Terms & Conditions

(Including acknowledgment and assumption of risks and agreement of release and indemnity)

Please read this document carefully. It must be signed by all participants. In consideration of the services provided by Type3Life, LLC, hereafter referred to as Type3Life, I agree, to the following:

Activities and Risks: I understand that Type3Life trips primarily live, camp, and travel out of doors. Activities vary from trip to trip and can include, but are not limited to, camping, hiking, and backpacking through mountainous and other terrain; mountaineering and climbing on rock cliffs, steep snow, ice or glaciers; horse packing, skiing, or snowboarding; canoeing, kayaking, and rafting on whitewater and flatwater rivers or lakes; ocean sea kayaking and sailing; fishing, and caving. I further understand and acknowledge that the activities of the trips have risks, some of which are inherent. Inherent risks are those which cannot be eliminated without destroying the unique character of the activities. The same elements that contribute to the unique character of these activities and promote our curriculum objectives can cause loss or damage to equipment, accidental injury, illness, or, in extreme cases, permanent trauma, disability, or death. The following describes some, but not all, of the inherent risks of a Type3Life trip:

• • Type3Life activities may be physically and emotionally strenuous.
  • Type3Life trips usually occur in remote places. They occur on lands open to the public and exposed to the acts of persons not associated with Type3Life and who may pose risks. The remote locations may be many days from medical facilities. Communication and transportation are difficult and evacuations and medical care may be significantly delayed.
  • Physical activities include, but are not limited to, walking, hiking, backpacking, including crossing rivers on foot; climbing cliffs, steep slopes, and trees; paddling boats; repetitive lifting, and use of hand tools. At times participants will be in close physical proximity to one another or Trip Leaders and guides. Certain activities will require travel by vehicle, raft, canoe, kayak, sail, and other boats, horse, aircraft, train, skis, snowboards, on foot and by other means, over improved and unimproved roads, rugged trails, and off-trail terrain, including boulder fields, downed timber, rivers, rapids, high mountain passes, snow and ice, steep slopes, slippery or loose rocks, steep or crevassed glaciers, ocean tides, currents, waves, surf, and reefs. Travel risks include collision, falling, capsizing, becoming lost, and other risks usually associated with such travel, and environmental risks.
  • Environmental risks and hazards include, but are not limited to, flowing, deep and/or cold water; harmful insects, snakes, predators, and large animals; falling and rolling rock; lightning, avalanches, flash floods, falling timber; weather which may change to extreme conditions quickly or unexpectedly; and other forces of nature such as, but not limited to, earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, and wildfire.
  • Meals are prepared over portable gas stoves and open fires. Water may require disinfection before use. Participants with food allergies or sensitivities may come in contact with offending food types.
  • Injuries may include, but are not limited to, burns, cuts, skin infections, sprains, strains, fractures frostbite, immersion foot, sunburn, drowning, and other injuries from slips, falls, lifting, and exposure to the environment. Illnesses may include but are not limited to, allergic reactions, hypothermia, high altitude illnesses, heatstroke, dehydration, communicable and other infectious diseases from insects, animals, or people such as diarrhea, flu-like or respiratory illness, and other debilitating or life-threatening conditions including COVID-19 and other diseases caused by coronaviruses.
  • Equipment may fail or malfunction.
  • Decisions made by the Trip Leader, other Type3Life staff (including volunteers and contracted partners), and participants will be based on a variety of perceptions and evaluations, which by their nature are imprecise and subject to errors in judgment. Misjudgments may pertain to, among other things, a participant’s capabilities, environment, terrain, water and weather conditions, natural hazards, travel routes, and medical conditions.
  • On most Type3Life trips, small groups of participants travel at times during the day, and possibly for several days and nights, without Trip Leaders or guides.
  • Type3Life is not responsible for participants, before and after their trip (per stated beginning and ending dates and times or for early departure due to evacuation, expulsion, or separation). On some trips, participants may have “free” time in a town or other locations out of the field while in transition from one field section to the next. Type3Life has no responsibility for participants during this free time and participants accept the risks that arise from this unsupervised free time. Type3Life staff may from time to time provide assistance or even accompany participants in these free-time activities, but in doing so, they are acting as private individuals, and Type3Life is not responsible for their conduct.
  • During the trip, between the stated start and end dates and times, except during free time as described above, participants are considered to be “participating” in their Type3Life trip. Participation includes, but is not limited to, involvement with activities, time spent at rest and while sleeping, and during formal activities or discussion sessions. However, Type3Life cannot continually monitor the behavior and activities of participants, and participants must accept responsibility for themselves and others and accept the risks, whether or not under the direct supervision of Type3Life staff.
  • Type3Life trips in foreign countries may be exposed to laws, legal systems, customs and behaviors, and to animals, diseases, and infections, not common to the United States. In addition, these trips may be subject to dangerous road travel, political unrest, riots, demonstrations, banditry, terrorism, and other criminal conduct, including drug-related activities.
  • Type3Life trips are instructional and communal in nature. Participants accept the risks of instructional and communal activities, which are intended to challenge participants to expand their skills and judgment.

I have read and understand the general information about Type3Life and its trips on the Type3Life website which includes, but is not limited to, Type3Life Admission Policies, Risk Management at Type3Life, the Type3Life Participant Handbook, the trip description, and other materials provided by Type3Life in print or electronic form describing or related to my trip. I agree to the terms and policies stated in all the above-mentioned materials. The staff of Type3Life has been available to more fully explain the nature and physical demands of the activities in which I will be engaged, and certain inherent and other risks of my Type3Life activity.

