Description: 

Clean and efficient rope skills combined with evaluating, and rigging common anchors safely is a skill all team members should posses. With a multitude of both natural and artificial anchors encountered in both canyoning and rock climbing, understanding the principals of location, construction, and proper rigging is key. This workshop will focus on teaching you how to evaluate, construct, and move your group safely through basic anchors commonly seen on rock and when canyoning.We use a hands on approach that allows each individual to practice the techniques presented

Price:                  $395 CAD Per Person 

 

Duration:           2 Days

 

Group dSize:     2 - 8 Participants

 

Season:               May - October

 

Technical Skills Covered

 

Rock Climbing, Canyoning & Rappelling:

• Rope Management
• Anchor Location
• Common Safe Anchor Construction
• Edge Protection

 

Canyoning & Rappelling:

• Single Point Anchors
• Multipoint Anchors
• Cinching Wrap
• Double rope Technique 
• Single Rope Technique
• Setting rope Length
• Rigging Static
• Rigging Releasable 

 

What Do We Provide:

The course fee includes the use of all required technical gear this includes harness and helmets. Participants are more than welcome to bring any gear they may already have.

 

What Should Participants Bring:

Personal gear, lunch and clothing. Weather can vary greatly in the outdoor especially at the beginning and the end of the season. The following list covers a wide range of possibilities. Should sunny warm conditions be forecast some items may be unnecessary. Remember that weather can change fast so even if the day starts out sunny you may still need rain gear in the afternoon.

 

Clothing and Equipment List

• Lunch, snacks and plenty to drink
• Daypack (large enough for spare clothing, your lunch and personal and group gear)
• Sunglasses
• Sunblock
• Rain Gear (minimum jacket, pants if available)
• Clothing allowing for easy and complete range of movement
• Warm weather gear (fleece jacket, long johns, warm hat, gloves etc.)
• Hiking boots or running shoes for the hike to the climbing area.
• Harness, helmet, belay device if you have them (we will supply these if necessary)

 

Course Location:

We base our Courses out of the Canmore and surrounding area. Canmore is approximately one hour west of Calgary.

 

Meeting Time & Location:

Meeting time is at 8:00 am at the Heart Creek Trail Parking lot. (Please check the directions and map outlined below); or at a predetermined location in Canmore. After meeting your instructor all participants will shuttle together to the outdoor classroom location for the course.