Canyon Essentials Course (ACE-L3) Moab, UT - 'Intensive'
2019-05-21, 2019-09-27 | Goose Island CG, Moab, UT, United States
Canyon Leader Course (ACE-L3) Moab, UT – ‘Intensive’=All skills presented in one day (with fewer students)!
Improve your skills and expand your ‘toolbox’!
Uber Adventures’ Canyon Leader Course (ACE-L3) is designed to prepare some for Leading Canyons, and others for an improved toolbox of skills; specifically providing the next level of skills training through technical instruction and experiential practice. While these tools are a vital component for any active canyoneer, they are imperative for anyone leading rookies, kids, family or friends into a canyon. This course provides strategic training for unexpected technical and group management challenges … when things don’t go quite as planned!
While this course is designed primarily to meet the needs of recreational canyoneers, it also serves as a bridge between the Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) and the Canyon Rescue Course (ACE-L4), and forms the training foundation for those planning to seek certification as a Professional Canyon Guide (ACE-L5)!
Skills covered include:

Group Gear Choices & Distribution, Pack Management
Strand Isolation and Leapfrogging for speeding things up
Static Courtesy Rappels to make hard-starts easier
Dynamic Courtesy Rappels to make super-hard-starts safer and easier
Lowering Systems for emergencies and speed
Pre-Rigged Rappels and Rigging Kids for Rappel
Static & Dynamic Edge Protection to increase rope life
Direct Top Belays, Handlines and Sequencing
Passing Knots on Ascend and Rappel
Converting Static Block to Lowering System for assist or rescue
Isolating In-Field Rope Damage (Core Shot)
Constructing a Swiss Seat for rescue or gear failure
Rappelling on a Munter for emergencies
Advanced Friction Options

Prerequisites: Since this course builds upon the skills and techniques presented in our Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) AND our Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2), we recommend that you’ve either taken both courses or have significant relevant personal experience before taking this class (please inquire if you’re unsure if this is the correct course for your current skill set).
Required Gear: Harness, Helmet, Rappel Device, Figure 8 for Rigging, Gloves, 5-6 HMS Screwgate Carabiners, 48″ Sling or Foot Loop, Personal Safety Tether/Lanyard, Prusik Loop, Mechanical Ascender(s), 20′ Cordelette or Canyon Cordelette, 20′ Webbing (and appropriate shoes and pack).
Logistics: This class will begin at our campsite and will run from 7:00am-5:00pm. Feel free to camp with us for $50, to get your own camping, or to stay at a motel … your choice. (Uber Adventures provides no camping gear.)
Tuition: This Canyon Essentials Course (ACE-L3) is $395 per individual … and for $50 you can camp with us for 2 nights! Tuition is non-refundable and non-transferrable but may be put toward a future course in the same calendar year if 30 days notice are given cancelling your participation in this course. Feel free to post any questions on this event or send me a greeting/e-mail through meetup. Included with tuition is: use of all group canyoneering gear, camping, and A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION!!
Instructor: Klaus Gerhart
Please read the course policies here: Policies

Canyon Rescue Course (ACE-L4) Moab, UT - 'Intensive'
2019-05-22 - 2019-05-23, 2019-09-28 - 2019-09-29 | Goose Island CG, Moab, UT, United States
Canyon Rescue Course (ACE-L4) Moab, UT – ‘Intensive’=All skills presented in only 2 days!
Train Hard. Plan Well. Be Safe.
…but accidents still happen.
This Canyon Rescue Course (ACE-L4) by Uber Adventures teaches the skills necessary to perform immediate, in-canyon self-rescues, partner rescues, and how to assist with group emergencies … all with your groups’ normal rack-and-pack (the minimal gear you should carry on your harnesses and in your packs.)
Boost your confidence and fill your mental toolbox with skills to handle technical emergencies.
This course not only teaches you the skills and methods necessary to execute a variety of rescue procedures, but it provides the impetus for critical thinking through an emergency.
How would you help a canyoneer stuck on a rope? How would you help an unconscious canyoneer stuck on a rope? How quickly could you figure out how to convert a static block to a lowering system? Could you haul a rappeller back to the top of a drop by yourself? Have you ever been in a canyon, assessing a fictional problem and felt helpless? Are your responsibilities in a canyoneering event greater because you’re the leader/organizer? Would you like to be a more valuable team member? This course is vital for not only canyoneering leaders, but also for conscientious recreational canyoneers who value their own safety and the safety of their party.
With the technical skills presented in this course, you could prevent the need for calling in an expensive Search And Rescue team, avoid putting rescuers at risk, avoid spending the night in a canyon, and continue a canyon descent with a non-critically injured teammate.
Prerequisite: Participants should have some advanced formal canyoneering-specific training. This course builds on the skills taught in the Uber Adventures’ 3-day Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1), the Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) AND the Canyon Essentials Course (ACE-L3). While we are not requiring the completion of each of those courses as a prerequisite, those who have had advanced formal canyoneering training will find it easier to ‘keep-up’ with this curriculum. If you’re not sure if this is the course for you, please give us a call and we can discuss your skills and training.
The topics and skills covered will include:

Knots, Rope Grabs & Progress Capture Methods
Anchors, Rigging & Friction Dynamics for Rescue
Mechanical Advantage and Haul Systems
Converting Static Rigging to Haul or Lower
Assisted Rappel & Tandem Rappel Techniques
Hero Rescue, Balancier Lift
Rappelling on a Tensioned Rope
Guide Ropes, Tag Lines, Belays
Cut-and-Lower Procedures
Special Ascending Techniques for Rescue
Pick-Off Procedures Scenario
Considerations for musculoskeletal injuries

Instructor: Klaus Gerhart
The cost of this course is only $395 and for $50 you can camp with us for 3 nights! (The course fee is non-refundable, but may be put toward a future class during the same calendar year if 30 days notice are given, cancelling your participation in this course.) Please read more course/company policies here.
This class begins at our Moab campsite each morning at 7:00am; soon thereafter we will travel as a group to our training site; class ends each afternoon by about 5:00pm. Feel free to camp with us for $50, to get your own camping, or to stay at a motel … your choice. (Uber Adventures provides no camping gear.)
Required gear for this course is all of your personal gear including: harness, helmet, safety tether, foot loop, prusik, vt prusik, ascenders, rappel device, carabiners and a canyon cordelette (we can loan out some of the hardware and specialty items if you don’t have them … and we always offer a 10% discount for any gear bought before/during/directly after the course).

Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) Moab, UT
2019-05-25 - 2019-05-26 | Goose Island CG, Moab, UT, United States
Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) Moab, UT
This Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) is designed to provide students with the tools needed to jump to the next level of technical skill and become competent and safe canyoneers in ALL classes of canyons and touches on techniques and skills for Canyon Essentials (ACE-L3) and Canyon Rescue (ACE-L4). The practical experience that you gain during this course will give you the knowledge and confidence to tackle advanced canyon obstacles and many unexpected situations. This extremely popular curriculum has set the standard by which all other courses and curriculums may be judged. This course was designed primarily to meet the needs of recreational canyoneers, but also forms the training foundation for those planning to seek certification as a Professional Canyon Guide (ACE-L5).
Prerequisite: Uber Adventures’ 3-day Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) or Instructor permission. Since this Two-Day Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) builds upon the skills and techniques presented in our 3-Day Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1), you must have that training or extensive personal experience to be admitted to this class.
The topics covered include:

Advanced Knots & Hitches
Retrievable/Releasable Anchor Systems
Transient Anchors
Artificial Anchors Installation & Inspection
Multi-Pitch Rappels
Simul Rappels
Advanced Rope Work for Traverses
Guided Rappels & Tensioning Systems
Deviations/Re-Directs
3 Ascending Methods & Converting to Rappel
Transitioning on top of Ascend
Pothole Escape Techniques
Intro to Mechanical Advantage

Basic personal gear is required for this course: Harness, Helmet, Rappel Device, Safety Tether, Multiple Locking HMS Carabiners, 48″ sling/runner/footloop, prusik loop, and any mechanical ascenders you would like to learn how to use (2x Wild Country Ropeman II’s, or Petzl Basic/MicroTraxion combo recommended … bring ’em if you got ’em.) We will provide Ropeman II’s for training/practice! (Uber Adventures also offers a 10% discount off all gear purchased before/during/after this course!)
Tuition for this 2-Day Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) is $395 per individual and for $50 you can camp with us for 2 nights! A $100 non-refundable deposit will reserve your space in this class. While the deposit is non-transferrable and non-refundable, it may be put toward a future course in the same calendar year if 30 days notice are given, cancelling your participation. Read more company/course policies here.
This class will begin in Moab at our campsite each morning at 7:00am and will finish around 4:00pm each afternoon. Feel free to camp with us for $50, to get your own camping, or to stay at a motel … your choice. (Uber Adventures provides no camping gear.) Included with tuition is all instruction and all group Canyoneering equipment, i.e.: ropes, webbing, rope bags, rapides, rigging, etc. … and a Certificate of Completion!!
Warning: The activities in this course have been found to be addictive. Only those people prepared for ultimate adventure and nonstop fun need attend!
Instructor: Klaus Gerhart – ACE (Association for Canyoneering Education) Master Instructor/Certified Guide, American Canyon Guides Association (ACGA) Certified Guide, Officer and Instructor, Certified Tactical Rappel Master, Wilderness First Responder, Swiftwater Rescue Technician, Technical Rope Rescue Technician, Map & Compass Navigation Instructor, trained Whitewater Rafting Guide, former instructor for Sierra Club’s Wilderness Travel Course, and a Master Educator for Leave No Trace wilderness ethics.

Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) Boulder, CO
2019-06-07 - 2019-06-09, 2019-08-09 - 2019-08-11, 2019-08-23 - 2019-08-25 | Elephant Buttresses Parking Lot, ½ mi. west of Eben G Fine park on HW119 (Boulder Blvd.), Boulder, CO, United States
3-Day Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) Boulder, CO
Learn to Canyoneer!
Canyoneering and Canyoning are terms used to describe an adventure sport that combines hiking, wading, swimming, jumping, sliding, boulder-hopping, scrambling, rock-climbing, sometimes packrafting and always rappelling — often over waterfalls.
Canyoneering is an emerging adventure sport in the US, and has grown significantly in popularity over the past decade. This sport has unique risks and requires a very specific set of technical skills to enjoy it safely. Rock-climbing, caving, mountaineering and swift water training teach related skills for your ‘toolbox’, but Canyoneering has become highly specialized, and much of the gear and many of the techniques of Canyoneering are distinctly different from those of the other sports …and, that’s where we come in!
Prerequisite: None
This is a beginner to intermediate course which teaches the skills necessary to safely descend canyons as part of a group (being a competent participant and the knowledge to recognize and implement safe canyon practices). This course is designed to quickly get the beginner up-to-speed on basics, to give both the rookie and intermediate canyoneer new tools for his/her toolbox, and will help intermediate cayoneers refine their current skill set! The topics and skills covered will include:

Knots, Bends and Hitches
Canyon Rating System
Rules, Ethics, Style, Communication and Courtesy
Specific Gear Choices, Requirements, Use and Care
Belays, Lowering and Handlines
Natural, Artificial, Transient & Human Anchors
Static and Contingency Riggings
Rope Deployment, Coiling, Bagging and Etiquette
Rappelling Techniques & On-Rope Skills
(Adding Friction Pre-rappel, Mid-rappel, Locking Off, etc.)
Specialized Rappelling Techniques
(Hard Starts, Soft Starts, Free-Hanging, Over-Hanging, etc.)
Basic Climbing & Down Climbing Skills
(Bridging, Stemming, Partner Assists, Partner Captures, etc.)
Safety Checking and Basic Self-Rescue
And, within each of these broad subjects are a myriad of skills and tools.

Host: Klaus Gerhart Instructors: AJ Pastula,
The cost of this course is $395. (The course fee is non-refundable, but may be put toward a future class during the same calendar year if 30 days notice are given, cancelling your participation in this course. If 30 days notice are not given, the remaining balance will be due whether you attend the course or not.) Please read more course/company policies here.
This class will begin on Friday evening (6:00pm-8:30pm) at the large parking lot on the left at Elephant Buttress off Canyon Road, with an orientation, introduction, and presentation with an emphasis on the canyon rating system, gear, weather, canyon topography … and getting to know each other. The class will reconvene on Saturday and Sunday at Elephant Buttress and will run from 7:00am-5:00pm both days.
Required gear for this course is a harness and a helmet (We can loan these out if you don’t have them … and we offer a 10% discount for any gear bought before/during/directly after the course), and we’ll also be loaning out carabiners, descenders, tethers, foot loops, prussiks, etc. Feel free to borrow our gear for this course, until you determine what your needs will be.

Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) Boulder, CO
2019-06-15 - 2019-06-16 | Elephant Buttresses Parking Lot, ½ mi. west of Eben G Fine park on HW119 (Boulder Blvd.), Boulder, CO, United States
Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) Boulder, CO
This Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) is designed to provide students with the tools needed to jump to the next level of technical skill and become competent and safe canyoneers in ALL classes of canyons and touches on techniques and skills for Canyon Essentials (ACE-L3) and Canyon Rescue (ACE-L4). The practical experience that you gain during this course will give you the knowledge and confidence to tackle advanced canyon obstacles and many unexpected situations. This extremely popular curriculum has set the standard by which all other courses and curriculums may be judged. This course was designed primarily to meet the needs of recreational canyoneers, but also forms the training foundation for those planning to seek certification as a Professional Canyon Guide (ACE-L5).
Prerequisite: Uber Adventures’ 3-day Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) or Instructor permission. Since this Two-Day Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) builds upon the skills and techniques presented in our 3-Day Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1), you must have that training or extensive personal experience to be admitted to this class.
The topics covered include:

Efficient Rope Management
Advanced Knots & Hitches
Retrievable/Releasable Anchor Systems
Transient Anchors
Artificial Anchors Installation & Inspection
Multi-Pitch Rappels
Simul Rappels
Advanced Rope Work for Traverse
Guided Rappels & Tensioning Systems
Deviations/Re-Directs
3 Ascending Methods & Converting to Rappel (Changeovers)
Pothole Escape Techniques
Basics of Mechanical Advantage

Basic personal gear is required for this course: Harness, Helmet, Rappel Device, Safety Tether, Multiple Locking HMS Carabiners, 48″ sling/runner/footloop, prusik loop, and any mechanical ascenders you would like to learn how to use (Wild Country Ropeman II, Kong Duck, Petzl Basic, Petzl Microtraxion, CT Roll’n’Lock, etc .. bring them.) We will provide the use of Ropeman II’s for training/practice! (Uber Adventures also offers a 10% discount off all gear purchased before/during/after this course!)
Tuition for this 2-Day Advanced Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) is $395 per individual. A $100 non-refundable deposit will reserve your space in this class. While the deposit is non-transferrable and non-refundable, it may be put toward a future course in the same calendar year if 30 days notice are given, cancelling your participation. If 30 days notice are not given, the remainder of the course fee will be due regardless of whether or not you attend the course. Read more company/course policies here.
Included with tuition is all instruction and use of all group Canyoneering equipment, i.e.: ropes, webbing, rope bags, rapides, rigging, etc. … and a Certificate of Completion!!
Warning: The activities in this course have been found to be addictive. Only those people prepared for ultimate adventure and nonstop fun need attend!
Instructor: AJ Pastula – ACE L1-L4 Instructor (Association for Canyoneering Education)

Swiftwater Canyoneering Course - Kern County, CA
2019-08-02 - 2019-08-04 | Kern County, CA, 1410 CA-155, Lake Isabella, CA, 92340, United States
Swiftwater Canyoneering, Class C Canyons – Kern County, CA
This is the only course of its kind being taught in America! Tuition includes camping, elaborate handouts, and a Certificate of Completion! It will begin at 7am each day and will finish around 3:00pm on Friday and Saturday, and at 5:00pm on Sunday.
This course will be challenging … and empowering!
Canyons with strong current, water volume and hydraulics pose dangers that dry canyons (Class ‘A’) and low-flow, or standing-water canyons (Class ‘B’) do not. This course provides skills, knowledge and experiential training FOR exactly that type of environment, IN exactly that type of environment. We’ve taken the relevant skills from a Swiftwater Rescue Course and combined them with the relevant skills for Canyoneering in Class ‘C’ canyons and have produced this hybrid Swiftwater Canyoneering Course!
You must provide your own transportation to and from the location; you must provide your own PPE including your standard canyoneering gear (harness, helmet, hardware, etc), AND a full wetsuit (4/3 preferred) and a Type 3 PFD. Uber Adventures will provide the ropes and all training equipment.)**
Prerequisites: This course cannot be your first foray into the sport of canyoneering. The skills and methods in this course are a supplement to previous training. While we recommend that you have taken Uber Adventures Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) AND at least one of the Uber Adventures Advanced Canyoneering (ACE-L2), or Canyon Essentials (ACE-L3), or Canyon Rescue (ACE-L4) courses, exceptions can be made by request if 1) you have taken a thorough series of other APPROVED courses, or 2) you have SIGNIFICANT canyoneering experience, or 3) you plead your case well! (exceptions must be approved by Uber Adventures … please contact us!)
IN ADDITION to the above technical requirements, you MUST BE A STRONG SWIMMER! This course does not teach you how to swim.
Skills, Techniques, Topics covered include:

Rope Management in Deep or Swiftwater
Anchor Access and Challenges
Belays & Rappel Methods, Air Pockets
Specific Gear, Handling & Utility
Tensioned Diagonals, Tyrolean Traverses
Potholes, Deviations, Ascending
Slides & Jumps, Surface Tension, River Crossings
Hydrology: Holes, Rapids, Laminars, Eddies
Defensive/Aggressive Swimming, Ferry Angles
Strainers, Sieves, Entrapments
Rescue: Towed Victim, Pendulum Belay, Throw Bags/Rope
Communication, Safety, CFS, LNT
Hypothermia, Submersion

Tuition: This 3-Day Swiftwater Canyoneering Course is $595 per individual. A $100 non-refundable deposit will reserve your space in this class. While the deposit is non-transferrable and non-refundable, it may be put toward a future course in the same calendar year if 30 days notice are given, canceling your participation. If 30 days notice are not given, the balance of $495 will still be due whether you attend the course or not. Feel free to post any questions on this event or send me a greeting/e-mail through meetup.
Instructors: In addition to Klaus Gerhart and Jason Marvin, Uber Adventures is bringing in a dynamic Swiftwater Rescue Instructor, Kevin Hawkins, for his experience and expertise!
Read company/course policies here.

Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) Prescott, AZ
2019-08-23 - 2019-08-25 | Watson Lake, 3101 Watson Lake Drive, Prescott, AZ, 86301, United States
Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) – Prescott, AZ
Learn to Canyoneer!
Canyoneering and Canyoning are terms used to describe an adventure sport that combines hiking, wading, swimming, jumping, sliding, boulder-hopping, scrambling, rock-climbing, sometimes packrafting and always rappelling — often over waterfalls.
Canyoneering is an emerging adventure sport in the US, and has grown significantly in popularity over the past decade. This sport has unique risks and requires a very specific set of technical skills to enjoy it safely. Rock-climbing, caving, mountaineering and swift water training teach related skills for your ‘toolbox’, but Canyoneering has become highly specialized, and much of the gear and many of the techniques of Canyoneering are distinctly different from those of the other sports …and, that’s where we come in!
Prerequisite: None
This is a beginner to intermediate course which teaches the skills necessary to safely descend canyons as part of a group (being a competent participant and the knowledge to recognize and implement safe canyon practices). This course is designed to quickly get the beginner up-to-speed on basics, to give both the rookie and intermediate canyoneer new tools for his/her toolbox, and will help intermediate cayoneers refine their current skill set! The topics and skills covered will include:

Knots, Bends and Hitches
Canyon Rating System
Rules, Ethics, Style, Communication and Courtesy
Specific Gear Choices, Requirements, Use and Care
Belays, Lowering and Handlines
Natural, Artificial, Transient & Human Anchors
Static and Contingency Riggings
Rope Deployment, Coiling, Bagging and Etiquette
Rappelling Techniques & On-Rope Skills
(Adding Friction Pre-rappel, Mid-rappel, Locking Off, etc.)
Specialized Rappelling Techniques
(Hard Starts, Soft Starts, Free-Hanging, Over-Hanging, etc.)
Basic Climbing & Down Climbing Skills
(Bridging, Stemming, Partner Assists, Partner Captures, etc.)
Safety Checking and Basic Self-Rescue
And, within each of these broad subjects are a myriad of skills and tools.

Host: Klaus Gerhart Instructors: Klaus Gerhart, and team
The cost of this course is only $395! (The course fee is non-refundable, but may be put toward a future class during the same calendar year if 30 days notice are given, cancelling your participation in this course.) Please read more course/company policies here.
This class will begin at Watson Lake City Park on the evening of Day 1 (7:00pm-9:30pm) and will reconvene the mornings of Days 2 and 3 at 7:00am and will finish before 5:00pm each afternoon. You’ll need to arrange for your own camping or lodging and transportation for this course.
Required gear for this course is a harness and a helmet (we can loan these out if you don’t have them … and we will offer a 10% discount for any gear bought before/during/after the course, and we’ll also be loaning out carabiners, descenders, tethers, foot loops, prussiks, etc. Feel free to borrow our gear for this course, until you determine what your needs will be.
**Consider purchasing our gear kit for this course, and for your future in this sport! https://uberadventures.net/product/basic-canyoneering-gear-kit/**
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Swiftwater Canyoneering Course - Kern County, CA
2019-08-23 - 2019-08-25 | Kern County, CA, 1410 CA-155, Lake Isabella, CA, 92340, United States
Swiftwater Canyoneering, Class C Canyons – Kern County, CA
This is the only course of its kind being taught in America! Tuition includes camping, elaborate handouts, and a Certificate of Completion! It will begin at 7am each day and will finish around 3:00pm on Friday and Saturday, and at 5:00pm on Sunday.
This course will be challenging … and empowering!
Canyons with strong current, water volume and hydraulics pose dangers that dry-ish canyons (Class ‘A’) and low-flow, or standing-water canyons (Class ‘B’) do not. This course provides skills, knowledge and experiential training FOR exactly that type of environment, IN exactly that type of environment. We’ve taken the relevant skills from a Swiftwater Rescue Course and combined them with the relevant skills for Canyoneering in Class ‘C’ canyons and have produced this hybrid Swiftwater Canyoneering Course!
You must provide your own transportation to and from the location; you must provide your own PPE including your standard canyoneering gear (harness, helmet, hardware, etc), AND a full wetsuit (4/3 preferred) and a Type 3 PFD. Uber Adventures will provide the ropes and all training equipment.)**
Prerequisites: This course cannot be your first foray into the sport of canyoneering. The skills and methods in this course are a supplement to previous training. While we recommend that you have taken Uber Adventures Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) AND at least one of the Uber Adventures Advanced Canyoneering (ACE-L2), or Canyon Essentials (ACE-L3), or Canyon Rescue (ACE-L4) courses, exceptions can be made by request if 1) you have taken a thorough series of other APPROVED courses, or 2) you have SIGNIFICANT canyoneering experience, or 3) you plead your case well! (exceptions must be approved by Uber Adventures … please contact us!)
IN ADDITION to the above technical requirements, you MUST BE A STRONG SWIMMER! This course does not teach you how to swim.
Skills, Techniques, Topics covered include:

Rope Management in Deep or Swiftwater
Anchor Access and Challenges
Belays & Rappel Methods, Air Pockets
Specific Gear, Handling & Utility
Tensioned Diagonals, Tyrolean Traverses
Potholes, Deviations, Ascending
Slides & Jumps, Surface Tension, River Crossings
Hydrology: Holes, Rapids, Laminars, Eddies
Defensive/Aggressive Swimming, Ferry Angles
Strainers, Sieves, Entrapments
Rescue: Towed Victim, Pendulum Belay, Throw Bags/Rope
Communication, Safety, CFS, LNT
Hypothermia, Submersion

Tuition: This 3-Day Swiftwater Canyoneering Course is $595 per individual. A $100 non-refundable deposit will reserve your space in this class. While the deposit is non-transferrable and non-refundable, it may be put toward a future course in the same calendar year if 30 days notice are given, canceling your participation. If 30 days notice are not given, the balance of $495 will still be due whether you attend the course or not. Feel free to post any questions on this event or send me a greeting/e-mail through meetup.
Instructors: In addition to Klaus Gerhart and Jason Marvin, Uber Adventures is bringing in a dynamic Swiftwater Rescue Instructor, Kevin Hawkins, for his experience and expertise!
Read company/course policies here.

Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) Salt Lake City, UT (this course is full)
2019-08-30 - 2019-09-01 | Big Cottonwood Canyon, Big Cottonwood Canyon Rd, Salt Lake City, UT, 84121, United States
3-Day Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) – Salt Lake City, UT
*****THIS COURSE IS FULL!!*****
Learn to Canyoneer!
Canyoneering and Canyoning are terms used to describe an adventure sport that combines hiking, wading, swimming, jumping, sliding, boulder-hopping, scrambling, rock-climbing, sometimes packrafting and always rappelling — often over waterfalls.
Canyoneering is an emerging adventure sport in the US, and has grown significantly in popularity over the past decade. This sport has unique risks and requires a very specific set of technical skills to enjoy it safely. Rock-climbing, caving, mountaineering and swift water training teach related skills for your ‘toolbox’, but Canyoneering has become highly specialized, and much of the gear and many of the techniques of Canyoneering are distinctly different from those of the other sports …and, that’s where we come in!
Prerequisite: None
This is a beginner to intermediate course which teaches the skills necessary to safely descend canyons as part of a group (being a competent participant and the knowledge to recognize and implement safe canyon practices). This course is designed to quickly get the beginner up-to-speed on basics, to give both the rookie and intermediate canyoneer new tools for his/her toolbox, and will help intermediate cayoneers refine their current skill set! The topics and skills covered will include:

Knots, Bends and Hitches
Canyon Rating System
Rules, Ethics, Style, Communication and Courtesy
Specific Gear Choices, Requirements, Use and Care
Belays, Lowering and Handlines
Natural, Artificial, Transient & Human Anchors
Static and Contingency Riggings
Rope Deployment, Coiling, Bagging and Etiquette
Rappelling Techniques & On-Rope Skills
(Adding Friction Pre-rappel, Mid-rappel, Locking Off, etc.)
Specialized Rappelling Techniques
(Hard Starts, Soft Starts, Free-Hanging, Over-Hanging, etc.)
Basic Climbing & Down Climbing Skills
(Bridging, Stemming, Partner Assists, Partner Captures, etc.)
Safety Checking and Basic Self-Rescue
And, within each of these broad subjects are a myriad of skills and tools.

Host: Klaus Gerhart Instructors: Klaus Gerhart, and team
The cost of this course is only $395! (The course fee is non-refundable, but may be put toward a future class during the same calendar year if 30 days notice are given, cancelling your participation in this course.) Please read more course/company policies here.
This class will begin on the evening of Day 1 (7:00pm-9:30pm) and will reconvene the mornings of Days 2 and 3 at 7:00am and will finish around 5:00pm each afternoon. You’ll need to arrange for your own camping or lodging and transportation for this course.
Required gear for this course is a harness and a helmet (we can loan these out if you don’t have them … and we will offer a 10% discount for any gear bought before/during/directly after the course,) and we’ll also be loaning out carabiners, descenders, tethers, foot loops, prussiks, etc. Feel free to borrow our gear for this course, until you determine what your needs will be.
**Since we do not loan out classroom gear for recreational canyoneering, consider purchasing our gear kit for this course, and for your future in this sport! https://uberadventures.net/product/basic-canyoneering-gear-kit/**
Be sure to join our Meetup groups so you can join us for our recreational canyon descents across the SouthWest and West! We’d love to see you put your new skills to use!

Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) Los Angeles, CA
2019-08-31 - 2019-09-01 | Stoney Point Park, 10900 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Chatsworth, CA, 91311, United States
Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2)
This Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) is designed to provide students with the tools needed to jump to the next level of technical skill and become competent and safe canyoneers in ALL classes of canyons and touches on techniques and skills for Canyon Essentials (ACE-L3) and Canyon Rescue (ACE-L4). The practical experience that you gain during this course will give you the knowledge and confidence to tackle advanced canyon obstacles and many unexpected situations. This extremely popular curriculum has set the standard by which all other courses and curriculums may be judged. This course was designed primarily to meet the needs of recreational canyoneers, but also forms the training foundation for those planning to seek certification as a Professional Canyon Guide (ACE-L5).
Prerequisite: Uber Adventures’ 3-day Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) or Instructor permission. Since this Two-Day Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) builds upon the skills and techniques presented in our 3-Day Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1), you must have that training or extensive personal experience to be admitted to this class.
The topics covered include:

Advanced Knots & Hitches
Retrievable/Releasable Anchor Systems
Transient Anchors
Artificial Anchors Installation & Inspection
Multi-Pitch Rappels
Simul Rappels
Advanced Rope Work for Traverses
Guided Rappels & Tensioning Systems
Deviations/Re-Directs
3 Ascending Methods & Transitioning on top of Ascend
Converting from Ascend to Rappel
Pothole Escape Techniques
Basics of Mechanical Advantage

Basic personal gear is required for this course: Harness, Helmet, Rappel Device, Safety Tether, Multiple Locking HMS Carabiners, 48″ sling/runner/footloop, prusik loop, and possibly any mechanical ascenders you would like to learn how to use (2X Wild Country Ropeman II’s or Basic & MicroTraxion combo recommended .. bring ’em.) We will provide Ropeman II’s for training/practice! (Uber Adventures also offers a 10% discount off all gear purchased before/during/after this course!)
Tuition for this 2-Day Advanced Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) is $395 per individual. A $100 non-refundable deposit will reserve your space in this class. While the deposit is non-transferrable and non-refundable, it may be put toward a future course in the same calendar year if 30 days notice are given, cancelling your participation. If 30 days notice are not given, the remainder of the course fee will be due regardless of whether or not you attend the course. Read more company/course policies here.
Included with tuition is all instruction and all group Canyoneering equipment, i.e.: ropes, webbing, rope bags, rapides, rigging, etc. … and a Certificate of Completion!!
Warning: The activities in this course have been found to be addictive. Only those people prepared for ultimate adventure and nonstop fun need attend!
Instructor: Klaus Gerhart

Canyon Essentials Course (ACE-L3) Salt Lake City, UT - 'Intensive'
2019-09-06 | Big Cottonwood Canyon, Big Cottonwood Canyon Rd, Salt Lake City, UT, 84121, United States
Canyon Essentials Course (ACE-L3) – ‘Intensive’=All skills presented in only 1 day!
***THIS COURSE IS FULL***
Improve your skills and expand your ‘toolbox’!
Uber Adventures’ Canyon Essentials Course (ACE-L3) is designed to prepare some for organizing canyon trips, and others for an improved toolbox of skills; specifically providing the next level of skills training through technical instruction and experiential practice. While these tools are a vital component for any active canyoneer, they are imperative for anyone leading rookies, kids, family or friends into a canyon. This course provides strategic training for unexpected technical and group management challenges … when things don’t go quite as planned!
While this course is designed primarily to meet the needs of recreational canyoneers, it also serves as a bridge between the Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) and the Canyon Rescue Course (ACE-L4), and forms the training foundation for those planning to seek certification as a Professional Canyon Guide (ACE-L5)!
Skills covered include:

Group Gear Choices & Distribution, Pack Management
Strand Isolation and Leapfrogging for speeding things up
Static Courtesy Rappels to make hard-starts easier
Dynamic Courtesy Rappels to make super-hard-starts safer and easier
Lowering Systems for emergencies and speed
Pre-Rigged Rappels and Rigging Kids for Rappel
Static & Dynamic Edge Protection to increase rope life
First Rappeller Belay options, Handlines and Sequencing
Passing Knots on Ascend and Rappel
Converting Static Block to Lowering System for assist or rescue
Isolating In-Field Rope Damage (Core Shot)
Constructing a Swiss Seat for rescue or gear failure
Rappelling on a Munter for emergencies
Advanced Friction Settings and Long Rappel Belay Options

Prerequisites: Since this course builds upon the skills and techniques presented in our Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) AND our Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2), we recommend that you’ve either taken both courses or have significant relevant personal experience before taking this class (please inquire if you’re unsure if this is the correct course for your current skill set).
Required Gear: Harness, Helmet, Rappel Device, Figure 8 for Rigging, Gloves, 5-6 HMS Screwgate Carabiners, 48″ Sling or Foot Loop, Personal Safety Tether/Lanyard, Prusik Loop, Ascender(s), 20′ Cordelette or Canyon Cordelette, 20′ of Webbing (and appropriate shoes and pack).
Logistics: This course will be held on one long day, on location in Big Cottonwood Canyon in Salt Lake City.
Tuition: This Canyon Essentials Course (ACE-L3) is $395 per individual. Tuition is non-refundable and non-transferrable but may be put toward a future course in the same calendar year if 30 days notice are given cancelling your participation in this course. Feel free to post any questions on this event or send me a greeting/e-mail through meetup. Included with tuition is: A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION!!
Instructor: Klaus Gerhart
Please read the course policies here: Policies

Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) Los Angeles, CA
2019-09-06 - 2019-09-08 | Stoney Point Park, 10900 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Chatsworth, CA, 91311, United States
3-Day Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) Los Angeles, CA
(…you’re invited to stay an extra day and descend a local canyon with us on Monday!)
Learn to Canyoneer!
Canyoneering and Canyoning are terms used to describe an adventure sport that combines hiking, wading, swimming, jumping, sliding, boulder-hopping, scrambling, rock-climbing, sometimes packrafting and always rappelling — often over waterfalls.
Canyoneering is an emerging adventure sport in the US, and has grown significantly in popularity over the past decade. This sport has unique risks and requires a very specific set of technical skills to enjoy it safely. Rock-climbing, caving, mountaineering and swift water training teach related skills for your ‘toolbox’, but Canyoneering has become highly specialized, and much of the gear and many of the techniques of Canyoneering are distinctly different from those of the other sports …and, that’s where we come in!
Prerequisite: None
This is a beginner to intermediate course which teaches the skills necessary to safely descend canyons as part of a group (being a competent participant and the knowledge to recognize and implement safe canyon practices). This course is designed to quickly get the beginner up-to-speed on basics, to give both the rookie and intermediate canyoneer new tools for his/her toolbox, and will help intermediate cayoneers refine their current skill set! The topics and skills covered will include:

Knots, Bends and Hitches
Canyon Rating System
Rules, Ethics, Style, Communication and Courtesy
Specific Gear Choices, Requirements, Use and Care
Belays, Lowering and Handlines
Natural, Artificial, Transient & Human Anchors
Static and Contingency Riggings
Rope Deployment, Coiling, Bagging and Etiquette
Rappelling Techniques & On-Rope Skills
(Adding Friction Pre-rappel, Mid-rappel, Locking Off, etc.)
Specialized Rappelling Techniques
(Hard Starts, Soft Starts, Free-Hanging, Over-Hanging, etc.)
Basic Climbing & Down Climbing Skills
(Bridging, Stemming, Partner Assists, Partner Captures, etc.)
Safety Checking and Basic Self-Rescue
And, within each of these broad subjects are a myriad of skills and tools.

Host: Klaus Gerhart Instructors: Klaus Gerhart and others.
The cost of this course is only $395. (The course fee is non-refundable, but may be put toward a future class during the same calendar year if 30 days notice are given, cancelling your participation in this course. If 30 days notice are not given, the remaining balance will be due whether you attend the course or not.) Please read more course/company policies here.
This class will begin on the evening of Day 1 (7:00pm-9:30pm) in Chatsworth, CA (exact location will be provided in a Logistics & Visitor Guide), with an orientation, introduction, and presentation emphasizing the canyon rating system, gear, weather, canyon topography, safety considerations, and a rundown of the logistics for the rest of the course … and getting to know each other. The class will reconvene on Days 2 and 3 at Stoney Point Park in Chatsworth and will run from 7am-5:00pm both days.
Required gear for this course is a harness and a helmet (we can loan these out if you don’t have them … and we offer a 10% discount for any gear bought before/during/directly after the course, and we’ll also be loaning out carabiners, descenders, tethers, foot loops, prussiks, etc. Feel free to borrow our gear for this course, until you determine what your need.
**Since we do not loan out classroom gear for our recreational canyon descent on the Monday following this course, consider purchasing our gear kit for this course, and for your future in this sport! https://uberadventures.net/product/basic-canyoneering-gear-kit/**

Canyon Rescue Course (ACE-L4) Salt Lake City, UT - 'Intensive'
2019-09-07 - 2019-09-08 | Big Cottonwood Canyon, Big Cottonwood Canyon Rd, Salt Lake City, UT, 84121, United States
Canyon Rescue Course (ACE-L4) Salt Lake City, UT – ‘Intensive’=All skills taught in only 2 days!
Train Hard. Plan Well. Be Safe.
…but accidents still happen.
This Canyon Rescue Course by Uber Adventures teaches the skills necessary to perform immediate, in-canyon self-rescues, partner rescues, and how to assist with group emergencies … all with your groups’ normal rack-and-pack (the minimal gear you should carry on your harnesses and in your packs.)
Boost your confidence and fill your mental toolbox with skills to handle technical emergencies.
This course not only teaches you the skills and methods necessary to execute a variety of rescue procedures, but it provides the impetus for critical thinking through an emergency.
How would you help a canyoneer stuck on a rope? How would you help an unconscious canyoneer stuck on a rope? How quickly could you figure out how to convert a static block to a lowering system? Could you haul a rappeller back to the top of a drop by yourself? Have you ever been in a canyon, assessing a fictional problem and felt helpless? Are your responsibilities in a canyoneering event greater because you’re the leader/organizer? Would you like to be a more valuable team member? This course is vital for not only canyoneering leaders, but also for conscientious recreational canyoneers who value their own safety and the safety of their party.
With the technical skills presented in this course, you could prevent the need for calling in an expensive Search And Rescue team, avoid putting rescuers at risk, avoid spending the night in a canyon, and continue a canyon descent with a non-critically injured teammate.
Prerequisite: Participants should have some advanced formal canyoneering-specific training. This course builds on the skills taught in the Uber Adventures’ 3-day Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1), the Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) AND the Canyon Essentials Course (ACE-L3). While we are not requiring the completion of each of those courses as a prerequisite, those who have had advanced formal canyoneering training will find it easier to ‘keep-up’ with this curriculum. If you’re not sure if this is the course for you, please give us a call and we can discuss your skills and training.
The topics and skills covered will include:

Knots, Rope Grabs & Progress Capture Methods
Anchors, Rigging & Friction Dynamics for Rescue
Mechanical Advantage and Haul Systems
Converting Static Rigging to Haul or Lower
Assisted Rappel & Tandem Rappel Techniques
Hero Rescue, Balancier Lift
Rappelling on a Tensioned Rope
Guide Ropes, Tag Lines, Belays
Cut-and-Lower Procedures
Special Ascending Techniques for Rescue
Pick-Off Procedures Scenario
Considerations for musculoskeletal injuries

Instructor: Klaus Gerhart
Read company/course policies here.

Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) Las Vegas, NV
2019-09-13 - 2019-09-15, 2019-10-25 - 2019-10-27 | Lake Mead NRA, 268 Lakeshore Rd, Boulder City, NV, 89005, United States
3-Day Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) – Las Vegas, NV
Learn to Canyoneer!
Canyoneering and Canyoning are terms used to describe an adventure sport that combines hiking, wading, swimming, jumping, sliding, boulder-hopping, scrambling, rock-climbing, sometimes packrafting and always rappelling — often over waterfalls.
Canyoneering is an emerging adventure sport in the US, and has grown significantly in popularity over the past decade. This sport has unique risks and requires a very specific set of technical skills to enjoy it safely. Rock-climbing, caving, mountaineering and swift water training teach related skills for your ‘toolbox’, but Canyoneering has become highly specialized, and much of the gear and many of the techniques of Canyoneering are distinctly different from those of the other sports …and, that’s where we come in!
Prerequisite: None
This is a beginner to intermediate course which teaches the skills necessary to safely descend canyons as part of a group (being a competent participant and the knowledge to recognize and implement safe canyon practices). This course is designed to quickly get the beginner up-to-speed on basics, to give both the rookie and intermediate canyoneer new tools for his/her toolbox, and will help intermediate cayoneers refine their current skill set! The topics and skills covered will include:

Knots, Bends and Hitches
Canyon Rating System
Rules, Ethics, Style, Communication and Courtesy
Specific Gear Choices, Requirements, Use and Care
Belays, Lowering and Handlines
Natural, Artificial, Transient & Human Anchors
Static and Contingency Riggings
Rope Deployment, Coiling, Bagging and Etiquette
Rappelling Techniques & On-Rope Skills
(Adding Friction Pre-rappel, Mid-rappel, Locking Off, etc.)
Specialized Rappelling Techniques
(Hard Starts, Soft Starts, Free-Hanging, Over-Hanging, etc.)
Basic Climbing & Down Climbing Skills
(Bridging, Stemming, Partner Assists, Partner Captures, etc.)
Safety Checking and Basic Self-Rescue
And, within each of these broad subjects are a myriad of skills and tools.

Host: Klaus Gerhart Instructors: Klaus Gerhart, and team
The cost of this course is only $395! (The course fee is non-refundable, but may be put toward a future class during the same calendar year if 30 days notice are given, cancelling your participation in this course.) Please read more course/company policies here.
This class will begin at the Boulder Beach Picnic Area near the Boulder Beach Campground on the evening of Day 1 (7:00pm-9:30pm) and will reconvene the mornings of Days 2 and 3 at 7:00am and will finish around 5:00pm each afternoon. You’ll need to arrange for your own camping or lodging and transportation for this course.
Required gear for this course is a harness and a helmet (we can loan these out if you don’t have them … and we will offer a 10% discount for any gear bought before/during/directly after the course, and we’ll also be loaning out carabiners, descenders, tethers, foot loops, prussiks, etc. Feel free to borrow our gear for this course, until you determine what your needs will be.
**Since we do not loan out classroom gear for our recreational canyon descent on the Monday following this course, consider purchasing our gear kit for this course, and for your future in this sport! https://uberadventures.net/product/basic-canyoneering-gear-kit/**
If you have Monday free, stay and join us for a recreational descent of a local canyon to put your new skills to use!

Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) Moab, UT
2019-09-20 - 2019-09-22 | Goose Island CG, Moab, UT, United States
3-Day Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) – Moab, UT
Learn to Canyoneer!
(Inquire about joining us for a canyon descent on the Monday after class to put your newly acquired skills to use!!!!)
Canyoneering and Canyoning are terms used to describe an adventure sport that combines hiking, wading, swimming, jumping, sliding, boulder-hopping, scrambling, rock-climbing, sometimes packrafting and always rappelling — often over waterfalls.
Canyoneering is an emerging adventure sport in the US, and has grown significantly in popularity over the past decade. This sport has unique risks and requires a very specific set of technical skills to enjoy it safely. Rock-climbing, caving, mountaineering and swift water training teach related skills for your ‘toolbox’, but Canyoneering has become highly specialized, and much of the gear and many of the techniques of Canyoneering are distinctly different from those of the other sports …and, that’s where we come in!
Prerequisite: None
This is a beginner to intermediate course which teaches the skills necessary to safely descend canyons as part of a group (being a competent participant and the knowledge to recognize and implement safe canyon practices). This course is designed to quickly get the beginner up-to-speed on basics, to give both the rookie and intermediate canyoneer new tools for his/her toolbox, and will help intermediate cayoneers refine their current skill set! The topics and skills covered will include:

Knots, Bends and Hitches
Canyon Rating System
Rules, Ethics, Style, Communication and Courtesy
Specific Gear Choices, Requirements, Use and Care
Belays, Lowering and Handlines
Natural, Artificial & Human Anchors
Static and Contingency Riggings
Rope Deployment, Coiling, Bagging and Etiquette
Rappelling Techniques & On-Rope Skills
(Adding Friction Pre-rappel, Mid-rappel, Locking Off, etc.)
Specialized Rappelling Techniques
(Hard Starts, Soft Starts, Free-Hanging, Over-Hanging, etc.)
Basic Climbing & Down Climbing Skills
(Bridging, Stemming, Partner Assists, Partner Captures, etc.)
Safety Checking and Basic Self-Rescue
And, within each of these broad subjects are a myriad of skills and tools.

Host: Klaus Gerhart Instructors: Klaus Gerhart, and team
The cost of this course is $395 and for $50 you can bring your tent and camp with us for 3 nights! (The course fee is non-refundable, but may be put toward a future class during the same calendar year if 30 days notice are given, cancelling your participation in this course.) Please read more course/company policies here.
This class will begin in Moab at our campsite on the evening of Day 1 from 7:00pm-9:30pm and will reconvene each morning on Days 2 and 3 at 7:00am and will finish around 5:00pm each afternoon, allowing for some hikes and sight-seeing in the area. Consider camping with us for $50, or get your own camping, or stay at a motel … your choice. (Uber Adventures provides no camping gear.)
Required gear for this course is a harness and a helmet (we can loan these out if you don’t have them … and we will offer a 10% discount for any gear bought before/during/directly after the course), and we’ll also be loaning out carabiners, descenders, tethers, foot loops, prussiks, etc. Feel free to borrow our gear for this course, until you determine what your needs will be.
**Since we do not loan out classroom gear for our recreational canyon descent on the Monday following this course, consider purchasing our gear kit for this course, and for your future in this sport! https://uberadventures.net/product/basic-canyoneering-gear-kit/**

Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) Moab, UT
2019-09-24 - 2019-09-25 | Goose Island CG, Moab, UT, United States
Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) – Moab, UT
This Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) is designed to provide students with the tools needed to jump to the next level of technical skill and become competent and safe canyoneers in ALL classes of canyons and touches on techniques and skills for Canyon Essentials (ACE-L3) and Canyon Rescue (ACE-L4). The practical experience that you gain during this course will give you the knowledge and confidence to tackle advanced canyon obstacles and many unexpected situations. This extremely popular curriculum has set the standard by which all other courses and curriculums may be judged. This course was designed primarily to meet the needs of recreational canyoneers, but also forms the training foundation for those planning to seek certification as a Professional Canyon Guide (ACE-L5).
Prerequisite: Uber Adventures’ 3-day Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) or Instructor permission. Since this Two-Day Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) builds upon the skills and techniques presented in our 3-Day Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1), you must have that training or extensive personal experience to be admitted to this class.
The topics covered include:

Advanced Knots & Hitches
Retrievable/Releasable Anchor Systems
Transient Anchors
Artificial Anchors Installation & Inspection
Multi-Pitch Rappels
Simul Rappels
Advanced Rope Work for Traverses
Guided Rappels & Tensioning Systems
Deviations/Re-Directs
3 Ascending Methods & Converting to Rappel
Transitioning on top of Ascend
Pothole Escape Techniques
Intro to Mechanical Advantage

Basic personal gear is required for this course: Harness, Helmet, Rappel Device, Safety Tether, Multiple Locking HMS Carabiners, 48″ sling/runner/footloop, prusik loop, and any mechanical ascenders you would like to learn how to use (2x Wild Country Ropeman II’s, or Petzl Basic/MicroTraxion combo recommended … bring ’em if you got ’em.) We will provide Ropeman II’s for training/practice! (Uber Adventures also offers a 10% discount off all gear purchased before/during/after this course!)
Tuition for this 2-Day Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) is $395 per individual and for $50 you can camp with us for 3 nights! A $100 non-refundable deposit will reserve your space in this class. While the deposit is non-transferrable and non-refundable, it may be put toward a future course in the same calendar year if 30 days notice are given, cancelling your participation. Read more company/course policies here.
This class will begin in Moab at our campsite each morning at 7:00am and will finish around 4:00pm each afternoon. Feel free to camp with us for $50, to get your own camping, or to stay at a motel … your choice. (Uber Adventures provides no camping gear.) Included with tuition is all instruction and all group Canyoneering equipment, i.e.: ropes, webbing, rope bags, rapides, rigging, etc. … and a Certificate of Completion!!

