Hey, so I have been doing rock climbing for a lil while now and know to do most of the basic stuff with it, the knots, repelling and that sort of thing, but I was hoping to start canyoneering next summer but I don't have a guru to learn from with it all. I have read a lot and am going to be smart about it all, but I could use some help if anybody is willing to help.
My main questions are in regards to natural anchors.
So can you just use webbing and knots around trees and sturdy rocks to repel off? If you leave a carabiner do you get it back? or do you just leave the whole set up? Or generally do you have to ascend back up all the places you go down and then pick them up on the way back..? How does it generally work? I know you don't want to just have rope on rock usually, at least with climbing. Any other tips in regards to it all would be great!
I'll also put the point out there me and my friends are looking to start small, mostly off trail hikes but and repels of around 30 feet or so with no repels into swim zones and stuff like that and definitely work our way up slowly. We just want to have fun, not be hardcore.
Thank you so much for the help!