In consideration of the services of Discovery Ministries, their agents, owners, officers, volunteers, participants, employees, and all other persons or entities acting in any capacity on their behalf (hereinafter collectively referred to as "DM"), I hereby agree to release, indemnify, and discharge DM, on behalf of myself, my children, my parents, my heirs, assigns, personal representative and estate as follows:
1. I acknowledge that my participation in outdoor adventure based activities such as camping, caving, backpacking, rock climbing and rappelling, canoeing, challenge course events, group initiatives, and traveling to and from an activity entails known and unanticipated risks which could result in sickness, exposure to infectious/communicable disease, bodily injury, paralysis, death, emotional injury, personal injury, property damage, damage to myself or third parties, and financial damage. I understand that such risks simply cannot be eliminated without jeopardizing the essential qualities of the activity. Furthermore, DM guides/instructors/facilitators have difficult jobs to perform. They seek safety, but they are not infallible. They might be unaware of a participant's fitness or abilities. They might misjudge the weather, the elements, or the terrain. They may give inadequate warnings or instructions, and the equipment being used might malfunction.