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Canyons – A Primer

Created OnMay 29, 2018

byCanyons and Crags

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A primer for canyoneering prepared by the American Canyoneering Association.

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Testimonials

“In all my years of guiding I’ve learned to use many varied anchor systems. In just one day of the course I learned three new and efficient ones specially adapted to canyoneering.”

“I learned more in 2 days of class from Rich than I have learned in the last 5 years of canyoneering. His style of teaching makes seemingly complicated ideas extremely simple. My confidence level in my abilities has greatly increased as a result. I will surely be taking future…

“Even though I have climbed for 15 years, I learned a lot of new, cool techniques. Wow! Great course.”

“It’s unbelievable how much we have learned in one week. Great teaching and patience displayed by all instructors. Great body of knowledge taught. Good hands-on experience. Good pace and sequence of topics.”

“Rich Carlson could be considered the father of American canyoneering because of his influence on style, technique, and ethics. In 1999 Carlson established the American Canyoneering Association to promote safety, responsibility, and ethics in American canyoneering. Rich and the ACA have been critical factors in building national standards that…

Dave Black