Warning: The activities in this course have been found to be addictive. Only those people prepared for ultimate adventure and nonstop fun need attend!
Instructor: Klaus Gerhart – ACE (Association for Canyoneering Education) Master Instructor/Certified Guide, American Canyon Guides Association (ACGA) Certified Guide, Officer and Instructor, Certified Tactical Rappel Master, Wilderness First Responder, Swiftwater Rescue Technician, Technical Rope Rescue Technician, Map & Compass Navigation Instructor, trained Whitewater Rafting Guide, former instructor for Sierra Club’s Wilderness Travel Course, and a Master Educator for Leave No Trace wilderness ethics.

Canyon Essentials Course (ACE-L3) Los Angeles, CA - 'Intensive'
2019-10-04 | Stoney Point Park, 10900 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Chatsworth, CA, 91311, United States
Canyon Essentials Course (ACE-L3) Los Angeles, CA – ‘Intensive’=All skills presented in only 1 day (with fewer students)!
Improve your skills and expand your ‘toolbox’!
Uber Adventures’ Canyon Essentials Course (ACE-L3) is designed to prepare some for organizing canyon trips, and others for an improved toolbox of skills; specifically providing the next level of skills training through technical instruction and experiential practice. While these tools are a vital component for any active canyoneer, they are imperative for anyone leading rookies, kids, family or friends into a canyon. This course provides strategic training for unexpected technical and group management challenges … when things don’t go quite as planned!
While this course is designed primarily to meet the needs of recreational canyoneers, it also serves as a bridge between the Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) and the Canyon Rescue Course (ACE-L4), and forms the training foundation for those planning to seek certification as a Professional Canyon Guide (ACE-L5)!
Skills covered include:

Group Gear Choices & Distribution, Pack Management
Strand Isolation and Leapfrogging for speeding things up
Static Courtesy Rappels to make hard-starts easier
Dynamic Courtesy Rappels to make super-hard-starts safer and easier
Lowering Systems for emergencies and speed
Pre-Rigged Rappels and Rigging Kids for Rappel
Static & Dynamic Edge Protection to increase rope life
First Rappeller Belay options, Handlines and Sequencing
Passing Knots on Ascend and Rappel
Converting Static Block to Lowering System for assist or rescue
Isolating In-Field Rope Damage (Core Shot)
Constructing a Swiss Seat for rescue or gear failure
Rappelling on a Munter for emergencies
Advanced Friction Settings and Long Rappel Belay Options

Prerequisites: Since this course builds upon the skills and techniques presented in our Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) AND our Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2), we recommend that you’ve either taken both courses or have significant relevant personal experience before taking this class (please inquire if you’re unsure if this is the correct course for your current skill set).
Required/Recommended Gear: Harness, Helmet, Rappel Device, Figure 8 for Rigging, Gloves, 5-6 HMS Screwgate Carabiners, 48″ Sling or Foot Loop, Personal Safety Tether/Lanyard, Prusik Loop, Mechanical Ascender(s), 20′ of Webbing, 20′ Cordelette or Canyon Cordelette (and appropriate shoes and pack).
Logistics: This course will be held on one long day, on location at Stoney Point Park.
Tuition: This Canyon Essentials Course (ACE-L3) is $395 per individual. Tuition is non-refundable and non-transferrable but may be put toward a future course in the same calendar year if 30 days notice are given cancelling your participation in this course. Feel free to post any questions on this event or send me a greeting/e-mail through meetup. Included with tuition is: A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION!!

Instructor: Klaus Gerhart
Please read the course policies here: Policies

Canyon Rescue Course (ACE-L4) Los Angeles, CA - 'Intensive'
2019-10-05 - 2019-10-06 | Stoney Point Park, 10900 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Chatsworth, CA, 91311, United States
Canyon Rescue Course (ACE-L4) Los Angeles, CA – ‘Intensive’=All skills presented in only 2 days!
Train Hard. Plan Well. Be Safe.
…but accidents still happen.
This Canyon Rescue Course by Uber Adventures teaches the skills necessary to perform immediate, in-canyon self-rescues, partner rescues, and how to assist with group emergencies … all with your groups’ normal rack-and-pack (the minimal gear you should carry on your harnesses and in your packs.)
Boost your confidence and fill your mental toolbox with skills to handle technical emergencies.
This course not only teaches you the skills and methods necessary to execute a variety of rescue procedures, but it provides the impetus for critical thinking through an emergency.
How would you help a canyoneer stuck on a rope? How would you help an unconscious canyoneer stuck on a rope? How quickly could you figure out how to convert a static block to a lowering system? Could you haul a rappeller back to the top of a drop by yourself? Have you ever been in a canyon, assessing a fictional problem and felt helpless? Are your responsibilities in a canyoneering event greater because you’re the leader/organizer? Would you like to be a more valuable team member? This course is vital for not only canyoneering leaders, but also for conscientious recreational canyoneers who value their own safety and the safety of their party.
With the technical skills presented in this course, you could prevent the need for calling in an expensive Search And Rescue team, avoid putting rescuers at risk, avoid spending the night in a canyon, and continue a canyon descent with a non-critically injured teammate.
Prerequisite: Participants should have some advanced formal canyoneering-specific training. This course builds on the skills taught in the Uber Adventures’ 3-day Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1), the Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) AND the Canyon Essentials Course (ACE-L3). While we are not requiring the completion of each of those courses as a prerequisite, those who have had advanced formal canyoneering training will find it easier to ‘keep-up’ with this curriculum. If you’re not sure if this is the course for you, please give us a call and we can discuss your skills and training.
The topics and skills covered will include:

Knots, Rope Grabs & Progress Capture Methods
Anchors, Rigging & Friction Dynamics for Rescue
Mechanical Advantage and Haul Systems
Converting Static Rigging to Haul or Lower
Assisted Rappel & Tandem Rappel Techniques
Hero Rescue, Balancier Lift
Rappelling on a Tensioned Rope
Guide Ropes, Tag Lines, Belays
Cut-and-Lower Procedures
Special Ascending Techniques for Rescue
Pick-Off Procedures Scenario
Considerations for musculoskeletal injuries

Instructor: Klaus Gerhart
Read company/course policies here.

Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) Los Angeles, CA
2019-10-11 - 2019-10-13 | Stoney Point Park, 10900 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Chatsworth, CA, 91311, United States
3-Day Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) Los Angeles, CA
Learn to Canyoneer!
(…you’re invited to stay an extra day and descend a local canyon with us on Monday … weather permitting!)
Canyoneering and Canyoning are terms used to describe an adventure sport that combines hiking, wading, swimming, jumping, sliding, boulder-hopping, scrambling, rock-climbing, sometimes packrafting and always rappelling — often over waterfalls.
Canyoneering is an emerging adventure sport in the US, and has grown significantly in popularity over the past decade. This sport has unique risks and requires a very specific set of technical skills to enjoy it safely. Rock-climbing, caving, mountaineering and swift water training teach related skills for your ‘toolbox’, but Canyoneering has become highly specialized, and much of the gear and many of the techniques of Canyoneering are distinctly different from those of the other sports …and, that’s where we come in!
Prerequisite: None
This is a beginner to intermediate course which teaches the skills necessary to safely descend canyons as part of a group (being a competent participant and the knowledge to recognize and implement safe canyon practices). This course is designed to quickly get the beginner up-to-speed on basics, to give both the rookie and intermediate canyoneer new tools for his/her toolbox, and will help intermediate cayoneers refine their current skill set! The topics and skills covered will include:

Knots, Bends and Hitches
Canyon Rating System
Rules, Ethics, Style, Communication and Courtesy
Specific Gear Choices, Requirements, Use and Care
Belays, Lowering and Handlines
Natural, Artificial, Transient & Human Anchors
Static and Contingency Riggings
Rope Deployment, Coiling, Bagging and Etiquette
Rappelling Techniques & On-Rope Skills
(Adding Friction Pre-rappel, Mid-rappel, Locking Off, etc.)
Specialized Rappelling Techniques
(Hard Starts, Soft Starts, Free-Hanging, Over-Hanging, etc.)
Basic Climbing & Down Climbing Skills
(Bridging, Stemming, Partner Assists, Partner Captures, etc.)
Safety Checking and Basic Self-Rescue
And, within each of these broad subjects are a myriad of skills and tools.

