Most current listing of ACA Events can be found on the ACA MeetUp page found here: https://www.meetup.com/ACA-Canyoneering-MeetUp
Most of the courses, rendezvous and events listed here are offered by ACA instructors, guides and leaders, but the calendar is not limited to ACA events. ACA affiliated local and regional meetups and group events can be posted here providing one source of information that is definitely worth a bookmark.
Events can be viewed as a chronological list or in calendar format.
If you are aware of an ACA affiliated event that is not included in our calendar, please let us know. Submit events to: info@canyoneering.net
Please contact the event host directly for details and registration.
***CANCELED*** ACA Rigging – Mechanical Advantage Workshop – SLC
Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USAThis is a FREE workshop, open to all ACA-Canyoneering Meetup group and Facebook members. OBJECTIVE: Provide students with the basic personal rappelling and belaying skills needed to descend easy canyons as team members with competent leaders and mentors.
3 Day Advanced Canyoneering Course – North Wash, UT
Sandthrax Campground 85CF2F88+PF, UT, United StatesThe Advanced Canyoneering course is designed to give intermediate canyoneers the skills and techniques necessary to prepare you to travel through canyons rated through 4C in the canyon rating system.
***CANCELED*** ACA Rigging – Mechanical Advantage Workshop – SLC
Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USAThis is a FREE workshop, open to all ACA-Canyoneering Meetup group and Facebook members. OBJECTIVE: Provide students with the basic personal rappelling and belaying skills needed to descend easy canyons as team members with competent leaders and mentors.
ACA Rigging – Guided Rappel Workshop – SLC
Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USAThis is a FREE workshop, open to all ACA-Canyoneering Meetup group and Facebook members. OBJECTIVE: Provide students with the basic personal rappelling and belaying skills needed to descend easy canyons as team members with competent leaders and mentors.
3 Day Canyoneering Rescue Course – Blanding, UT
Northwash Outfitters 88 West 100 North Suite B, Blanding, UT, United StatesThe course includes the techniques and skills taught in the American Canyoneering Academy's Canyon Rescue Course guidelines. As members of the local county SAR team and team leaders for their ropes team, the instructors at North Wash Outfitters take the concept of safety in canyons as a serious topic, even more so, you should be able to help you and your partners out if anything does go wrong. This course will give you the confidence to do so.
ACA Rigging – Guided Rappel Workshop – SLC
Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USAThis is a FREE workshop, open to all ACA-Canyoneering Meetup group and Facebook members. OBJECTIVE: Provide students with the basic personal rappelling and belaying skills needed to descend easy canyons as team members with competent leaders and mentors.
ACA Lead Pro Guide Assessment – Escalante, UT
Excursions of Escalante 125 E Main St, Escalante, UT, USTo become a Lead Pro Guide in the ACA you must pass the Lead Pro assessment. Your skills, training, etc can be from any place or any classes you have taken. Bottom line is you need to pass the ACA assessment.
ACA Rigging – Tandem Rappel Workshop – SLC
Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USAThis is a FREE workshop, open to all ACA-Canyoneering Meetup group and Facebook members. OBJECTIVE: Provide students with the basic personal rappelling and belaying skills needed to descend easy canyons as team members with competent leaders and mentors.
ACA Rigging – Tandem Rappel Workshop – SLC
Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USAThis is a FREE workshop, open to all ACA-Canyoneering Meetup group and Facebook members. OBJECTIVE: Provide students with the basic personal rappelling and belaying skills needed to descend easy canyons as team members with competent leaders and mentors.
ACA On Rope Skills Workshop – Passing a Knot -SLC
Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USAThis is a FREE workshop, open to all ACA-Canyoneering Meetup group and Facebook members. OBJECTIVE: Provide students with the basic personal rappelling and belaying skills needed to descend easy canyons as team members with competent leaders and mentors.
