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18- Anchor Loading
- Anchors: Equalized vs Focused
- Canyon Cordelette
- Clipping Short
- Courtesy Rigging
- European Death Knot
- Gearing Up for Swiftwater
- History - Canyon Rendezvous
- Lifts & Shifts
- Munter-Mule-Overhand
- Overhand Knot
- Quick Links, Bolt Hangers, Bailout Rings
- Rigging Glue-In Bolts
- Single Point Anchors
- Static Blocks
- Static Twin Ropes
- Tail Up - Prepared for Rescue
- VT Prusik Video
Canyoneering Essentials
15Risk Management
4Gear
10KnotCraft
14- Canyon Cordelette
- European Death Knot
- Knots for Caving (and Canyoneering)
- Munter-Mule-Overhand
- Noeud Sanhneux
- Nudo Mariposa (Butterfly Knot)
- Overhand Knot
- Rethreaded Alpine Butterfly
- Scaffold Knot
- Single Point Anchors
- Tips on Tying the Valdotain Tresse
- VT Instructions
- VT Prusik Video
- Which bend for joining two ropes?
Forces-Friction
4Anchors & Rigging
19- Alpine Anchors - S.T.R.A.D.S.
- Anchor Loading
- Anchors: Equalized vs Focused
- Bolts - Clean Rigging
- Canyon Rope Systems
- CEM Releasable Knot
- Courtesy Rigging
- Munter-Mule-Overhand
- Noeud Sanhneux
- Overhand Knot
- Quick Links, Bolt Hangers, Bailout Rings
- Releasable Figure 8 Block
- Rigging Anchors for Balanced Load
- Rigging Glue-In Bolts
- Single Point Anchors
- Static Blocks
- Static Twin Ropes
- Suspended Systems vs Blocks
- Tail Up - Prepared for Rescue
Techniques On Rope
6Rescue Systems
5Dedicated to Luca Chiarabini
When you meet somone who knew Luca, you meet someone who loved him. His personality was infectious. Luca was my student in 2002/2003. He later told me he was reorganizing his life so he could travel the world exploring canyons, and that he did. When I resigned from the American Canyoneering Association in 2016 it was Luca who inspired and supported me to start making instructional videos. It would not have been possible without him. Thank you, Luca. The canyoneering community misses you.
Additional support for my videos and other online learning resources is provided by Dean Kirchner, Shannon Long, Dig Wilson, Johnnie Yang and numerous other patrons.
Thank you all for the blessings.