents, or representatives.
I certify that I am physically capable and fit to participate in this
activity and I have no medical conditions or needs other than those
listed.
I
confirm that I am eighteen years of age or older. (Younger
participants must have a parent or guardian read and sign this
document.)
I confirm that I have read over this agreement before signing, that I
understand it, and that it will be binding not only on me but also on
my heirs, my next of kin, my executors, administrators and assigns.
I hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
courts of the Province of Alberta and I agree that no other courts can
exercise jurisdiction over the agreements and claims referred to
herein. Any litigation to enforce this agreement shall be instituted
in Alberta and nowhere else.
Signed this
day of , 20 ,
at (town/city),
in the province/state of
.
(Applicant sign here)
(Witness sign here)
Return to booking Info
|
mountain adventures
