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Please read the following carefully.
Applicants planning their own expedition:
The Ritt Kellogg Fund Advisory Committee wants students to understand
that their expeditions should be responsibly planned and crafted
with an emphasis and concern for their own well-being and
safety. When we evaluate proposals, we pay close attention
to the proposal details, and the extent to which applicants
have thoughtfully addressed the trip criteria. Bear in mind
that a Ritt Funded expedition is not the place to fully "push
limits," but, rather, a way to learn from developing
a well-planned, creative and responsible expedition.
All applicants:
Although the Committee looks to criteria to review grant
applications and strives to select responsible participants
to receive Ritt grant funds, Colorado College and Ritt
Fund staff and volunteers do not oversee, supervise or take
responsibility for any aspect of the expedition or other activity
that participants choose to undertake.
You must understand that, in developing
your own expedition, engaging in one guided by an outside
organization, or in participating in outdoor education activities,
your safety and well-being is not guaranteed. Outdoor or wilderness
adventure or educational activities include inherent and other
risks that cannot be predicted or controlled, and that can
lead to minor or serious injury, property damage, or even
death. Expeditions may take place in remote, mountainous and
difficult terrain and often involve hiking, rafting, mountaineering,
including technical rock and ice climbing, glacier travel
and other activities. Inherent and other risks can include
high altitudes, difficult terrain, sudden and severe weather,
falling rock, and avalanche danger. Even well-planned trips,
run by the most experienced guides, can result in accidents,
injury and death.
In receiving Ritt grant funds, and/or
participating in a Ritt funded trip, you agree to accept responsibility
for every aspect of the expedition or activity that you participate
in, including the inherent and other risks of those activities.
You will also be expected to sign the Participant Acknowledgment
and Assumption of Risks & Release and Indemnity Agreement.
Please refer to that Document (see the forms page) for a description
of some of the risks associated with Ritt Fund activities,
and your responsibilities.
Sincerely,
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