Essentials Talk 2022
Including the ACCIDENT REDUCTION FRAMEWORK card

And a new Safety Rescue card

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The Essentials Talk helps you answer the critical question “Is it safe out there?” We explain that there is no simple yes or no answer. The right answer is it depends on you. It depends on

  • Where you go and when,
  • How you go down or up and
  • How well prepared you are.

The hour and a half ‘Essentials’ talk explains how the ACCIDENT REDUCTION FRAMEWORK works and how you can use this to make going off piste just as safe as driving to the resort.

The talk is full of exciting images, videos and stories of accidents, great skiing along with close calls with danger. In this talk, we will deliver a risk management formula that will help you to see how skiing off-piste can be no more dangerous than the activities that you engage in each day.

Watch an introduction to the talk here

The Essentials talk is not just for people new to off piste

We’re going to discuss the latest lessons from recent research on the Human Factor and how it applies to decision making and risk taking in the backcountry and off-piste skiing. Why it is that when there are clear clues indicating danger, people who ‘should know better’ (have the basic training needed in order to recognise these clues) , still get caught out in avalanches?

Henry describes The Essentials talk

“In The Essentials talk, we go into the fundamental aspects of how to make decisions and reduce risks in the backcountry – Where you go and when, how you go down or up and how well prepared you are for a crisis. These skills are crucial to risk management and helping to make off-piste skiing as safe as driving to the resort itself … IF applied”

Essentils talk off piste skiing

Pocket Guide to Accident Reduction 

HAT off piste skier pocket guide

When you attend a talk you will receive a copy of Henry’s Accident Reduction card plus a Safety Rescue card

The Accident Reduction card provides you with an accident reduction framework, a ‘weapon’, to help you fight human factors’ distractions which are the origin of most accidents.

Avalanche experts have shown that education is not enough to reduce the chance of an accident. There’s overwhelming proof that we all need help applying the basics to be safe – and thus have more fun. The good news – you do not need to be perfect to be safe.

The Safety Rescue card  reminds you of the most important things to do in the event of an avalanche accident.

Pricing and tickets

The live events cost £19.50 per person with reductions for buying 2 or more tickets. This includes a copy of the Pocket Guide which helps you apply the ACCIDENT REDUCTION FRAMEWORK

Plus as a bonus this year, Henry has added in a NEW safety rescue card that reminds you of the most important steps you should follow in the event of an accident.

Choose your dates and click on buy tickets.

The ONLINE EVENT version costs £14.50

 

 

Live Talks in Ellis Brigham Stores

 The talk will be delivered live at Ellis Brigham Stores

Covent Garden     Tuesday 1st November 2022                2000
St Pauls.                   Tuesday 8th November 2022.              1915
Manchester             Wednesday 16th November 2022.     1830
Glasgow.                  Monday 21st November 2022.              1915
Tamworth.              Wednesday 23rd November 2022.      1900

ONLINE EVENT     Wednesday 30th November     1830

 

 

Essentials Talk (Online) 30th November 2022

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