Saturday Beginner Canyon – Empress

Come join Nick and myself this Saturday for a trip down Empress Canyon. It’s a short canyon but still packs in heaps of excitement!

Experienced people are welcome, but we will have a few spots open to beginners and we can teach you to abseil / make sure you’re safe on the day.

You will need:

• Harness*
• Descender* (figure 8, or ATC) and a carabiner
• Safety sling and carabiner*
• Prusik and carabiner*
• At least 1.5L water
• Food: lunch, snacks.
• Emergency blanket (compulsory for all club canyons, can be bought from the gear cupboard for $5)
• Helmet*
• Wetsuit*
• Board shorts (to wear over wetsuit, compulsory if wearing a club wetsuit)
• Backpack (big enough to hold everything)
• Dry bag*
• Enclosed Shoes (Volleys or old sneakers are good options)
• Woollen socks
• Headtorch
• Thermals to wear under wetsuit, or old rain jacket to wear over wetsuit if you get cold
• Dry thermals/jumper (not cotton!) for emergency
• Dry clothes to leave in car
• Rain jacket
• Sunscreen
• No cotton (it gets very cold when wet)

Items with an asterisk (*) can be borrowed from the gear cupboard.

In the comments please include your abseiling and canyoning experience, whether you’ve got a car with spots, and what your favourite outdoor snack is (so I know you’ve read this far).

Feel free to message me (Matt Notarangelo) on facebook if you have any questions, and get keen!