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Canyoning Skills Practice Session

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Canyoning Skills Practice Session - Mountaineers Seattle Program Center

Come join for a basic level practice session to keep your technical canyoning skills fresh in the off season.

Contacts

Jake Huddleston
Jake Huddleston
Primary Leader
  • Casual

The practice session will take place at the Seattle Program Center from 10am-2pm. We'll start putting on technical equipment at 10am and hand out any gear you'd like to borrow from the Mountaineers for the day.  We'll do group introductions at 10:20am and then everyone can jump in and practice skills of their choice for the rest of the session. We realize some folks may come later in the day, but we encourage folks to arrive on time to be a part of the practice session introductions.

If the weather is dry, we'll be at the North Plaza concrete slabs. If we have rain, we'll be upstairs in Goodman B and C  (the indoor climbing wall near the front entrance). 

We'll have dedicated skills stations set up to practice a variety of fundamental skills including:

- Vertical Movement (Ascending, converting to rappel, passing knots)

- Basic Rigging (EMO, MMO, rigging unlinked bolts, traverse lines, etc)

- Webbing Anchors (water knot, wrap  2 pull 1, replacing a Y hang anchor, etc)

We'll have leaders at various stations to provide demonstrations and feedback on techniques, as well as to keep an eye on safety.

Join us for lunch afterward at Magnuson Brewery just a short walk/drive from the Program Center.

Route/Place

Mountaineers Seattle Program Center

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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

Please bring any technical equipment that you own. Wetsuits and canyoning shoes are not required. We will have equipment from the Mountaineers canyoning gear collection that you can borrow for the day if you do not have all of your own equipment. Equipment you will need for the practice session include:

  • Helmet
  • Harness
  • Working Carabiners (3-4x)
  • Master Carabiner
  • Lanyards w/Carabiners
  • Rappel Device w/Carabiner
    • Petzl Basic Ascender (or equivalent)
    • Petzl Croll Ascender w/Chest Harness or Bungee (or equivalent)
    • Footloop w/carabiner
  • Knife
  • Gloves (optional but recommended)

Shoes with sturdy soles are recommended for practicing ascending and conversions

Outside practice session can get quite chilly. Please bring adequate warm/dry layers for outdoor practice, as well as water and snacks as needed.

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