Hey all, I am looking for canyon topos in Tirol, Austria. Can somebody help me ?

I have found a book, but they are not selling it anymore or at least I am getting ghosted 😅

Hey y'all.

If you are on the lookout for affordable Seland wetsuits in the US, Wild Sky Guides has them on sale in the Wild Sky Shop.

www.wildskyguides.com/shop

Check it out and get yours before swiftwater canyoning season gets going.

If you are in the Seattle area this summer we also sell lightly used (1 season) 2nd hand wetsuits. We can help with sizing as well.

Happy Canyoning!

I’m heading down to phoenix this weekend for a wedding and I’m seeing if I can justify bringing my gear along for a quick canyon. Any recommendations for around phoenix for this time of year?

Hey y'all.

I had the opportunity to visit the Seland Headquarters in Pais Vasco, Spain this winter and speak extensively with their leadership team.

This Buyers Guide came out of the experience.

2024 Seland Wetsuit Buyers Guide

It's a 4 part series that covers a lot of inforation.

Happy Canyons!

Hello all, I (M21) will have a few spare days in between trips in France, during which I want to canyon, is there anybody who wants to do this with me?

I will be around the Vercors NP from the 3rd untill the 6th of may. Please send me a message or comment on this post!

Canyon Collective has been down for a while now. Anyone know what is up?

Heading down to Neon this weekend. Anyone been recently that can comment on current water levels? Thanks!

Going to be there this summer, hoping to spend a day Canyoneering. Preferably near Bogota or Cartagena. Appreciate any recommendations!

Anyone have experience with the Fitwell Aquators I’m in the US and don’t want to pay the shipping cost and not have the shoes fit. Or the Montbell Sawers. How is the Gaiter on the fitwell does it keep debris out?

Hello,

I am supposed to do an advanced canyoneering course in the beginning of may, but this course is most probably being cancelled, since there are not enough registrations right now.

So, what I am looking for is an advanced canyoning course this spring.

I have so far learned some easy rescues (cutting rope directly and indirectly) and am now "certified" to do canyons up to v3a3III without a guide. What I'm looking for is a course which would lift me to a level where doing canyons up to v6a6V canyoneering.

Does anyone know a company which organizes such courses?

I speak good english, but Dutch is my first language.

I really hope someone can help me here,

Thanks in advance!!

Looking at buying a 100 meter rope for Heaps and other canyons with big raps. Any recommendations on good ropes to get? Been looking at 8,8.5, and 9 mm widths. Is it better to have a bit wider width for the long rappels to slow the descent so maybe go with a 9? Or is rapping on an 8 mm fine by just adding more friction with a rap device? Would be nice to have it a bit smaller for weight and putting in pack.

Any info on current conditions in Capitol reef, specifically Na Gah and possibly fire canyon?

Yes, I am in there. It was amazing!!

Anyone have a Phoenix CRT they'd be willing to sell or know where I could buy one?

Haven’t seen any recent updates on the maze I. Rope wiki. I’m sure the water is still cold anyone have any current condition updates this month?

A group of four of us are going to Mystery Canyon at the end of March and are receiving conflicting information on what to pack. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

If anyone has an idea of the water levels and the temperature, that would be extremely helpful.

What do you recommend for clothing and shoes? Some say drysuits, some say wetsuits, and others say neither are necessary. Are hiking boots or scuba diving boot overkill?

I have a 60m climbing rope. I don’t intend to go canyoneering much but I’m reading that many people don’t trust their climbing ropes after the trip as the wear and tear is significant. If there are four of us going, do you recommend us get a canyoneering rope to use and get rid of after the trip?

Any other tips of what to bring or logistic pointers are welcomed.

Thanks in advanced!

Next month a group of us are hitting Hanksville and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations? Not looking for massive raps just fun canyons. The only canyon I ran in that area was Leprechaun a few years ago. Thanks!

To my figure eight How much groove is too much A quarter of the way through? Half? Fill it in with epoxy and yolo?

Hi all, new canyoneer here and first time posting on the sub.

Question: what is a good way to evaluate and test a natural anchor? Other than a simple tug, is there some specific body work or improvised backups (e.g. meat anchor) that allows you to safely put equivalent or higher load on the anchor than you’d see during the actual rappel?

In a group I can imagine a simple meat anchor backup being sufficient (as long as the biggest person doesn’t go last), so I suppose this would be more referring to a way to test it solo.

Most of the online resources I’ve seen talk about what to look for in the anchor (e.g. tree/rock size and condition) and then move on to rigging the hardware, but don’t mention how to actually test it before going over the edge.

Thanks for any tips :)

A Visitors Guide detailing the necessary steps and considerations to help you prepare for a PNW canyoneering adventure.

https://wildskyguides.com/pnw_canyoneering_visitors-guide/