Canyon Tech

Any rappels of 200 feet (30m) and beyond have special considerations that need to be considered to be able to manage the rappel safely. Also, listen to a new idea for rappelling out of the bag and see the accompanying video here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LuTnB_48WLo

Sometimes lesser taught ideas and techniques are helpful in special situations and/or to advance your problem solving skills. Hear a list of random, crazy ideas that work well enough to consider.

There are some practices people do in a canyon that make others cringe. Some are confusing, some are unwise, and some are simply unsafe.

Calling Search and Rescue is never an easy decision or a good event. However, there are ways for you and your canyon team to avoid getting into trouble and/or help out the SAR team coming to your aid.

We've done and seen plenty of "not so smart" things in canyons. Learn from our mistakes so you don't make the same ones!

Even better, take a class or two from Kristin at Altura Adventures: https://www.altura-adventures.com/