Southern Utah Canyoneering

The Canyon Rescue Course will prepare you to deal with canyoneering emergencies using the gear you already carry. Learn how to react when things don’t go according to plan. You will learn numerous rescue techniques as well as when to apply them.

Topics Covered

• Knots, Rope Grabs, & Progress Capture
• Rescue Anchors and Rigging
• Haul Systems
• Mechanical Advantage
• Converting Static Rigging to Haul or Lower
• Assisted & Tandem Rappels
• Hero Rescue, Balancier Lift
• Rappelling on a Tensioned Rope
• Guide Ropes, Tag Lines, Belays
• Cut-and-Lower Procedures
• Special Ascending Techniques for Rescue
• Pick-Off Procedures

Required Gear

Harness
Helmet
Rappel Device
Figure 8 for Rigging
Gloves
Safety Tether
6-8 Screwlock HMS Carabiners
48” sling or Foot Loop
VT prusik
Ascenders
20’ Cordelette
Appropriate Shoes and Pack

Schedule

Day 1
Meet at Adventure Plus for orientation and classroom presentation. We will be in the field most of the day. Come prepared for hands on instruction, training, and practice.

Day 2
Meet at the training site. We will be in the field all day. Come prepared for hands on instruction, training, and practice.

Bring a lunch, snacks, and at least 2-3 LITERS OF WATER. You will also need appropriate footwear (no sandals or open toed shoes), sun protection, and rappel gloves.

Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Price:$395
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Take the lead on your next adventure. The Canyon Leader course teaches the skills necessary to safely lead others in a canyoneering environment. Gain the confidence to take friends, family, kids, or anyone less experienced on your next canyoneering trip. Learn to manage the unique challenges that come with leading a group.

Prerequisite: Proficiency in the skills taught in the Technical Canyoneering (ACE-L1) and Advanced Canyoneering (ACE-L2) courses.

Topics Covered:

• Guided Rappels
• Group Gear Selection and Management
• Efficiently Moving Larger Groups Through Canyons
• Static Courtesy Rappels
• Dynamic Courtesy Rappels
• Lowering Systems
• Pre-Rigging Rappels and Rigging Kids for Rappel
• Protecting Ropes from Sharp Edges
• Top Belays, Hand Lines, Sequencing
• Rappelling and Ascending past Knots
• Converting a Static Block to a Lowering System
• How to Manage Rope Damage
• Improvised Harness for Emergencies
• Rappelling on a Munter Hitch
• Advanced Friction Options

Required Gear:

Harness
Helmet
Rappel Device
Figure 8 for Rigging
Gloves
Safety Tether
6-8 Screwlock HMS Carabiners
48” sling or Foot Loop
VT Prusik
Ascenders
20’ Cordelette
Appropriate Shoes and Pack

Student’s will receive a 10% discount on all gear purchased for this course.

Schedule
Day 1
Meet at Adventure Plus for orientation and gear check. We will proceed to the training site for hands on instruction, training, and practice.

Days 2
Meet at the training site. We will be in the field all day. Come prepared for 8-10 hours of hands on instruction, training, and practice.

Bring a lunch, snacks, and at least 2-3 LITERS OF WATER each day. You will also need appropriate footwear (no sandals or open toed shoes), sun protection, and rappel gloves.

Price: $395
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The Advanced Canyoneering Course is designed to take you beyond the basics and prepare you for the unique challenges of advanced canyons. Escape potholes, safely navigate multi-pitch rappels, ascend ropes, and much more. By the end of this course you will posses all the fundamental skills necessary to tackle more difficult and technical canyons. This course also lays the foundation for the Canyon Leader and Canyon Rescue courses.

Prerequisite Skills: Build and inspect natural and artificial anchors, set and adjust friction, hands free lock off, personal tether use, soft starts, hard starts, static blocks, contingency blocks, meat anchors, partner assists and captures, fireman belay, knots: overhand, figure 8 on a bight, figure 8 follow through, figure 8 bend, alpine butterfly, double overhand, edk, square fisherman, double fisherman, girth hitch, clove hitch, prusik hitch, klemheist. These skills are taught in the L1 course.

Topics Covered:

• Advanced Knots & Hitches

• Advanced Anchor Systems

• Releasable, Transient, and Artificial, Anchors

• Advanced Rope Deployment

• Advanced Rope Management for Traverses, Hand Lines, and Re-Belays

• Multi-Pitch Rappels

• Guided Rappels

• Re-Directs and Deviations

• Various Ascending Methods and Transitions

• Converting from Rappelling to Ascending

• Pothole Escape Techniques

• Basic Mechanical Advantage

• Group Dynamics

Required Gear:

Harness
Helmet
Rappel Device
Safety Tether
6-8 Screwlock HMS Carabiners
48” Sling or Footloop
VT prusik

Bring any mechanical ascenders you would like to learn how to use, we will provide Ropeman II’s for the course if you don’t have any. Student’s will receive a 10% discount on all gear purchased for this course.

Schedule

Day 1
Meet at Adventure Plus for orientation and gear check. We will proceed to the training site for hands on instruction, training, and practice.

Days 2
Meet at the training site. We will be in the field all day. Come prepared for hands on instruction, training, and practice.

Bring a lunch, snacks, and at least 2-3 LITERS OF WATER each day. You will also need appropriate footwear (no sandals or open toed shoes), sun protection, and rappel gloves.

Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Price:$395
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This fundamental and comprehensive two-day course provides instruction for beginner to intermediate canyoneers. Whether this is your first experience canyoneering or you would like to improve and hone the canyoning skills you already possess, this is the class for you. Upon completion of this course, you will have the knowledge and skill to safely descend canyons as a contributing member of a group.

You will need a harness, helmet, and gloves for this course. If you don’t have a harness and helmet one will be provided for you. All technical gear will also be provided for the class. If borrowing gear isn’t your thing we offer a 10% discount on all personal gear for our students!

Topics Covered

• Basic Knots, Bends and Hitches

• Canyon Rating System

• Communication, Ethics, Courtesy

• Canyoneering Gear Choices and Requirements

• Belays and Hand Lines

• Natural and Artificial Anchors

• Static and Contingency Riggings

• Rope Management

• Canyoneering Specific Rappelling Techniques

• Basic Down Climbing Skills

• Introduction to Basic Pothole Escape Methods

• Safety Checking and Basic Self-Rescue

Schedule

Day 1
Meet at Adventure Plus for orientation and classroom presentation. We will be in the field most of the day. Come prepared for hands on instruction, training, and practice.

Day 2
Meet at the training site. We will be in the field all day. Come prepared for hands on instruction, training, and practice.

Bring a lunch, snacks, and at least 2-3 LITERS OF WATER. You will also need appropriate footwear (no sandals or open toed shoes), sun protection, and rappel gloves.

Skill Level:Beginner to Intermediate

Materials Included:All Technical Gear, including Helmet and Harness if needed

Requirements:Harness, Climbing Helmet, Gloves

Price:$395
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