Canyoning I

Course addressed to those who want to get started in doing canyoning or for those who have already done canyoning with a guide but want to learn to do it by themselves.

Details

• Ratio: 1 teacher 4 students
• Duración: 2 theoretical-practical journeys (extensible to 4)
• Época Ideal: March-October

Contenidos

• Day 1: Theory and aquatic ravine without rappelling
  • Theoretical introduction: material, basic knots, reading and interpreting sketches, first-aids kit and emergency protocol.
  • Ravine practice: Horizontal progression, vertical progression, obstacles in ravine: jumps, slides, siphons, rock chaos, obstructions, overhang and reading and understanding the itinerary.
• Day 2: Aquatic ravine with rappel
  • Rappel installation in ravines: water rappels (adjusted, simples, preventives) and dry auto-assured rappels.
  • Rappelling with different specific ravine devices, with classical 8 and dynamic knot.
  • Simple-returnable handrails installation and progression through already installed handrails.
  • Practicing the techniques learned the previous day during progression.
  • Pooling and revising.

 Necessary material

• Full ravine suit
• Climbing helmet
• Ravine footwear
• Neoprene gloves (optional)
• Ravine knife
• Ravine harness with anchoring ropes
• Ravine bag and watertight drum
• Whistle
• Express band with two HMS safety carabiners
• Four HMS carabiners
• Ravine lowering device with carabiner
• Classical 8 lowering device
• 2 7mm & 1,5 mtrs lines for marching
• 1 small mechanical blocker like tibloc

* If you don’t have any of these necessary materials we can lend them to you to do the course.