Canyon Leader Course (L3)

Canyon Leader Course (L3)

Improve your skills and expand your canyoneering toolbox!

Uber Adventures' Canyon Leader Course (L3) is designed to prepare some for Leading Canyons and others to increase the number of tools in their toolbox; specifically providing the next level of skills training through technical instruction and experiential practice. While these tools are a vital component for any active canyoneer, they are imperative for anyone leading rookies, kids, family or friends into a canyon. This course provides strategic training for unexpected technical and group management challenges ... when things don't go quite as planned!

While this course is designed primarily to meet the needs of recreational canyoneers, it also provides a bridge between the Advanced Canyoneering Course (L2) and the Canyon Rescue Course (L4), and forms the training foundation for those planning to seek ACE certification as a Professional Canyon Guide! (While it is not required you take L2-L3-L4 Courses in sequence, it is recommended.)

Skills covered include:

• Alternate Guided Rappel Options to keep people dry

• Group Gear Choices & Distribution, Pack Management

• Strand Isolation and Leapfrogging for speeding things up

• Static Courtesy Rappels to make hard-starts easier

• Dynamic Courtesy Rappels to make super-hard-starts safer and easier

• Lowering Systems for emergencies and speed

• Pre-Rigged Rappels and Rigging Kids for Rappel

• Static & Dynamic Edge Protection to increase rope life

• Direct Top Belays, Handlines and Sequencing

• Advanced Belay Techniques & Rappel Friction for Long Rappels

• Passing Knots on Ascend and Rappel

• Advanced Lock-Off Methods

• Converting Static Block to Lowering System for assist or rescue

• Isolating In-Field Rope Damage (Core Shot)

• Constructing a Swiss Seat or Swami for rescue or gear failure

• Rappelling on a Munter for emergencies

• Advanced Friction Options

Prerequisites: Since this course builds upon the skills and techniques presented in our Technical Canyoneering Course (L1) AND our Advanced Canyoneering Course (L2), we recommend that you've either taken both courses or have significant relevant personal experience before taking this class (please inquire if you're unsure if this is the correct course for your current skill set).

Required/Recommended Gear: Harness, Helmet, Rappel Device, Figure 8 for Rigging, Gloves, 5-6 HMS Screwgate Carabiners, 48" Sling or Foot Loop, Personal Safety Tether/Lanyard, Prusik Loop, Mechanical Ascenders, 20' Cordelette or Canyon Cordelette (and appropriate shoes and pack).

Logistics: This course will be long days on Saturday and Sunday ... most of the course will be held at Stoney Point Park in Chatsworth, with part of the class, possibly held at Uber Adventures at 21901 Devonshire St, Chatsworth, CA 91311.

Tuition: This Canyon Leader/Level 3 Skills Course is $395 per individual. A $100 deposit reserves your space in this class. The deposit is non-refundable and non-transferrable but may be put toward a future course in the same calendar year if 30 days notice are given cancelling your participation in this course. Feel free to post any questions on this event or send me a greeting/e-mail through meetup.

Included with tuition is: A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION!!

Instructor: Klaus Gerhart
ACE Master Instructor/Certified Guide, ACGA Certified Guide, Officer and Instructor, Certified Tactical Rappel Master, Wilderness First Responder, Advanced Swiftwater Rescue Technician, Technical Rope Rescue Technician, Basic Mountaineering Instructor, Map & Compass Navigation Instructor and a Master Educator for Leave No Trace wilderness ethics.

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Please read the course policies here: https://www.meetup.com/canyoneering/pages/UBER_Adventures_Course_Policies/

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"Brings you to an overall higher level and better approach to the sport of canyoneering. This class is a whole new and wonderful chapter to my canyoneering experience! Thank you Klaus! I look forward to solidifying more of these newfound skills out there in the canyons, can hardly wait!!!" -Christopher Abando-

"To everyone thinking about taking this course or any of the other courses, I highly recommend taking training sessions with Klaus & the Uber Team. A well prepared agenda to cover a lot of topics as well as techniques. The items covered include a deeper understanding with real world canyon applications. Being shown a technique with a "here is why it is" followed by hands on "just doing it" really makes it stick to the memory. A huge thank you to the Uber Team for such a wonderful training weekend & experience." -Chester Wu

"Awesome tools to add to any leaders skill set! Loved the class!" -Jason Marvin-

"Best Class Ever :-)" -Donald Hamblen-

"The best class yet! Highly recommended for all leaders. I feel like my skills have just gone up several notches. Awesome class." -Freddy Unger-

"An excellent course. It really taught so many useful techniques and builds on what we learned in advanced. Also great group made it fun!" -Jeff Siew-

"Thank you Klaus for the wonderful two days! This is a must take canyoneering course, if you want (prepare yourself) to be a leader." -Thomas Ku-

"Awesome class Klaus! Learned lots of cool new tricks for the toolbox. Super awesome group too!" -David Doucette-