Meet Daniel Vanderpyl
Hello, I’m Daniel
I am the face behind Venture Seven. I started this company to give Canadian summer camps an opportunity to enhance their outdoor programs. I do this by purposefully addressing common roadblocks to your outdoor programs, and by helping you find simple solutions to those roadblocks.
If you see me at the top of a mountain, you will probably find me enjoying a ginger beer. If you ask me my favourite tree, I will say cedar. And if you take a course that I teach, you will hear at least one awful joke.
I enjoy viewing complex issues with a Systems Thinking lens to encounter innovative and practical ideas. You can count on me being someone who will listen to your situation and go for a walk with you…but I do not like running.
I oversee the Crowsnest Outdoor Leadership Training School (COLTS) in Southwest Alberta, which is a four-month long program that trains summer camp staff to be competent in leading multiple-day, intensive backpacking trips in the Canadian Rockies.
I think the world could be a better place by becoming more like a summer camp. And, I consider the outdoors to be one of the most effective settings for summer camps like yours to make a lasting impact.
Let’s connect,
Daniel Vanderpyl
How you can benefit
Questions Answered
I can answer your questions on ground-level outdoor operations.
Empathetic
I understand the legal implications of running an outdoor program like yours.
Leadership
I believe summer camps are a prime place to teach about leadership.
Experience
I am responsible for hundreds of people experiencing the outdoors each summer.
Qualifications
12 years of outdoor industry experience
15 years in the summer camp industry
10 years of developing outdoor leaders
Master’s degree in Leadership
Primary Care Paramedic (PCP)
Certificates and Affiliations
Leave No Trace (LNT) - Master Educator, Member
Outdoor Council of Canada (OCC) - Course Instructor, Member
Wilderness First Aid (80hr) - Advanced Adventure Medic
BC Search and Rescue - Team Leader, Rope Rescue
Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (ACMG) – Climbing Instructor (TRCI, CGI)
Alberta Speleological Society (ASS) - Member
Alberta BC Cave Rescue Service (ABCCRS) - Member
Other certificates in:
Canoeing, Avalanche Safety, Bear Aware, Incident Command System (ICS), Mental Health First Aid (MHFA).
