Risk Advisory - Oyo High Adventures

Oyo High Adventures has an excellent health and safety record since the inception and growth of our programs.  Oyo High Adventures strives to minimize the risks to participants and advisors by emphasizing proper safety precautions.  Most participants in Oyo High Adventures do not experience injuries because they are prepared, are conscious of risks, and take safety precautions.  If you decide to attend Oyo High Adventures, you should be physically fit, have proper clothing and equipment, be willing to follow instructions, work as a team with your crew, and take responsibility for your own health and safety.  Oyo High Adventure programs and facilities are not risk free, and you should be prepared to listen to safety instructions carefully, follow directions and take appropriate steps to safeguard yourself and others.

Parents, guardians, and potential participants in Oyo High Adventures are advised that journeying to and from Camp Oyo, and one’s participation in the Oyo High Adventure program, can involve exposure to accident, illness, and/or injury associated with a physically demanding, high adventure program in a remote area.  Campers may be exposed to occasional severe weather conditions such as lightning, hail, flash floods and heat.  Other potential accidents include:  injuries from tripping and falling, motor vehicle accidents, asthma and diabetes related accidents, heart attacks, heat exhaustion, cave collapses, and falls from horses, mountain bikes or canoes.

Trails used are steep and rocky.  Wild animals are native to natural areas and usually present little danger if proper precautions are taken.  Please refer to this Leader’s Guide, speak with previous participants, or call for further information concerning risks and measures that can be taken to avoid accidents.

Oyo High Adventures has staff trained in first aid, CPR and accident prevention, and is prepared to assist in recognizing, reacting, and responding to accidents, injuries and illnesses.  Each crew is also required to have at least one member trained in first aid and CPR.  Medical and search and rescue services are available, however, response times can be affected by location, weather or other emergencies and could be delayed six or more hours.