Rock climbing, rappelling, caving, and other high-ropes activities feel adventurous because the perceived risk of these activities is much higher than the real risk. As such, these activities can be powerful tools to help people confront fears, set goals, and feel what it is like to step out of their "comfort zone" and into their "growth zone."
However, we understand as individuals and as an organization that there is risk in everything that we do, and that a major accident at Crazy Horse could be catastrophic for our company, our community, our area, and our conscience. We could not and would not operate if we felt that we were unable to mitigate and manage the risk that is inherent in our business, and as a result, risk management has become a driving factor in the way that we have developed as a company and in the way that Crazy Horse has developed as a climbing and caving area. Below we have outlined some of the many things that we do every day to make Crazy Horse one of the safest adventure destinations in the world.
Staff development is the #1 goal for CMRCA. We believe that investing in our staff is the best way to invest in our community and change peoples' lives.
We have a staff exchange program with ChinaClimb in Yangshou, China and we are currently developing new exchange programs with high quality organizations in the US and Australia.
In October, 1999, Josh Morris came to Chiang Mai on a Princeton-in-Asia fellowship to teach English at Payap University. After two years of teaching English in the mornings and studying Thai in the afternoons, Josh was hooked, and has lived in Thailand and maintained a relationship with PiA ever since.