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icthys · Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 572 Location: Heber

I can't take it anymore, all of this canyoneering stuff has finally gotten to me. I've done non-tech slot canyons, and quite a bit of hiking in the red rock (uncle's a BLM manager down in Escalante and has taken us on some great hikes) and now I'm ready for the technical stuff.

I don't have equipment nor would I know what to do with it if I had it. I'm dying to go down one of these canyons. Anyone up to taking a poor sucker who wants to tag along?

Mtnbiker · Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 323

Hey man I'm in the same boat - you're not the only one :five:

Maybe we need a canyoneering newb-tard trip to break some of us in properly, haha! :roflol:

No really, I'd go.

hesse15 · Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 378 Location: slc and sardegna

Mtnbiker wrote: Hey man I'm in the same boat - you're not the only one :five:

Maybe we need a canyoneering newb-tard trip to break some of us in properly, haha! :roflol:

No really, I'd go.
i can suggest if you want be safe in a canyon and have other people with you to take the ACA classes, they area little pricey but they gave you all the information to save your butt in a risky situation.
the teachers are really skilled and a lot of people in this website took these classes ,also experienced ones
http://www.canyoneering.net/content/index.php?categoryid=18

shaggy125 · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:37 pm Post subject:

I took the ACA Technical Canyoneering class and it really was worth every penny, the sport is much more fun than I expected, and I expected quite a bit. As spring gets closer I'm sure you could find people willing to take you out too. I'd be willing to do a weekend thing sometime, but you must know up front I've only been doing it for a year in May. I've done about 25 or so canyons and feel confident in my abilities, but there are more experienced guys out there than me. If you live in the Salt Lake area, join the ACA Wasatch Chapter (only $15 for a year) and come to our monthly meetings. You will meet a lot of experienced guys and if you show up consistently you will make friends and probably score an invite on a trip. Tom and Rick were both really willing to help the newbies get comfortable rappelling etc... at the last get together. The next meeting is on this Thursday at the SLC REI 7:00. I put it on the uutah calendar.

Eric.

hesse15 · Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 378 Location: slc and sardegna

shaggy125 wrote: I took the ACA Technical Canyoneering class and it really was worth every penny, the sport is much more fun than I expected, and I expected quite a bit. As spring gets closer I'm sure you could find people willing to take you out too. I'd be willing to do a weekend thing sometime, but you must know up front I've only been doing it for a year in May. I've done about 25 or so canyons and feel confident in my abilities, but there are more experienced guys out there than me. If you live in the Salt Lake area, join the ACA Wasatch Chapter (only $15 for a year) and come to our monthly meetings. You will meet a lot of experienced guys and if you show up consistently you will make friends and probably score an invite on a trip. Tom and Rick were both really willing to help the newbies get comfortable rappelling etc... at the last get together. The next meeting is on this Thursday at the SLC REI 7:00. I put it on the uutah calendar.

Eric.
yeap rick is my canyon`s daddy
he is such a wonderful sweet safe person, and he does all th talking.a blast do canyons with him

marc olivares · Joined: 19 Jun 2005 Posts: 614 Location: sugarhouse

nothing new to add other than take a class from Rich if at all possible.
the guy is a wealth of knowledge. i actually took the class w/ my wife and parents (both in late 50's) and we all had a blast. my parents enjoyed it so much, that after the class, they dropped close to $1500 on gear. :eek2:

and come the the meeting on thursday. the ACA wasatch chapter is in it's infancy, and now would be a great tim to get on board.

hope to see you there, you cant miss me, i look like my avitar (LOL)
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jumar · Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 1775 Location: Lehi, UT

Noobs are welcome to come with me on a canyon trip. I'll try to post when I have free openings.

rockgremlin · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 4058 Location: Hotel California

jumar wrote: Noobs are welcome to come with me on a canyon trip. I'll try to post when I have free openings.

Same here. I don't expect to get in any canyons again till after May (that's when classes are over for me).

I'll let ya'll know.

BTW, I'm surprised Shane hasn't posted about this. I understand he takes noobs out fairly often.

Iceaxe · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 7793 Location: Local Bordello

I usually try and include a noob in some of my trips. But I usually plan my trips on short notice. Just watch this forum and I usually post when I am loooking for partners and when noobs are welcome to join up.

I was also thinking maybe we need to hold anther practice/skills/meet the noob get-to-gather when it warms up. We did one last summer in Draper and it was a big hit. At the time there was no local ACA chapter. I have been kinda dragging my feet on more practice days to see if the ACA can get a local chapter off the ground.

If canyoneering is something you are really interested in then its hard to beat some good schooling.....

If this is just something you think you might like to try then go hike Little Wild Horse and see what you think of the idea.

:cool2:

icthys · Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 572 Location: Heber

Here's the boat I'm in, all drama included.

-Flyfishing is my meat and potato's, most of my time is dedicated to time on the water, at the vice, building rods, and reading.

-All outdoor activities except fishing includes my wife and now family (1 year old daughter). My wife enjoys the 2-3 trips we take down south, the rest of our outdoor time is spent in the Uinta's, which accomodates my fishing habit.

-I keep bringing the canyoneering idea up to my wife all the time. Yesterday when I brought it up she reminded me that our little girl would be making any trip we go on and that she would be strapped to my back. Canyoneering doesn't seem to "kid strapped to my back" friendly.

-I really don't have the $ for classes and all kinds of gear to do it on my own.

Bottom line...the timing isn't good at all for me to get into the sport like I would want to. Someday it will happen. For now I'd like to tag along, as long as others are willing to bring me along. I'm cool with picking up head gear and a harness on the chance someone has pity on me so that I don't have to borrow all the time, plus I'd be more comfy in a pink or purple harness adorned with rhinestones anyway.

I'll be looking forward to any invitations :haha:

Iceaxe · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 7793 Location: Local Bordello

Hmmm..... maybe you should try offering to swap a day of introductory fly fishing for a day of introductory canyoneering.

I always tell noobs to figure out what they have to offer and post a message. Worst that can happen is no one responds.....

I'm a lot more willing to take noobs if they make some type of offer.... Like will you drive, carry the ropes, bring the lunch or dinner, provide 1/2 the shuttle, pick up the motel tab, bring out of state beer, pay for the hookers....... oops.... I was just thinking that last one, didn't mean to actually type it.....

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marc olivares · Joined: 19 Jun 2005 Posts: 614 Location: sugarhouse

icthys wrote: Here's the boat I'm in, all drama included.

-Flyfishing is my meat and potato's, most of my time is dedicated to time on the water, at the vice, building rods, and reading.

-All outdoor activities except fishing includes my wife and now family (1 year old daughter). My wife enjoys the 2-3 trips we take down south, the rest of our outdoor time is spent in the Uinta's, which accomodates my fishing habit.

-I keep bringing the canyoneering idea up to my wife all the time. Yesterday when I brought it up she reminded me that our little girl would be making any trip we go on and that she would be strapped to my back. Canyoneering doesn't seem to "kid strapped to my back" friendly.

-I really don't have the $ for classes and all kinds of gear to do it on my own.

Bottom line...the timing isn't good at all for me to get into the sport like I would want to. Someday it will happen. For now I'd like to tag along, as long as others are willing to bring me along. I'm cool with picking up head gear and a harness on the chance someone has pity on me so that I don't have to borrow all the time, plus I'd be more comfy in a pink or purple harness adorned with rhinestones anyway.

I'll be looking forward to any invitations :haha:

oh man where do i start...

i have 2 kids (4, 2) and they both ride along either in our backpacks or on their own. having squirts is a bad excuse.
next, not having gear it also a bad excuse.
i'm a newbie to this sport, but i have amassed a ton of gear from climbing and canyoneering buddies for next to nothing. you come out w/ me and all you need is sunscreen (chances are my wife will have you covered there)
third: you dont need money for a class, just come to the ACA meeting on Thursday. the class is a great primer to the sport, but practice makes perfect. and having access to a site like this is a great place to start too.
if you decide you like canyoneering, then take a class from Rich or participate in the upcoming ACA chapter courses.

Shane, there is a chapter, it's been slow to get going, but we're hoping after Thursday it will start gaining momentum. not alot has been posted because some organizational things still need to be worked out. there are a few on this board that are a part of the mailing list (as well as myself) and at this point, the general consensus is that a monthly meeting will occur as well as aca chapter trips. monthly topics have not been completely ironed out but there are a bunch in the works.
any input you have would be greatly appreciated. we need to include everyone and make the most out of the wealth of knowledge we have locally.

Iceaxe · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 7793 Location: Local Bordello

I keep hearing about the $15 fee to attend the ACA Chapter meetings. Is this a Wasatch Chapter fee or an ACA National fee? Or

How is the Wasatch Chapter structured? Who is running the show?

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marc olivares · Joined: 19 Jun 2005 Posts: 614 Location: sugarhouse

Iceaxe wrote: I keep hearing about the $15 fee to attend the ACA Chapter meetings. Is this a Wasatch Chapter fee or an ACA National fee? Or

How is the Wasatch Chapter structured? Who is running the show?

:cool2:

i'm honestly not sure about the fee, as to whether it's a national fee or not. i'm thinking that it's a reduced membership fee to start getting membership interest going. anyone who attends an ACA class automatically gets a membership, so maybe this is a way to get new comers into the chapter without having to take the class.

not quite sure about the structure at this point either.
most of the progress thus far has been made by Tom Jones and Rick Thompson, and it's my understanding that they are just getting the ball rolling so that others can ultimately take over the administration aspect of it (but if someone knows different please say so). some meeting topics have been discussed, but ultimately it's up to the chapter as to what the chapter wants to do.

i am merely a willing worker bee awaiting some direction as well (LOL) no actually i think that after Thursday we will have more of a grasp of what kind of direction the chapter will be going in. or maybe i'm just obtusely optimistic... :haha:

you should come out Shane, mix it up a bit!

LJ · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 8:24 pm Post subject:

Iceaxe wrote:
I'm a lot more willing to take noobs if they make some type of offer.... Like will you drive, carry the ropes, bring the lunch or dinner, provide 1/2 the shuttle, pick up the motel tab, bring out of state beer, pay for the hookers....... oops.... I was just thinking that last one, didn't mean to actually type it.....

:2thumbs:

I'm in! No drama, ready at moments notice, have the gear, love carrying ropes, make a mean lunch, have the beer all packed and iced, have a big truck, can comp hotel rooms, OK not sure about the hookers. Just waiting for the weather to get better and for some of you Northerners to head down to this part of the state. Working on my skills until then!