Host: Klaus Gerhart Instructors: Klaus Gerhart and others.
The cost of this course is only $395. (The course fee is non-refundable, but may be put toward a future class during the same calendar year if 30 days notice are given, cancelling your participation in this course. If 30 days notice are not given, the remaining balance will be due whether you attend the course or not.) Please read more course/company policies here.
This class will begin on the evening of Day 1 (7:00pm-9:30pm) in Chatsworth, CA (exact location will be provided in a Logistics & Visitor Guide), with an orientation, introduction, and presentation emphasizing the canyon rating system, gear, weather, canyon topography, safety considerations, and a rundown of the logistics for the rest of the course … and getting to know each other. The class will reconvene on Days 2 and 3 at Stoney Point Park in Chatsworth and will run from 7am-5:00pm both days.
Required gear for this course is a harness and a helmet (we can loan these out if you don’t have them … and we offer a 10% discount for any gear bought before/during/directly after the course, and we’ll also be loaning out carabiners, descenders, tethers, foot loops, prussiks, etc. Feel free to borrow our gear for this course, until you determine what your need.
**Since we do not loan out classroom gear for our recreational canyon descent on the Monday following this course, consider purchasing our gear kit for this course, and for your future in this sport! https://uberadventures.net/product/basic-canyoneering-gear-kit/**

Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) Los Angeles, CA
2019-10-19 - 2019-10-20 | Stoney Point Park, 10900 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Chatsworth, CA, 91311, United States
Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) Los Angeles, CA
This Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) is designed to provide students with the tools needed to jump to the next level of technical skill and become competent and safe canyoneers in ALL classes of canyons and touches on techniques and skills for Canyon Essentials (ACE-L3) and Canyon Rescue (ACE-L4). The practical experience that you gain during this course will give you the knowledge and confidence to tackle advanced canyon obstacles and many unexpected situations. This extremely popular curriculum has set the standard by which all other courses and curriculums may be judged. This course was designed primarily to meet the needs of recreational canyoneers, but also forms the training foundation for those planning to seek certification as a Professional Canyon Guide (ACE-L5).
Prerequisite: Uber Adventures’ 3-day Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) or Instructor permission. Since this Two-Day Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) builds upon the skills and techniques presented in our 3-Day Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1), you must have that training or extensive personal experience to be admitted to this class.
The topics covered include:

Advanced Knots & Hitches
Retrievable/Releasable Anchor Systems
Transient Anchors
Artificial Anchors Installation & Inspection
Multi-Pitch Rappels
Simul Rappels
Advanced Rope Work for Traverses
Guided Rappels & Tensioning Systems
Deviations/Re-Directs
3 Ascending Methods & Transitioning on top of Ascend
Converting from Ascend to Rappel
Pothole Escape Techniques
Basics of Mechanical Advantage

Basic personal gear is required for this course: Harness, Helmet, Rappel Device, Safety Tether, Multiple Locking HMS Carabiners, 48″ sling/runner/footloop, prusik loop, and possibly any mechanical ascenders you would like to learn how to use (2X Wild Country Ropeman II’s or Basic & MicroTraxion combo recommended .. bring ’em.) We will provide Ropeman II’s for training/practice! (Uber Adventures also offers a 10% discount off all gear purchased before/during/after this course!)
Tuition for this 2-Day Advanced Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) is $395 per individual. A $100 non-refundable deposit will reserve your space in this class. While the deposit is non-transferrable and non-refundable, it may be put toward a future course in the same calendar year if 30 days notice are given, cancelling your participation. If 30 days notice are not given, the remainder of the course fee will be due regardless of whether or not you attend the course. Read more company/course policies here.
Included with tuition is all instruction and all group Canyoneering equipment, i.e.: ropes, webbing, rope bags, rapides, rigging, etc. … and a Certificate of Completion!!
Warning: The activities in this course have been found to be addictive. Only those people prepared for ultimate adventure and nonstop fun need attend!

Instructor: Klaus Gerhart

Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) St George, UT
2019-10-25 - 2019-10-27 | Virgin River Gorge, 36.950773, -113.797959, St George, UT, United States
3-Day Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) – St George, UT
Learn to Canyoneer!
(Please inquire about joining us, recreationally, for a local canyon descent on the day following this course … weather permitting!)
Canyoneering and Canyoning are terms used to describe an adventure sport that combines hiking, wading, swimming, jumping, sliding, boulder-hopping, scrambling, rock-climbing, sometimes packrafting and always rappelling — often over waterfalls.
Canyoneering is an emerging adventure sport in the US, and has grown significantly in popularity over the past decade. This sport has unique risks and requires a very specific set of technical skills to enjoy it safely. Rock-climbing, caving, mountaineering and swift water training teach related skills for your ‘toolbox’, but Canyoneering has become highly specialized, and much of the gear and many of the techniques of Canyoneering are distinctly different from those of the other sports …and, that’s where we come in!
Prerequisite: None
This is a beginner to intermediate course which teaches the skills necessary to safely descend canyons as part of a group (being a competent participant and the knowledge to recognize and implement safe canyon practices). This course is designed to quickly get the beginner up-to-speed on basics, to give both the rookie and intermediate canyoneer new tools for his/her toolbox, and will help intermediate cayoneers refine their current skill set! The topics and skills covered will include:

Knots, Bends and Hitches
Canyon Rating System
Rules, Ethics, Style, Communication and Courtesy
Specific Gear Choices, Requirements, Use and Care
Belays, Lowering and Handlines
Natural, Artificial, Transient & Human Anchors
Static and Contingency Riggings
Rope Deployment, Coiling, Bagging and Etiquette
Rappelling Techniques & On-Rope Skills
(Adding Friction Pre-rappel, Mid-rappel, Locking Off, etc.)
Specialized Rappelling Techniques
(Hard Starts, Soft Starts, Free-Hanging, Over-Hanging, etc.)
Basic Climbing & Down Climbing Skills
(Bridging, Stemming, Partner Assists, Partner Captures, etc.)
Safety Checking and Basic Self-Rescue
And, within each of these broad subjects are a myriad of skills and tools.

Host: Klaus Gerhart Instructors: Klaus Gerhart, and team
The cost of this course is only $395! (The course fee is non-refundable, but may be put toward a future class during the same calendar year if 30 days notice are given, cancelling your participation in this course.) Please read more course/company policies here.
This class will begin at our campsite on the evening of Day 1 (7:00pm-9:30pm) and will reconvene each morning on Days 2 and 3 at 7:00am and will finish around 5:00pm each afternoon, allowing for some hikes and sight-seeing in the area. You’ll need to get your own camping (always available for $8/night if staying near us), or to stay at a motel … your choice. (Uber Adventures provides no camping or camping gear.)
Required gear for this course is a harness and a helmet (we can loan these out if you don’t have them … and we will offer a 10% discount for any gear bought before/during/directly after the course), and we’ll also be loaning out carabiners, descenders, tethers, foot loops, prussiks, etc. Feel free to borrow our gear for this course, until you determine what your needs will be.
**Since we do not loan out classroom gear for our recreational canyon descent on the Monday following this course, consider purchasing our gear kit for this course, and for your future in this sport! https://uberadventures.net/product/basic-canyoneering-gear-kit/**
Here’s a pic of our training site & the view from where we’ll be camping:

Canyon Essentials Course (ACE-L3) St George, UT - 'Intensive'
2019-10-29 | Virgin River Gorge, 36.950773, -113.797959, St George, UT, United States
Canyon Essentials Course (ACE-L3) St George, UT – ‘Intensive’=All skills presented in only 1 day (with fewer students)!
Improve your skills and expand your ‘toolbox’!
Uber Adventures’ Canyon Essentials Course (ACE-L3) is designed to prepare some for organizing canyon trips, and others for an improved toolbox of skills; specifically providing the next level of skills training through technical instruction and experiential practice. While these tools are a vital component for any active canyoneer, they are imperative for anyone leading rookies, kids, family or friends into a canyon. This course provides strategic training for unexpected technical and group management challenges … when things don’t go quite as planned!
While this course is designed primarily to meet the needs of recreational canyoneers, it also serves as a bridge between the Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) and the Canyon Rescue Course (ACE-L4), and forms the training foundation for those planning to seek certification as a Professional Canyon Guide (ACE-L5)!
Skills covered include:

Group Gear Choices & Distribution, Pack Management
Strand Isolation and Leapfrogging for speeding things up
Static Courtesy Rappels to make hard-starts easier
Dynamic Courtesy Rappels to make super-hard-starts safer and easier
Lowering Systems for emergencies and speed
Pre-Rigged Rappels and Rigging Kids for Rappel
Static & Dynamic Edge Protection to increase rope life
First Rappeller Belay options, Handlines and Sequencing
Passing Knots on Ascend and Rappel
Converting Static Block to Lowering System for assist or rescue
Isolating In-Field Rope Damage (Core Shot)
Constructing a Swiss Seat for rescue or gear failure
Rappelling on a Munter for emergencies
Advanced Friction Settings and Long Rappel Belay Options

Prerequisites: Since this course builds upon the skills and techniques presented in our Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) AND our Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2), we recommend that you’ve either taken both courses or have significant relevant personal experience before taking this class (please inquire if you’re unsure if this is the correct course for your current skill set).
Required Gear: Harness, Helmet, Rappel Device, Figure 8 for Rigging, Gloves, 5-6 HMS Screwgate Carabiners, 48″ Sling or Foot Loop, Personal Safety Tether/Lanyard, Prusik Loop, Mechanical Ascender(s), 20′ Cordelette or Canyon Cordelette, 20′ of Webbing (and appropriate shoes and pack).
Logistics: This course will be held on one long day, on location at the Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area. We do not provide camping for this course/location, however if you camp near us it is a mere $8/night.
Tuition: This Canyon Essentials Course (ACE-L3) is $395 per individual. Tuition is non-refundable and non-transferrable but may be put toward a future course in the same calendar year if 30 days notice are given cancelling your participation in this course. Feel free to post any questions on this event or send me a greeting/e-mail through meetup. Included with tuition is: A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION!!
Instructor: Klaus Gerhart
Please read the course policies here: Policies

