| » | - Competency with our 2-Day Progressive curriculum or equivalent - Ability to hike gains/losses in elevation of 1500 ft/day with a 25 lb pack - Interest in self and partner rescue - Investment in becoming the best at what you do |
| » | This is serious risk management, including technical manipulations to establish a base for participant confidence in both solo & group canyon rescue. Using Ropes and Devices: - 3-Day Basic knots, hitches, & equip. - Pulleys, rope grabs, racks, & blocks Problem Solving: - Access: reaching victims, climbing - Stabilization: injury isolation, anchors, victim carry & litter improvisation -Tensioning: taking rope, lifting with mechanical advantage, self-minded & assisted systems - Lengthening: contingency releases, managing friction coefficients - Self-Evacuation Reasoning Skills: - Competency theory - Advanced trip planning & escape - Mechanical advantages & basic physics - "Leave No Trace" canyoneering Recommended after class: - Imlay and Heaps Canyons |
| » | We hone your skills, preparing you for canyoneering around the world. |
| » | We can provide all the necessary technical gear, but recommend you have your own rappel device, helmet, harness, safety tether, and respective locking carabiners. The main emphasis of this course is to accomplish the most with the least. |
| » | Scheduled Courses for 2008: • August 23-24 • September 27-28 We meet at Zion Adventure Company at 7am MDT each day. As a courtesy to all participants, please be prompt. -Please choose your dates when registering. If the schedule provided does not coincide with yours, please request custom dates. There is a three person minimum for a custom date. |
| » | All trips leave from Zion Adventure Company at 36 Lion Blvd., across from the Quality Inn. |
| » | Early reservations advised. 7.5\\\% sales tax charged on all trips. A Private Trip Supplement guarantees no one else will be joining your group ($30/person), waived for groups of 5 or more. ***Day-After Rental Package*** After our canyoneering courses, many students want to head into Zion's canyons to cement their skills and explore fabled adventures. As a courtesy, we offer our students a special, severely discounted rate on all the equipment they need for most beginning/intermediate canyon descents in Zion. This $45/person price is only available for the days immediately following the course, so please plan accordingly. |
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