Hello, and welcome to the first club canyon of the trimester!
On Saturday 17th of Feb, Jayden, Gabe, and myself (Ryan) will be running a trip to Grand Canyon.
This is a beginner canyoning trip for those newer to the sport. Given it’s the start of the year, there are many keen beans; please read the full post and only request a spot if you’re sure you can make it and are one of those keen beans.
You will need to arrange your own gear (items with an asterisk* can be borrowed from the club gear cupboard):
- Harness* (ideally a canyoning harness with bumpad)
- Helmet*
- Wetsuit*
- Neoprene gloves/ booties
- 3x locking carabiner*
- 1x figure 8 descender*
- 1x safety* (a 120cm sling is acceptable)
- 1x large drybag*
- Emergency blanket (can be purchased from the gear cupboard, most outdoor stores, and pharmacies for $5-10)
- Backpack to store all of your gear
- Headtorch
- Cash for fuel (please make sure to split the cost with your driver, and maybe even get them a little treat)
- Clothing –
- Enclosed shoes with good grip (e.g. old sneakers) (remember you will climb out in these!)
- Dry and sun-safe clothes to hike in/out of the canyon in
- Boardshorts to wear on top of wetsuit (compulsory to protect the club wetsuits)
- Thick socks
- Light raincoat that is ok to get wet
- Thermal top and bottoms, jumper & beanie (e.g. enough clothing to keep warm in a canyon overnight in an emergency)
- Optional: swimmers to put under your wetsuit, microfibre towel
- DO NOT BRING COTTON CLOTHING.
- Food –
- 1.5L of water in bottles
- Substantial lunch (pack it in a waterproof container, and make sure it’s vaguely crush-proof)
- Snacks
- Any personal medicine (asthma puffer, Epipen etc)
If you have any questions, message one of the trip leaders on Facebook. Include your abseiling / outdoor experience in the comment when signing up, your favourite snack (so we know you’ve read this far), whether you have a car, and how many spots you have. Please be aware that this trip is weather-dependent. See you soooooooooon!
Thanks Matt for the post scaffold!
Attendees
- Jayden Maisel
- Ryan Van Dyk
- Gabe Naylor
- Campbell Jones
- Yixuan Li
- Sonia Pillai
- Jasmine Gage
- Benjamin Timbery
- Riley Callan
- Finn Parker