Canyoneering Training
Canyoneering Training
First and foremost, if your going to start canyoneering, GET TRAINING! Sure, everyone you know does canyons, and THEY most likely don't have training. So why bother?
Canyoneering is an easy sport, as long as things go well on easy terrain. Shirt or hair get caught in a device 1/2 way down an overhanging rappel? Anchor washed out, and there is nothing to build a new one with? Rope doesn't reach? What was supposed to be a pool is now a keeper pothole? The usual person that sets up the rappel forgets which knot to use or how it should be rigged?
There is a lot of room for error in canyoneering, and many mistakes may have fatal consequences. It is well worth your investment up front to get properly trained. A few high quality training companies include:
American Canyoneering Academy
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North Wash Outfitters
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Zion Adventure Company
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