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Photo Album By Preferred Customer One life One Chance In the context of your next 5 months at Glengarry, what does this saying mean to you? Take several minutes to discuss this with the person next to you! Would any of you like to share your discussions with the group? Many say that the Wilderness is a learning place! What do you think we can get out of our experiences in the bush? Psychological benefits Social benefits Physical benefits Educational benefits Possible Benefits Of Attending The Glengarry Outdoor Program Safety Begins With The 5 P’s Being safe in the outdoors begins before you even set off on your journey. Analysis of accidents has shown that many series injuries occur because some key planning questions were taken too lightly. What questions should you ask? Ask yourself the following; Do you have …. Discussion Point Based on your present experience level, and your knowledge of the bush of Kangaroo Valley, how difficult should the trips be in catering for your present fitness, experience level? HAZARDS IN THE BUSH Can be broken down into several key areas Endo or subjective hazards Things within our control like our fitness, experience or skill level. Exo or objective hazards These are things that are always out in the bush and things we could encounter at any time like cliffs, rock fall, flooded rivers. We will now focus on identifying the EXO hazards that you may encounter in the bush while at Glengarry. You must be constantly on the look out for these, in order to take appropriate safety precautions. WEATHER Increase wind chill; hypothermia Increase fire hazard Can cause lake ocean to get rough Possibility of trees falling on tents or hikers Can effect communications Can indicate a change in weather conditions WEATHER Increased risk of hypothermia Makes footing very unstable increasing risks of falls; be aware of cliff edges steep terrain in these conditions. After heavy rain, creeks and rivers may flood blocking your route. What shoul