Canyon Essentials Course (ACE-L3), Boulder

(IMPORTANT: the $100 meetup collected to RSVP to this course is the deposit. The whole course cost is $395, so the remaining balance of $295 will be due on or before the first day of class. )

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Canyon Essentials Course (ACE-L3)

Improve your skills and expand your canyoneering toolbox!

Uber Adventures' Canyon Essentials Course (ACE-L3) is designed to prepare you for organizing canyon trips and to increase the number of tools in your toolbox; specifically providing the next level of skills and 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!

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

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Prerequisites: Since this course builds upon the skills and techniques presented in our Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) AND our Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-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).

INSTRUCTION: UBER Adventures is America’s premier Canyoneering Instruction, Events and Community! We offer a variety of Canyoneering Courses to get the beginner/intermediate Canyoneer up-to-speed in his/her Canyoneering-specific skills; to provide intermediate Canyoneers with the skill set to tackle Advanced canyons; to train Leaders/Organizers the techniques and strategies for technical and group-management challenges; to teach individuals and groups the skills necessary to perform immediate in-canyon self-rescues, partner rescues and to assist with group emergencies; and ultimately to provide the comprehensive training for anyone interested in seeking certification as a Certified Professional Canyon Guide (ACE-L5).

Instructor: AJ Pastula - ACE (Association for Canyoneering Education) L1-L4 Instructor

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The cost of this course is $395. A $100 deposit is required within 2 days of your RSVP to reserve your place in the class. If Meetup didn't collect your deposit, please send it through PayPalMe (http://paypal.me/UberAdventures/100). (The deposit is non-refundable, but may be put toward a future class during the same calendar year if 30 days notice are given, cancelling your participation in this course; otherwise the full course fee is due whether you show-up or not.) Feel free to post your questions on this site or contact me directly through e-mail or a greeting. (You can also check out our calendar of other courses and our online store at http://uberadventures.net )

This class will begin each morning at 7:00am and will finish around 6pm each afternoon.

You must have all your own personal protection gear and hardware to attend this course. If you're lacking anything, we offer students a 10% discount for any gear bought before/during/after the course at the Uber Adventures store (http://uberadventures.net/shop ). GEAR: Harness, Helmet, Gloves, Safety Tether/Cow's Tail/Personal Anchor, Descender, Ascenders, Prussic, 48" Footloop, VT Prussic, Figure 8 for rigging, and about 9 total screwlock carabiners (at least 2 empty.)

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