one day basic

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Traveling through narrow slot canyons is a humbling, yet exciting experience. It includes steep descents and many obstacles to negotiate. Scrambling, down-climbing, stemming, rope handling and rappelling are just some of the skills needed to navigate the technical terrain; team work and effective decision-making are also vital to the success of the day.
 
During your One Day Basic course, you will descend a beautiful little slot canyon as you learn the art of canyoneering in southwest Utah’s canyon country. Our instructors adhere to a comprehensive curriculum, but also have the freedom to expand on it as you are interested. This course will give you the foundation and core skills you need to progress towards being an independent, knowledgeable and safe canyoneer, and provides a preview of our more in-depth Three-Day Basic course.

Give us a call to speak with a Zion Adventure Company specialist for more information or to reserve your spot today.

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Call 435.772.1001 to Reserve 

Details

​LOGISTICAL DETAILS 

• Meet your instructor at Zion Adventure Company
  36 Lion Blvd, across from Quality Inn RV Park
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• All times listed are Mountain Standard Time
  
  
• Class begins at 7:30am Mar-Nov
  
  
• Class begins at 8:00am Dec-Feb
  
  
• Courses typically last about 8-10 hours

CURRICULUM​

• Knots and hitches
• Evaluating, replacing, and using anchors
• Rope handling and rappelling techniques
• Down-climbing and stemming
• Problem solving and route finding
• Leave No Trace® Principles

Pricing

Two or More: $209/ per person ​

One on One:  $399

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What to Bring

• Athletic/durable clothing
• Closed-toed shoes
• 2L of water per person
• Snacks/Food
• Suncreen and/or hat
• Clothing for varying seasonal weather
• Any personal equipment (not required)

Cancellation

• ​More than 30 days prior to the trip will receive a full refund minus a 5% booking fee
• 15 - 30  days prior will receive a 50% refund, 50%  store credit
• 3 - 14 days prior will receive 50% store credit only
• Trips cancelled within 48 hours of trip are responsible for full payment

Weather conditions do not permit clients to cancel trips unless ZAC determines conditions make the trip unsafe, at which point we will reschedule or offer a full refund. 

Refunds will be returned to the method of payment used at booking.

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Our guide was fantastic and really went above and beyond to ensure that we had the skills to do the canyons we had planned for later in the week. We loved his style of teaching-starting off by walking us through the setup and safety checks, later on letting us come up with our own ideas for getting through obstacles..." 
Tripadvisor October 2014

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