Canyon Rescue Course (ACE-L4) St George, UT - 'Intensive'
2019-10-30 - 2019-10-31 | Virgin River Gorge, 36.950773, -113.797959, St George, UT, United States
Canyon Rescue Course (ACE-L4) St George, UT – ‘Intensive’ = all skills presented in only 2 days.
Train Hard. Plan Well. Be Safe.
…but accidents still happen.
This Canyon Rescue Course by Uber Adventures teaches the skills necessary to perform immediate, in-canyon self-rescues, partner rescues, and how to assist with group emergencies … all with your groups’ normal rack-and-pack (the minimal gear you should carry on your harnesses and in your packs.)
Boost your confidence and fill your mental toolbox with skills to handle technical emergencies.
This course not only teaches you the skills and methods necessary to execute a variety of rescue procedures, but it provides the impetus for critical thinking through an emergency.
How would you help a canyoneer stuck on a rope? How would you help an unconscious canyoneer stuck on a rope? How quickly could you figure out how to convert a static block to a lowering system? Could you haul a rappeller back to the top of a drop by yourself? Have you ever been in a canyon, assessing a fictional problem and felt helpless? Are your responsibilities in a canyoneering event greater because you’re the leader/organizer? Would you like to be a more valuable team member? This course is vital for not only canyoneering leaders, but also for conscientious recreational canyoneers who value their own safety and the safety of their party.
With the technical skills presented in this course, you could prevent the need for calling in an expensive Search And Rescue team, avoid putting rescuers at risk, avoid spending the night in a canyon, and continue a canyon descent with a non-critically injured teammate.
Prerequisite: Participants should have some advanced formal canyoneering-specific training. This course builds on the skills taught in the Uber Adventures’ 3-day Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1), the Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) AND the Canyon Essentials Course (ACE-L3). While we are not requiring the completion of each of those courses as a prerequisite, those who have had advanced formal canyoneering training will find it easier to ‘keep-up’ with this curriculum. If you’re not sure if this is the course for you, please give us a call and we can discuss your skills and training.
Logistics: We do not provide camping at this course/location, however if you camp near us it is a mere $8/night!
The topics and skills covered will include:

Knots, Rope Grabs & Progress Capture Methods
Anchors, Rigging & Friction Dynamics for Rescue
Mechanical Advantage and Haul Systems
Converting Static Rigging to Haul or Lower
Assisted Rappel & Tandem Rappel Techniques
Hero Rescue, Balancier Lift
Rappelling on a Tensioned Rope
Guide Ropes, Tag Lines, Belays
Cut-and-Lower Procedures
Special Ascending Techniques for Rescue
Pick-Off Procedures Scenario
Considerations for musculoskeletal injuries

Instructor: Klaus Gerhart
Read company/course policies here.

Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) St George, UT
2019-11-02 - 2019-11-03 | Virgin River Gorge, 36.950773, -113.797959, St George, UT, United States
Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) St George, UT
This Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) is designed to provide students with the tools needed to jump to the next level of technical skill and become competent and safe canyoneers in ALL classes of canyons and touches on techniques and skills for Canyon Essentials (ACE-L3) and Canyon Rescue (ACE-L4). The practical experience that you gain during this course will give you the knowledge and confidence to tackle advanced canyon obstacles and many unexpected situations. This extremely popular curriculum has set the standard by which all other courses and curriculums may be judged. This course was designed primarily to meet the needs of recreational canyoneers, but also forms the training foundation for those planning to seek certification as a Professional Canyon Guide (ACE-L5).
Prerequisite: Uber Adventures’ 3-day Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1) or Instructor permission. Since this Two-Day Advanced Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) builds upon the skills and techniques presented in our 3-Day Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L1), you must have that training or extensive personal experience to be admitted to this class.
The topics covered include:

Efficient Rope Management
Advanced Knots & Hitches
Retrievable/Releasable Anchor Systems
Transient Anchors
Artificial Anchors Installation & Inspection
Multi-Pitch Rappels
Simul Rappels
Advanced Rope Work for Traverses
Guided Rappels & Tensioning Systems
Deviations/Re-Directs
3 Ascending Methods & Converting to Rappel
Transitioning on top of Ascend
Pothole Escape Techniques
Intro to Mechanical Advantage

Basic personal gear is required for this course: Harness, Helmet, Rappel Device, Safety Tether, Multiple Locking HMS Carabiners, 48″ sling/runner/footloop, prusik loop, and any mechanical ascenders you would like to learn how to use (2X Wild Country Ropeman II’s, or the Petzl Basic/MicroTraxion Combo recommended .. bring ’em if you have ’em.) We will provide Ropeman II’s for training/practice! (Uber Adventures also offers a 10% discount off all gear purchased before/during/after this course!)
Tuition for this 2-Day Advanced Technical Canyoneering Course (ACE-L2) is $395 per individual. A $100 non-refundable deposit will reserve your space in this class. While the deposit is non-transferrable and non-refundable, it may be put toward a future course in the same calendar year if 30 days notice are given, cancelling your participation. If 30 days notice are not given, the remainder of the course fee will be due regardless of whether or not you attend the course. Read more company/course policies here.
Included with tuition is all instruction and all group Canyoneering equipment, i.e.: ropes, webbing, rope bags, rapides, rigging, etc. … and a Certificate of Completion!! We provide no camping nor camping gear for this course location, however camping near us is a mere $8/night!
Warning: The activities in this course have been found to be addictive. Only those people prepared for ultimate adventure and nonstop fun need attend!
Instructor: Klaus Gerhart – ACE (Association for Canyoneering Education) Master Instructor/Certified Guide, American Canyon Guides Association (ACGA) Certified Guide, Officer and Instructor, Certified Tactical Rappel Master, Wilderness First Responder, Swiftwater Rescue Technician, Technical Rope Rescue Technician, Map & Compass Navigation Instructor, trained Whitewater Rafting Guide, former instructor for Sierra Club’s Wilderness Travel Course, and a Master Educator for Leave No Trace wilderness ethics.

ACE Certified Guide Assessment (ACE-L5) Las Vegas, NV
2019-11-05 - 2019-11-07 | Lake Mead NRA, 268 Lakeshore Rd, Boulder City, NV, 89005, United States
ACE (Association for Canyoneering Education) Guide Assessment (ACE-L5) – Las Vegas, NV
The ACGA (American Canyon Guide Association) was formed following the dissolution of the ACA in 2011 (though it has attempted reorganization several times since). The ACGA was to become America’s first professional association for the industry of canyoneering. Four years later, its volunteer Board of Directors and limited membership were been unable to host the guide assessments for which it was created and it dissolved. It is the goal of ACE to independently fill this void in certifying guides from this date forward.
ACE will provide:

Certification for professional canyon guides
Standardized curricula for canyoneering instructors
Safety forums and tools for the canyoneering community

Our Mission: To set an American Standard to which professional canyon guides and instructors can be held; to present a clear path to certification for professional canyon guides; to host professional canyon guide assessments; to develop standardized technical canyoneering curricula; and to develop relationships between land managers, guide services, and training providers.
Please find below the details on the process to become a certified guide, and the benefits that accompany certification. Even if guiding isn’t in your future, the Assessment is great proof of your competence in the canyon environment. While this program is new, it is a strong one, and one which has drawn on the successes and learned from the failures of a variety of programs, both in the sport of canyoneering, and many others.
The fee for the ACE Guide Assessment is $295 + $100 (Registration w/ACE and three-year membership in ACE)
Perk for Uber Adventures students: Uber Adventures will pay the $295 assessment fee for any candidate who has taken all four courses, ACE-L1, ACE-L2, ACE-L3 and ACE-L4, from Uber Adventures!

What is the path to certification for professional canyon guide?

Be proficient in all of the skills on the ACE Master Skills List.
Sign-up for and pass a 3-day ACE Guide Assessment.
Provide a Canyoneering Resume showing your:

(1) Training (dates, courses, organizations, instructors)
(2) Experience (primary leader of 30+ unique canyon descents with 6+ people each)
(3) References (4 canyoneering professionals or recreational)

Where do I learn the skills on the ACE Master Skills List?
The best way to ensure you learn ALL the technical skills on the ACE Master Skills List is to take the series of four ACE curriculum courses (L1, L2, L3, L4) offered by a variety of providers. Those 4 courses teach all the technical skills on the ACE Master Skills List. You could also learn on your own by attending any combination of courses, workshops, practices, etc, and then fill-in-the-blanks (the skills you haven’t learned yet) by reading books, searching the internet, or learning from friends. This isn’t always easy to do and the skills you learn may not be ideal. During an ACE Guide Assessment, you will be evaluated on safety, efficiency, and canyoneering-specific methods of achieving a goal. Keep that in mind should you choose to learn canyoneering from anyone other than an ACE Certified Guide or ACE Instructor.

Does ACE recognize other professional canyon guide certifications?
Yes. Submit your request to have your existing certification recognized by ACE, along with the name of the certifying entity, the curriculum and/or assessment process you went through, the date of your original certification and the date of your most recent re-certification. We will assess the program and make a determination.
If your certification is recognized, you will need to register with ACE as a professional member, pay your membership dues to ACE, and recertify every 3 years with ACE.

Are other training or certifications required to become an ACE Certified Guide?
No. We evaluate your technical proficiency and decision-making as they relate to the technical aspect of canyoneering, and a general knowledge of navigation, weather, hydrology and group health. However, Wilderness First Aid/CPR, Wilderness First Responder, Swiftwater Rescue, Leave No Trace, Meteorology, Navigation and other relevant formal training may be required by your employer, by land managers, and by insurance providers.

How is the ACE Guide Assessment administered?

In 3 parts: Classroom & Written, On-Rope Skills, and Scenarios.
Candidates will provide their own ropes and equipment for the ACE Guide Assessment unless otherwise indicated by the hosting entity.
All skills will be evaluated on safety, best application, and efficiency. ACE does not assess interpersonal skills, teaching style or likability. Therefore, these traits have no weight during an ACE Guide Assessment. Employers will make these determinations during their interview process.
Candidates will be graded Pass or Fail
In the event of a Fail during the ACE Guide Assessment, the candidate will be required to retake the entire Assessment at a future date.

What are the benefits of Professional Membership?

All the benefits associated with a Sport membership
Pro-deals & discounts (regularly pursuing new relationships)

Imlay Canyon Gear
Liberty Mountain
Outdoor Prolink

Recognition, relevance, relationships
Business listings, Employer/Employment listings & assistance
Professional Membership is $100 for three years, which includes registration, the creation of a professional profile on ACECanyoneering.com, mailing out the ACE-L5 Certified Guide certificate, and the helmet stickers.

How long does my ACE-L5 Certified Guide certification last?
The ACE-L5 Certified Guide certification is valid for three years, at which point ACE requires recertification.
ACE Master Skills List
