5.1 CANYONING TECHNIQUE: PERSONAL EQUIPMENT

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Content

• PERSONAL EQUIPMENT
• • GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
  • OVERVIEW
• EQUIPMENT OVERVIEW VIDEO
• • eBook: Personal equipment
  • • SAFETY EQUIPMENT
    • NON-SAFETY EQUIPMENT
  • PERSONAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT FOR A CANYON TRIP
  • • PERSONAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT VIDEO
    • *CARABINER ANATOMY*
    • PERSONAL NON-SAFETY EQUIPMENT FOR A CANYON TRIP
  • WET CANYONS
  • • WET CANYON EQUIPMENT VIDEO
    • PERSONAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT
    • PERSONAL NON-SAFETY EQUIPMENT
  • DRY CANYONS
  • • DRY CANYON EQUIPMENT VIDEO
    • PERSONAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT
    • PERSONAL NON-SAFETY EQUIPMENT
  • GROUP EQUIPMENT: SAFETY AND NON-SAFETY

PERSONAL EQUIPMENT

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

OVERVIEW

Specialized descender (CRITR) designed for canyoning

Because canyoning occurs in a unique environment, we have to use specific and often specialized equipment in order to progress safely and efficiently through a canyon.Different types of canyons, different weather conditions, climate and time of the year will require different pieces of equipment to be included in our personal equipment kit. Before describing and listing those pieces of equipment, it is necessary to explain an important distinction between all the different equipment we will need to have with us. This distinction has to do with safety and non-safety equipment.

EQUIPMENT OVERVIEW VIDEO

You can review the content later on the eBook below.

eBook: Personal equipment

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

Harness, carabiners, lanyards, and descenders are all examples of PPE

Safety equipment, also known as Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), is meant to protect us from injuries and bodily harm in general.

Some examples of PPE are: a helmet, a canyoning harness, carabiners and connectors, ropes and slings.

IMPORTANT: All Personal Protective Equipment should follow international or other recognized standards.

Ben inspects a helmet for damage

A defective piece of safety equipment can be the cause of a serious accident.

Imagine for example rappelling with a damaged rope, or wearing a harness with broken buckles…

Therefore it is necessary that all safety equipment that we will take with us in the canyon is properly and thoroughly checked before and after our outing. This is also imperative when we are renting or borrowing equipment, in case the owner of the equipment has n

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