This course is designed to impart a basic level of knowledge of safety techniques, rope management, progression and self-rescue, to allow participants to enjoy canyoning safely and autonomously. Completion of the course in no way prepares participants for the responsibilities of guiding a group.

During the course, participants will be challenged to find solutions to different problem scenarios, which could conceivably occur while canyoning. These problems should be adequately overcome in order to be able to complete the course.

• Improve the range of the resources available to the canyoneer to maximize their autonomy while canyoning.
  
• Practice of complex rope techniques.
  
• Knowledge and practice of progression techniques in canyoning.
  
• Familiarity with and ability to recognize different water movements.
  
• Progression in semi equipped canyons.
  
• Knowledge and practice of basic self rescue techniques for use in an emergency.

• Safe and autonomous progression in canyons.
  
• More complex rope techniques.
  
• Progression techniques in white water.
  
• Installation of natural anchors.
  
• Equipment necessary for autonomy in the canyon.
  
• Basic self rescue techniques.

• DAY 1

  Rope work practice in Peña Castibián: rescue and self
  rescue techniques


• Time: 12:00h (the morning is free to allow for travel).
• Contents
  
• Blocking the abseiling device when abseiling with single and double ropes.
  
• Abseil with auto blocking devices, shunt, cordelette etc.
  
• Unblocking a girth hitch over your abseiling device while descending.
  
• Unblocking a girth hitch over a companion’s abseiling device in the middle of an abseil.
  
• Cutting the rope at the top of the abseil in an emergency.
  
• Abseil with a Munter Hitch at the belay.
  
• Techniques with a foot sling, blocking knots and devices.
  
• Lowering a companion with a Munter Hitch.
  
• Belaying a companion from the top of the abseil.
  
• Hauling a companion a small distance from the top of the abseil with an auxiliary rope. Ascending ropes with a friction knot and a Garda Hitch. Visualization of techniques for ascending ropes with a variety of equipment available.
   

• DAY 2

Canyoning: L’Aigüeta de Eriste or a similar itinerary


• Time: 09:00h
  
• Contents:
  
• River systems: characteristics, management and other factors affecting canyoning practice.
  
• Water movements in the river: pillows, eddies, siphons, holes, types of current etc.
  
• Using water movements to our advantage. Progression in currents.
  
• Technical abseils (Pendulums, exposed belays, abseiling where you cannot see to the base etc.)
  
• Guided abseil as a technique to avoid water features.
  
• Problem solving: finding and practising solutions to problem scenarios in the canyon, practice of all the techniques covered.

 

• Experience of at least 5-6 canyons.
  
• Knowledge of basic rope management.
  
• Have completed Vertientes Aventura’s Level 1 Canyoning course (not compulsory).
  
• A good level of general fitness which will allow you to withstand three days of intense canyoning and rope work practice.

Prices include:

• 2 days canyoning in the Sierra de Guara.
  
• 1 nights bed and breakfast in the trekking hostel. (choice of accommodation).
  
• 1 picnic lunches during the canyoning activities.
  
• Use of all the necessary equipment for the theoretical classes and the canyoning (not including neoprene gloves).
  
• Accident and health insurance.

OPTIONAL:

• Bed and breakfast (if you arrive the evening before the course starts): 21,5 euros.
  
• Evening meal: 13,5 euros
  
• Picnic for day 1: 6,5 euros.
  

PRICES

In the case of a group of 2:

 

In the case of a group of 3: