We are excited to inform you that soon we will invite you to the World’s First VR Innovation Forum. One of the innovative concepts is developing the Next Generation Rescuer – The Rescuer of the Future. We have tested our training methodology for urban high-rise rescue and rural SAR operations by setting New World Records in Canada and Bulgaria.
Представяне на иновациите с Fortis
M.A.R.S.Forum ще се проведе на 12 април 2023 г. в швейцарските Алпи. Иван Кристоф има традиция да споделя знания и опит с най-добрите от най-добрите световни експерти и организации, които могат да предложат решения за непрекъснато нарастващото развитие на високите сгради в Близкия изток и световната хеликоптерна индустрия.
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TECHNOLOGY | INNOVATION | CREATIVITY
In the last century, “Reaching a new carrier height” was a special CTV report on Ivan Kristoff’s initiatives by Lloyd Robertson, one of the leading Canadian TV Anchors As Prof. Myer Brody, Ph.D, Department of Management at University of Toronto, says: “It is much more than just a market niche, To some extend, they are actually creating a whole market that did not exist.” More…
Achieve New Heights in Search and Rescue Training
We welcome you to join us in an exciting project that we will share with our friends and pilots from the Air Forces, foreign agencies and private aviation. This year, we will explore new training methods by leveraging the most advanced technologies in mobile computing, medical devices, heart rate monitors, and GPS positioning systems. With a team of professional athletes, doctors, and trainers, we will document our progress, explore new ways to train endurance under pressure, and measure our results. All data will be shared with volunteer and professional rescue teams at no cost. In fact, we have discussed the partnership in networking with pilots and individuals interested in participating in this initiative.
HIGH ALTITUDE TRAINING
This year will be the Preparation Phase for the three-year project. At Intersec in Dubai, we plan to present our research and development in air rescue projects. Soon, we will be organizing the Highest Wireless Video Conference and Summit for Rope Rescue training on Mt. Everest. Our next project is to make a film for the 65th Anniversary of the first official ascent on Mt. Everest. If all goes well, we hope to deliver a great presentation at Intersec 2019, and we invite you to join us for the thrill. More…
ON TOP OF THE WORLD
Who says that there is no place for innovation on Mt. Everest? With the newly formed team of E.V.E.R.E.S.T. (Extreme Vertical rEscue, Rope accEss and Safety insTructors), you can expand your rope access knowledge and learn a new training approach for high-altitude Search and Rescue and helicopter rope rescue operations! More…
ON TOP OF EUROPE
Climbing solo at high altitude – Lessons from the highest point of Europe – 18,510 feet (5,642 meters). Before becoming a student of the University of Toronto, Ivan Kristoff joined a national climbing expedition to climb Mt. Elbrus. He went for the fun of it, but the lessons he learned from this journey shaped his focus on safety and responsible training for those venturing into high-altitude rope access. Here is a summary of his experience. More…
ON TOP OF THE URBAN WORLD
A small company founded in Toronto is now a consulting legend known worldwide. The company has combined innovation and bold solutions to some of the most daring responses to some of the tallest buildings in the world. Founded by Ivan Kristoff in 1993, his company became the world’s first company to explore the rope access to buildings higher than 553meters. Its reputation has been built over the years by completing some of the most challenging rope access projects in high-rise environments and helicopter operations. One of them is the first exterior repair on the top of the tallest tower in the world, conducted under winter extreme conditions and winds exceeding 60km/h. More…
Showcasing Innovation with Fortis
The M.A.R.S. Forum will be held in 2026. Ivan Kristoff has the tradition to share knowledge and experience with the best of the best world experts and organizations that can offer solutions to the constantly increasing high-rise building development in the Middle East and the world’s helicopter industry
FROM CONFINED SPACE IN CAVING
Ivan Kristoff has been involved in several high-profile construction projects, in which he utilized systems and solutions that he learned from caving. At an early age, he dreamed of going where no one had gone before. That was a daring ambition for a child who did not know the dangers and obstacles to achieving such a dream. He was naive, as a child can be, about this childish ambition. But soon, when he enters the underground vertical world, he realizes that being small and naive can help you achieve your dreams and go where others cannot. More…
FROM UNDER THE WATER
The Underwater Exploration teammates of the International Vertical Access Network provide a multidisciplinary training for rope access at extreme heights and depths.
Team members are encouraged to train in harsh, versatile environments to be prepared to work efficiently in extreme conditions and crises. We have a strong bond with underwater sports because we work at a high level of risk, and rapid access aerial/vertical operations require learning proper breathing and relaxation techniques. More…
FROM MY HEART
“I would like to thank all my friends and partners who stood by me in some of the most daring aerial experimental projects and training in difficult and extremely risky situations. We often exceeded the MI-17 helicopter manufacturing restrictions with the Bulgarian Air Force’s Tactical Aviation. Special thanks to the Commanders and members of Bulgarian Air Base 24 and 26, the Air Police Wing (Special Air Surveillance Unit), the Gendarmeria Air Wing, the Faculty of “Firefighting and Safety” of the Academy of the Ministry of Interior, and volunteer rescuers, with whom we had a very fruitful experience.
I greatly appreciate their friendship and bravery. With some of them, we went into extreme and scary situations in the air, but we got out of them safely and with a very unique experience.”
I. K.
