Canyoneering Courses

[ratagonia]

live fast and take chances...

Of course I'm kidding. I was fortunate enough to have good mentors and teachers as well as an extensive climbing background. That plus a lot of reading and a little trial and error. I never had to pony up for a course. But for people who lack the aforementioned, A class is a great way to go to get a a foundation for this activity. I would encourage anyone seeking to get into canyoneering to do it the smart and safe way: take a course. It seems that having a clue WTF you're doing tends to correlate with fewer accidents.

Good to hear you were being sarcastic...

For myself, I came to canyoneering with 25 years of climbing experience, including 2 trips up El Capitan and thousands of rock routes. Yes, I tried figuring it out for myself. But my climbing friend Charly Oliver said he took a course from some DUDE and learned a TON! I was shocked - Charly was/is a super-solid climber, how could some dude teach experienced climbers like us anything new about ropework.

Rich Carlson offered me a free course, and I took it, and I learned a TON! BEST money I ever didn't spend!

Oh, I did pay for the next course. It was good too.

So I don't care how arrogant a legend-in-your-own-mind you are - after all, who can top me in that category? - training is very good for your skills and craft. And ultimately, for your safety and the safety of those around you.

Tom

[hank moon]

So I don't care how arrogant a legend-in-your-own-mind you are - after all, who can top me in that category? - training is very good for your skills and craft. And ultimately, for your safety and the safety of those around you.

Hail yeah, L'Empereur!