Canyoning Chicks Coalition

Release Form: https://www.jotform.com/sign/252314951448055/invite/01k3472v358c63c1c920fd2318
Requirements: Class C Canyon Experience: 5 + Class C canyons completed
Be able to swim 100 yards without difficulty
Must have International Travelers Insurance: Nomad or comparable Insurance
3-day Swift Water Training, 2 days river, 1 day in-canyon training in Bajos Del Toro, Costa Rica. Swift water training taught by Joe Storms from Rescue Canada, ACA Professional Canyoning Guide.
Swift Water Rescue Outline: 3 days
Swiftwater Rescue Skills
· Principles of Rescue
· Rescue Curve
Wading, Swimming, and Crossings
· Two-Person Wading
· Four-Person “Huddle”
· Pyramid
· In-line Crossing
Swiftwater Swimming Techniques
· Defensive Swimming
· Aggressive Swimming
· Back Ferrying
· Using Defensive and Aggressive Swimming to Swim a Rapids
· Strainers and the Strainer Drill
· Crossing Techniques
· Line Crossing
· Diagonal Traverse
· Setting Up of Line
Rope Rescues
· Throw Bags: Anatomy of a Throw Bag
· Types of Rope
· Materials
· Stuffing a Throw Bag
· First Throw of a Throw Bag
· Second Throw
· Throw Bag Drill
· Belays
River Dynamics: River Currents
· River Right and River Left
· Primary Current
· Downstream and Upstream “V”s
· Bends
· Chutes and Waves
River Features
· Eddies
· Hydraulics and Holes
· Pillows
River Hazards
· Strainers
· Undercut Rocks
· Low-head Dams
· Drowning Trap Flows

Breathing and Movement
· Breath-holding exercise
· Balance and movement exercise
Equipment management, packs, harnesses, PPE, etc

• Pack management