Description:

Canyoneering is not a new sport; it has been around for decades and is a well established activity all over the world. Canyoneering has also, enjoyed a surge in popularity in western Canada over the past several years. Unfortunately, many of the people who are discovering this exciting sport remain unaware of the inherent risks and the complex technical skills required to enjoy it safely. The rope skills learned from rock climbing and rappelling are a good start, but often prove to be inefficient, and sometimes dangerous, in an aquatic or semi-aquatic canyon environment.

 

The basics are a critical starting point for every responsible individual entering canyons, and this course is the perfect primer for those who are looking to get into canyoneering or those wanting to refresh their understanding of the many core concepts. On this course you will learn core concepts of trip planning, equipment, rappelling, rigging, canyon movement, overall general safety and much more. The goal of this course is to have you leave understanding the core concepts of canyoneering, so you can become a contributing team member while in a canyon with competent leaders and mentors.

 

Day 1: The first day of the course will be spent at an outdoor class room covering many of the main core concepts and skills of equipment use, planning, canyoning ratings,  hazards and dangers, rope work, knots, Rappelling techniques, and basic rigging. 

 

Day 2: Day two will be spent in canyon applying and furthering the concepts and skills learnt on the first day 

Price:              $395 Per Person

 

Duration:       2 Days

 

Group Size:   2 - 8 Participants

 

Dates:              May 18 - 19, 2025

May 31 - June 1, 2025

                           June 19 - 20, 2025

July 20 - 21, 2025

                           August 9 - 10, 2025

 

Technical Skills Covered:

Logistics & Safety, Leave No Trace Ethics, Canyon Specific Equipment Including Care, Basic Knots Intro to Anchors & Rigging, Signals, Down climbing, Spotting, Canyoning specific belaying, Hand Lines, Canyon specific rappelling techniques, Basic Self Rescue, Jumping, Water Slides

 

What Do We Provide:

The course fee includes the use of all required technical gear this includes harness, helmets, ropes, as well as 7mm wetsuit farmer John bottoms, 3.5 mm Wet suit tops, and neoprene socks. 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 Checklist:

• 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)
• Warm weather gear (fleece jacket, long johns, warm hat, gloves etc.)
• Bathing suit
• Light Hikers or trail running shoes that can get wet for use in the canyon. Shoes with good outdoor tread are preferred to urban running shoes
• 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 & Locatoin:

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 guide all participants will shuttle together to the outdoor classroom location for the course.  

 

Do you Have Questions Or Are You Looking for More Info: 

If you have any questions or would like some more information please contact us anytime by email or phone. We would love to help answer your questions or set up a trip for your or your group of friends.

 

Accommodation:

Accommodation is not provided in the cost of the course. Participants will be able to attend the course as day trips from Calgary. Alternatively there are many options from budget all the way up to luxury accommodation in Canmore. These can vary from Camping, Hostels, all the way up to 5 star Hotels. If you would like some more information or recommendations feel free to contact us anytime.