BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Australia/Sydney X-WR-TIMEZONE:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3124@unswoc.org DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE:20230115 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE:20230116 DTSTAMP:20230113T225350Z URL:https://unswoc.org/wordpress/events/aca-canyoning-workshop/ SUMMARY:ACA Canyoning Workshop DESCRIPTION:Hey everyone\,\n\nThe Australian Canyoning Association (ACA) wi ll be running a canyoning workshop for UNSWOC this Sunday the 15th. Alex f rom the ACA will be running the workshop and he has generously agreed to s hare his wealth of knowledge on current canyon techniques.\n\nThis trip wi ll be targeted at intermediate to advanced canyoners. Ideally\, those who have led or are currently leading club canyoning trips will be prioritised .\n\nThe theory covered will depend on the skill level of those who sign u p. As a baseline\, we expect that all participants will have good knowledg e and experience using single rope releasable systems (e.g. MMO\, EMO\, 8 block etc.). With this as assumed knowledge\, we can hopefully all aim to learn a bunch of new skills and practices to bring back into the club! In the comments let me know your experience level\, if you're keen to lead cl ub trips and why you'd wanna come along.\n\nThe plan is to meet at the Cat hedral of Ferns campground at 9 am and run through some canyoning theory. Then we will head down into Serendipity to put some fresh theory into pra ctice. Also as we're meeting at a free campsite\, feel free to camp the ni ght before so you can ensure you won't be late to meet us!\n\n\n\n \;\ nWhat to Bring?\nMandatory Gear\n(What you need to bring - either personal or you collect from gear cupboard)\n\n Helmet (climbing)\n Harness\n W etsuit\n Emergency Blanket\n Head-torch\n Personal Safety\n Prussik lo ops/ascending gear suitable for ascending\n Descender (Figure 8\, canyoni ng device or ATC (bring both if you have))\n Sun protection\, (Glasses\, Hat\, Suitable clothing\, sunscreen)\n Clothing &\; footwear: (Suitabl e warm and wet weather gear to be outside for whole day)\n Food and water for whole day (Lunch\, Snacks\, hydration - perhaps even dinner)\n\nPleas e bring if you have:\n\n A rope bag or canyoning bag.\n Gloves\n Ascend ing devices (Canyoning specific)\n Progress capture (Microtrax\, Grigri o r extra prussik\, any pulleys)\n VT Prussiks/autoblock prussiks Canyon's and Crags: VT is a great and useful tool\n Carabiners/cordalette/tape\n The gear you usually have when climbing/canyoning (Carabiners)\n Whistle\ n\n \;\nPre-reading:\nIf you need a refresher in any skills: this sess ion will focus on implementing techniques/ skills you are already familiar with. Feel free to refresh on useful online materials. Particularly the P etzl technical documents\, Rick Carlson's Canyons and Crags and also Rope Test Lab have excellent materials.\n\n Basic knots and anchors: Figure 8\ , alpine butterfly\, prussik techniques\, Y-hang anchor\, 'wrap 3-pull 2' tape anchor. and  Canyon's and Crags Tape anchors and Canyon's and Crags: VT is a great and useful tool\n  Rope mobility (Ascending up a rope\, l ocking off a descending device mid rope\, knot passes)  Petzl's guide to locking off\n Lowering a stuck climber/canyon-er (Releasable ropes figure 8 block or MMO) Canyon's and Crags MMO\n Hauling a stuck climber/canyon- er (Basic 3 to 1\, basic 5 to 1\, how to use progress capture devices Can yon's and Crags Hauling also Petzl guide to hauling with progress capture\ n Other equipment that is useful: See Canyon's and Crags Useful Cordeltte \n\nSee ya there\n\nMali :) CATEGORIES:Canyoning,Training END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Sydney X-LIC-LOCATION:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20221002T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR