$450 per person for the three day Technical/Basic Course. $550 per person for the three day Advanced Course. Rates include your instructors, gear, and lunch. Tax and Gratuities not included.
Excursions of Escalante is proud to collaborate with the American Canyoneering Association (ACA) in offering basic and advanced canyoneering workshops.
Our "Technical Course" will be taught with Rich Carlson, founder of the American Canyoneering Association (ACA) and canyoneering pioneer. Guests will receive instruction in efficient wilderness travel, rappelling, basic rope work, as well as canyon down climbing techniques. The "Basic" classroom will take place in the canyons and on the rope. These are active classes and will require the application of new skills in the canyon environment. This will make the learning easy and lasting as well as get us out on the slick rock....which is a good thing.
Rich Carlson will also take the lead instructing our "Advanced Courses". Guests can anticipate long days in the canyons with practical training in "keeper pothole" escapes, safe natural anchors, extended rappels (up to 300 ft.) and other advanced canyon "problems". Canyon leadership roles, spotting and risk assessment are just a few of the many other valuable topics covered in the course. If you have been out with us a few times before and/or have a bit of rope experience and the idea of going to class in a wetsuit sounds fun then...I'll see ya there.
"Much thanks to Rich and Rick for a great course this weekend. I had a great time with my friends and am glad to have made more. I am even more stoked now to get back to Southern Utah to explore some more canyons. Thank You Again." Gonzo (US Soldier, Iraq)
125 East Main Street P.O. Box 605 Escalante, UT, 84726
