ACA 3-Day
Technical
Canyoneering Course
Ouray, CO Aug 13-15, 2011
This American Canyoneering Association (ACA)Technical Canyoneering Course is a great way to start your Ouray Rendezvous experience. This extremely popular course has set the standard by which all other canyoneering courses are judged. This course provides students with the anchor, rigging and problem-solving skills and techniques they need to become safe, efficient and independent canyoneers.
This course was designed primarily to meet the needs of recreational canyoneers, but also forms the training foundation for those planning to seek certification as a canyon leader or professional canyon guide.
Topics covered are taken from the ACA's Level 1 Skills Checklist including:
• canyon topography and rating systems
• canyoneering style and ethics
• canyoneering gear selection, use and care
• climbing, belaying and handlines
• utilizing transient anchors for belays and hand lines
• how to evaluate and rig specialized canyoneering anchors and belay systems
• the importance and proper use of tension-releasing hitches and contingency anchors when rappelling into moving water
• rappelling and passive lowering systems
• efficient rope deployment and rigging
• group dynamics and problem solving
• pros and cons of using autoblocks or prusiks for self-belay
• locking off on rappel
Prerequisite: None Prerequisite: None
ACA Membership Included
Course includes lifetime membership in the American Canyoneering Association, which entitles you to course retakes, participation in national and international canyon rendezvous and access to our extensive technical canyoneering forums.
Additional details will be sent to participants upon receipt of course deposit. Group size is limited. It is set to a first registered first served basis. Spaces will not be held for anyone who hasn't paid the minimum deposit fee. Course Deposit is $150.00. Full Course fee is $425.00 per person.
Registration
This course is being hosted and sponsored by San Juan Mountain Guides in Ouray, CO. Space is limited. To register for this course email or call SJMG.
The ACA's extremely popular Technical Canyoneering Course has set the standard by which all other canyoneering courses are judged. This three-day course provides students with the anchor, rigging and problem-solving skills and techniques they need to become safe, efficient and independent canyoneers.
This course was designed primarily to meet the needs of recreational canyoneers, but also forms the training foundation for those planning to seek certification as a canyon leader or professional canyon guide.