Acknowledgment and Assumption of Inherent and Other Risks: I understand and acknowledge that the description above (“Activities and Risks”) of the inherent risks of Type3Lifes’ trips is not complete and that other, including unknown or unanticipated, risks, inherent and otherwise, may result in injury, illness, death, or property loss. I acknowledge that my participation in this Type3Life trip is purely voluntary, and I wish to participate in spite of and with knowledge of the inherent and other risks involved. I acknowledge and assume the inherent risks described above and all other inherent risks of my Type3Life trip as well as any other risks of enrolling, participating in, or being present on a Type3Life trip or during free time. For activities that occur on National Park Service land, National Forest lands, Bureau of Land Management lands, any other state or federal land, or on and private property and to the extent required by law, the above acknowledgment and assumption of risks is limited to assuming only the inherent risks.

Agreement of Release and Indemnity: I hereby forever release, hold harmless, and agree not to sue Type3Life, its officers, trustees, agents, and staff including employees, volunteers, interns, and contractors (“Released Parties”), with respect to any and all claims of loss or damage to person or property by reason of injury, disability, death, or otherwise, suffered by me, arising in whole or part from my enrollment, participation, or presence on a Type3Life trip. I agree further to indemnify (“indemnify” meaning to defend, and to pay or reimburse, including costs and attorney’s fees) Released Parties against any claim by a member of my family, a rescuer, another participant, or any other person, arising in whole or part from an injury or other loss suffered by or caused by me, in connection with my enrollment, participation in, or presence on a Type3Life trip. This release and indemnity includes any and all claims arising before or after the trip or during any free time. These agreements of Release and Indemnity are intended to be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law and include claims of negligence, but not claims of gross negligence or intentionally wrongful conduct. Nothing in this Acknowledgment and Assumption of Risks & Release and Indemnity Agreement shall be interpreted as me releasing Type3Life from liability for injuries, damage, death, or other loss to me or others that may occur within the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, National Forest lands, Bureau of Land Management lands, any other state or federal land, or on and private property and is caused by Type3Lifes’ negligence, gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional conduct, including but not limited to any negligence with respect to Type3Lifes’ judgments and decisions, or Type3Lifes’ failure to take reasonable precautions to ensure it provides me with safe and defect-free equipment.

Other Provisions: I have verified with my physician and/or other medical professionals, or otherwise satisfied Type3Life, that I have no past or current physical or psychological condition that might affect my participation on the trip, other than as described on the health form submitted to Type3Life. I understand my health form will be viewed, as necessary, by Type3Life admission staff, Trip Leaders, guides, and certain other staff. I am able to participate without causing harm to myself or to others. The medical information given to Type3Life is accurate and all pertinent medical conditions have been disclosed. Prior to the commencement of the trip, Type3Life will be informed of any medical condition that has not been previously disclosed or any changes in medical conditions or medications. I understand that Type3Lifes’ admission of me to the trip is not intended as a representation that Type3Life staff will be able to manage successfully a medical event or emergency related to a disclosed, or undisclosed, medical condition. The responsibility for determining a participant’s health status is not Type3Lifes’ but, rather, the participant’s, guided by family and the participant’s health care provider. However, Type3Life reserves the right to refuse admission or remove a participant from a trip for any reason it deems is in the best interests of the participant or the company.

Type3Life is authorized to obtain or provide emergency evacuation, hospitalization, surgical, or other medical care for me. I understand that situations may arise in which third-party medical care is not available and which require Type3Life staff to provide first aid and possibly more advanced procedures, employing wilderness first responder training. Such care will be provided under the guidance of the Type3Life medical advisor by way of Type3Lifes’ written medical protocols. Any third-party medical care provider is authorized to exchange pertinent medical information with Type3Life. Costs associated with medical services, including evacuation, shall be borne by me.

I understand that the use of alcohol, drugs, and non-prescription medications is prohibited on all Type3Life trips. These substances could negatively impact individual and team performance on the trip and can create significant safety and health risks for all team members. Discovery of the possession or use of alcohol or non-prescription medication in any instance is cause for immediate dismissal from the trip and return home at the participant’s expense.

I understand that Type3Life trips are a no-tech space and an opportunity to take a break from everyday life and stressors to connect with self and others in an intentional and meaningful way. This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that we hope you’ll want to be present for. I agree to leave any technology (e.g. phones and computers) at home or if I need to bring them they will be left with the Trip Leaders or at the lodging but not brought into the backcountry.

I understand that Type3Life will gather participant feedback for program improvement, including routine end-of-trip program evaluations and occasional pre-course and post-course measures related to knowledge about the Type3Life curriculum, with the expectation that sources remain anonymous in any publication of these findings.

Type3Life may from time to time use the services of private contractors for certain tasks, including, for example, transportation to and from trip areas or in the event of an evacuation from the field. Type3Life is not responsible for the acts or omissions of such contractors.

I agree to be responsible for any damage I may cause to Type3Life facilities or gear. Type3Life is not responsible for loss, theft or damage to a participant’s personal belongings stored at Type3Life facilities.

If during my Type3Life trip I voluntarily withdraw or am expelled, Type3Life reserves the right to notify an emergency contact person.

Any dispute between me and Type3Life will be governed by the substantive laws (not including the laws which might apply the laws of another jurisdiction) of the State of Colorado and I consent to jurisdiction in Colorado. Any mediation or suit shall occur or be filed only in the State of Colorado.

By signing up for a Type3Life trip or program, I agree to allow Type3Life to use participants’ names, photos, videos, quotes, and other imagery in promotional material (print of digital), the website, in published videos, and press releases.

If any part of this agreement is found by a court or other appropriate authority to be invalid, the remainder of the agreement nevertheless will be in full force and effect.

The participant has read this page and the previous 3 pages of this document and understand and voluntarily agree to its terms, which shall be binding upon them, their heirs, estate, executors, and administrators. Any modifications of this agreement must be approved by Type3Life in writing.