Rich’s Adventure Blog
Grab your gear and a rope and follow along.
If you are an active adventurer yourself, I have instructional posts, technical tips and tricks, case studies and gear reviews to share with you.
If life has you dreaming of traveling and exploring, follow along with my stories of adventure around the globe.
The 7 Essential Levels of Canyoneering Training
There are 7 essential levels of training for everyone interested in becoming a truly competent canyoneer. Or is it 9 levels of training? Or maybe it's only 6? Someone once quoted a rival instructor who said, "Taking a canyoneering course from Rich is like trying to...
Arctic Circle
Monday morning drive from Akureyri to Dalvik to catch the 9:00 o’clock ferry to the island of Grimsey; the only place in Iceland that extends into the Arctic Circle. Rough 3-hour ferry ride, not ideal for anyone prone to sea sickness. There were several such people on...
Seydisfjordur Iceland
According to the guidebook: “If you explore only one town in the Eastfjords, Seydisfjordur should be it. Made up of multi-colored wooden houses and surrounded by snowcapped mountains and cascading waterfalls.” On this day the surroundings were obscured by dense fog...
ART of RopeWork Online ?
Online course? Interested? Check out the pre-launch campaign on GoFundMe.
Canyoneering Karma
Be sure to check out and join our meetup group at: https://www.meetup.com/Canyoneering-Karma/ Our group exists to serve; to help you learn, practice and hone technical canyoneering skills; to meet other canyoneers; and of course to have fun exploring canyons....