Canyoning Techniques

Rope management

• Butterfly coils
• Securing the rope
• Coiling over the neck
• Coiling in halves

And tricks to avoid rope jams

Joining two ropes together

Read the report from David Drohan and the Bushwalkers Wilderness Rescue Association, or at least the abstract. Generally speaking you should use either the double fishermans or the one-sided overhand, but the specifics of the situation will determine which.

Knots

An overview of knots and their uses

• Overhand knot
• Double overhand knot
• Figure-of-eight knot
• Girth hitch
• Prusik (or Prussik) knot
• Klemheist knot
• French prusik (autoblock)
• Munter (Italian) hitch
• Clove hitch
• Double fishermans
• One sided overhand
• Tape knot (water knot)
• Figure-of-eight on a bight
• Rethreaded figure-of-eight
• Overhand loop
• Alpine butterfly

Descenders

An overview of descenders and important properties

• Piton Brake Bar
• Pitt Stop
• Rappel Rack
• Figure of eight
• ATC

Belaying

Tom Brennan : website@ozultimate.com : updated 20040730