Courses
Canyons & Crags Course Catalog
TECHNICAL CANYONEERING COURSE
Our extremely popular Technical Canyoneering 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.
ACA Level 1 Skills Checklist
ADVANCED CANYONEERING COURSES
Our Advanced Canyoneering Courses build upon the skills and techniques presented in Technical Canyoneering. The curriculum consists of core topics that include advanced rigging and rope work and ascending, plus geography-specific topics like pothole escapes and swift water.
ACA Level 2 Skills Checklist
CANYONEERING SELF-RESCUE COURSE
Canyoneering Self-Rescue provides students with highly-specialized skills and techniques for self-rescue and buddy rescue in extreme canyoneering situations. Special emphasis is placed on applying these skills and techniques in canyons with strong water current. Students will work through a number of practical exercises presented as “what if” scenarios to help them learn to apply their new skills and gain confidence.
ACA Level 3 Skills Checklist
CANYON GUIDE CERTIFICATION COURSES
Canyon Guide Certification Standards
CANYON RESCUE TECHNICIAN COURSES
Canyon Rescue Technician is an ideal course for professional rescuers, Search and Rescue (SAR) team members, backcountry rangers and law enforcement officials who must access technical canyon terrain. The course provides students with highly-specialized skills and techniques for rescue in extreme canyoneering situations.
Canyon Rescue Technician Standards
RAPPEL MASTER COURSE
THE ART OF LAND NAVIGATION
WILDERNESS FIRST AID