"These courses present industry best practice in a practical, hands on format. A great way to update your skills. The guide's stories are a highlight!"
Geoff Fox - President of Upper Blue Mountains Bushwalking Club, Attendee of several ASM Canyon & Abseiling skills courses


If you want to take up canyoning as a recreational activity, or want to build upon your existing canyon skills, then this is the place to start!

This 2 Day course will make you a more useful participant in canyon expedition groups, with a focus on self management skills & hazard avoidance. You will also gain the necessary skills to undertake your own introductory canyon trips.

Our Canyon 2 course starts with a review of skills & experience before proceeding on to our comprehensive training content.

The course will provide you with the necessary skills to:

• Assess, build & replace Abseil anchors in Canyon environments
• Operate retrievable rope Abseil systems
• Rig Canyon Abseils for rescue & group efficiency
• Abseil with self back-up safety systems (French & Top Prusik)
• Perform self rescues
• Operate belay systems for your group
• Deal with emergencies such as a “stuck” abseiler
• Understand basic rescue systems
• Efficiently handle ropes
• Ascending ropes using improvised methods
• Improvise Abseiling devices
• Perform rescue Abseils
• Operate basic lowering and raising systems
• Identify and avoid risk found in vertical Abseil environments
• Undertake risk management strategies

This course is unrivalled for its efficient delivery of vital canyoning skills. Canyoners both experienced and new will leave this course with a much greater skill set!

Course Prerequisites:

• At minimum, prior Abseiling & or Canyoning experience
• Basic understanding of knots
• Recommended skill base - ASM's Abseil 2 course or similar

What's included:

• Australia's most experienced Adventure Guiding & Outdoor Training Specialists
  
• Nationally Qualified & Highly Experienced Guides
• All Technical Equipment
• Delicious & Nutritious Lunch

We provide all specialist personal and group abseiling equipment including harnesses, helmets, etc.

Lunch is also provided on this adventure- Please be sure to inform us on your booking form if you have any special dietary requirements!