Fall Canyoneering Clinic - Echo Picnic Area (Training)

*This is a First-Come/First-Serve event. You will be notified by email if you got in. If you are on the waiting list, you will be notified as spots open up

Notes:

-YOU MUST HAVE RAPPELLED ONCE IN THE LAST 2 YEARS TO ATTEND

-This clinic is required to attend any other canyoneering trips in the next 12 months

Itinerary:

7:00 am - 9:00 am - Recertification

9:00 am - 12:00 pm - First Time Certification

Directions: Red Ledges Picnic Area, Diamond Fk Cyn, Spanish Fk Cyn

Activity:

Canyoneering Clinic - Our ladies learned how to canyoneer! Our awesome guide, Jeremy Pyne, taught us the Core Skills from the American Canyoneering Association, including Logics and Safety, Leave No Trace, Rope and Equipment Care, Basic Knots, Intro to Anchors and Rigging, Signals/Communication, Climbing/Spotting/Hand Lines, Rappelling/Belaying/Self-Rescue skills. Rappelling experience required in the last 2 years. This time we broke into 3 groups: lecture, knots and rappelling (women had to be able to add friction and lock off while rappelling).

Recertification:

Station 1 - Rappelling - adding friction/locking off

Station 2 - Knots - Fishermans, figure 8 on a bite, figure 8 follow through, munter, clove hitch, water knot, girth hitch, prussik

Station 3 - Lecture/Info pass off -  (read ACA booklet before and be able to describe): canyon ratings, accidents, weather, flash floods, SOS on Beacon, leave no trace, hand signals

Certification:

Station 1 - Rappelling - adding friction/locking off

Station 2 - Knots - Fishermans, figure 8 on a bite, figure 8 follow through, munter, clove hitch, water knot, girth hitch, prussik

Station 3 - Lecture/Info pass off -  (read ACA booklet before and be able to describe): canyon ratings, accidents, weather, flash floods, SOS on Beacon, leave no trace, hand signals

Gear: harness (can rent), helmet (can rent), canyoneering rappel device and locking carabiner (if you have them), 1 L water, snacks, leather gloves

Rentals (on your own):

Harness: $5/day (BYU Outdoors Unltd)

Helmet: $4/day (BYU Outdoors Unltd); $4/day (UVU Outdoor Adventure Center)