Essential Skills

Canyoning Level 2

The most complete online canyoning training resource. Learn essential rigging and rescue skills to lead canyoning descents safely. For all levels. 
Format

Online Course

Skill Level

Intermediate

Prerequisites

Level 1

Difficulty Level

Moderate

Estimate Duration

4 Weeks

Price

Included in Full Access Plan

About Canyoning Level 2

Feel confident and independent in the canyon.

The Canyoning Level 2 course is THE resource for those who wish to learn all aspects of the canyoning activity and establish a personal practice based on safety and efficiency. The course covers a complete spectrum of canyoning techniques including rigging set-ups, whitewater progression and rescue.
Throughout this course you will learn:

  • Pre-descent preparation including basic meteorology, geology, equipment selection and organization
  • Contemporary rope rigging techniques selected from the most established worldwide schools
  • Whitewater progression techniques to increase your awareness and abilities
  • Team dynamics and optimization of progression.
  • Essential personal and team rescue maneuvres.

01 Canyoning

1.1 History and Development

Section Review

02 Environment

2.1 Geology

2.2 Hydrology

Section Review

03 Planning

3.1 Canyon Rating Systems

3.2 Guidebooks and Info

3.3 Basic Navigation

3.4 Canyon Topos

3.5 Water Levels

3.6 Watersheds

3.7 Weather

3.8 Team Selection

3.9 Emergency Planning

Section Review

04 Equipment

4.1 Loads and Forces

4.2.1 Personal Equipment - PPE Standards

4.2.2 Personal Equipment - Technical Use

4.2.3 Personal Equipment - Personal Equipment Adjustment

4.3 Team Equipment

4.4 Rigging Equipment

4.4.1 Rigging Equipment - Ropes

4.5 Care and Storage

Section Review

05 Knotcraft

5.1 Knotcraft - Level 2

Section Review

06 Teamwork

6.1 Communication

6.2 Teammate Assessment

6.3 Team Management

Section Review

07 Movement

7.1 Down-climbing

7.2 Jumping and Sliding

Section Review

08 Movement on Rope

8.1 Loads and Forces - Application Exercise

8.2 Single Rope Technique

Visual Assessment 1 - Double Checking

Section 8.3.1 Descending Emergency Management

8.3.2 Descending - Passing a Deviation

8.3.3 Descending - Passing a Short Rebelay

8.4 Ascending

8.5 Descend with Ascenders

8.6 Conversions

Section Review

09 Movement in Water

9.1 Whitewater Movements and Identification

9.2 Ferry Swimming

9.3 River Crossing

9.4 Entering and Exiting an Eddy

9.5 Equipment Management

9.6 Bag Management

9.7 Floatation

9.8 Duck Diving

9.9 Descending in a Waterfall with a Bag

Section Review

10 Rigging

10.1 Theory

10.2 Rigging - Rigging for Rescue

10.3.1 Principles of Anchors

10.3.2 Temporary Anchors - Human Anchor

10.3.3 Natural Anchors

10.3.4 Bolts

10.3.5 Bolts - Master Points

10.4.1 Setting a Retrievable Traverse Line without Intermediate Points

10.4.2 Setting a Retrievable Traverse Line with Intermediate Points

10.5 Single Rope Systems

10.5.1 Static Systems - Knot Block

10.5.2 Releasable Systems - Single Strand (MMO)

Visual Assessment 1 - Double Checking

10.5.3 Releasable Systems - Single Strand (Releasable Figure 8 Block)

Visual Assessment 2 - Double Checking

10.6 Classic Retrievable Guided Rappel

10.7 Pitch Analysis & Technical Choice

Visual Assessment 3 - Double Checking

Section Review

11 Pitch Management

11.1 Rigging Tactics

11.2 Anchor Management Stance

11.3 Setting the Rope Length

11.4 Teammate Sequence

11.5 Abrasion Management

11.6 Belaying

11.7 Cleaning the Anchor

11.8 Rope Retrieval

Section Review

12 Rescue

12.1 Rescue Theory

12.2 Water Rescue

12.2.1 Water Rescue Techniques

12.3 Rope Rescue

12.3.1 Rope Self Rescue

12.3.2 Rope Indirect Rescue

12.3.3 Rope Direct Rescue

Section Review

13 Incident Management

13.1 Launching the Alert

13.2 Environmental Concerns

13.3 Emergency Escapes

13.4 Transporting a Casualty

Section Review

14 Summative Assessment

Level 2 Summative Assessment

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