ACA On Rope Skills Workshop – Passing a Knot -SLC
Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USAThis is a FREE workshop, open to all ACA-Canyoneering Meetup group and Facebook members. OBJECTIVE: Provide students with the basic personal rappelling and belaying skills needed to descend easy canyons as team members with competent leaders and mentors.
ACA Canyon Leader 2 Assessment – Escalante, UT
Excursions of Escalante (125 E Main St, Escalante, UT 84726) Excursions of Escalante (125 E Main St, Escalante, UT 84726)Aspirant Canyon Leader is the first level of recreational recognition in the ACA. You will be assessed on Core (Level 1) and Aspirant (Level 2) skills. (Skills checklist can be found here https://www.canyoneering.net/resources/) IMPORTANT NOTE: To be clear, THIS IS NOT A WORKSHOP. It is an assessment. There will be no instruction or review of any skills or techniques. If you sign up you must be competent with the Core (Level 1) and Aspirant (Level 2) skills.
***Rescheduled*** ACA Aspirant Canyon Leader Assessment – UT (Escalante)
Excursions of Escalante 125 E Main St, Escalante, UT, USAspirant Canyon Leader is the first level of recreational recognition in the ACA. You will be assessed on Core (Level 1) and Aspirant (Level 2) skills. (Skills checklist can be found here https://www.canyoneering.net/resources/)
ACA Courtesy Rigging Skills Workshop – SLC
Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USAThis is a FREE workshop, open to all ACA-Canyoneering Meetup group and Facebook members. OBJECTIVE: Provide students with the basic personal rappelling and belaying skills needed to descend easy canyons as team members with competent leaders and mentors.
ACA Courtesy Rigging Skills Workshop – SLC
Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USAThis is a FREE workshop, open to all ACA-Canyoneering Meetup group and Facebook members. OBJECTIVE: Provide students with the basic personal rappelling and belaying skills needed to descend easy canyons as team members with competent leaders and mentors.
***Re-Scheduled*** ACA Aspirant Canyon Leader Assessment – SLC
Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USAAspirant Canyon Leader is the first level of recreational recognition in the ACA. You will be assessed on Core (Level 1) and Aspirant (Level 2) skills. (Skills checklist can be found here https://www.canyoneering.net/resources/) IMPORTANT NOTE: To be clear, THIS IS NOT A WORKSHOP. It is an assessment. There will be no instruction or review of any skills or techniques. If you sign up you must be competent with the Core (Level 1) and Aspirant (Level 2) skills.
ACA Totem Workshop – SLC
Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USAThis is a FREE workshop, open to all ACA-Canyoneering Meetup group and Facebook members. OBJECTIVE: Provide students with the basic personal rappelling and belaying skills needed to descend easy canyons as team members with competent leaders and mentors.
ACA Totem Workshop – SLC
Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USAThis is a FREE workshop, open to all ACA-Canyoneering Meetup group and Facebook members. OBJECTIVE: Provide students with the basic personal rappelling and belaying skills needed to descend easy canyons as team members with competent leaders and mentors.
ACA Canyon Leader I Assessment – SLC
Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USAAspirant Canyon Leader is the first level of recreational recognition in the ACA. You will be assessed on Core (Level 1) and Aspirant (Level 2) skills. (Skills checklist can be found here https://www.canyoneering.net/resources/) IMPORTANT NOTE: To be clear, THIS IS NOT A WORKSHOP. It is an assessment. There will be no instruction or review of any skills or techniques. If you sign up you must be competent with the Core (Level 1) and Aspirant (Level 2) skills.
ACA Canyon Leader Conditional Items Re-Test – SLC
Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USAThis is a FREE workshop, open to all ACA-Canyoneering Meetup group and Facebook members. OBJECTIVE: Provide students with the basic personal rappelling and belaying skills needed to descend easy canyons as team members with competent leaders and mentors.
ACA Anchors Workshop-SLC
Ledgemere Picnic Area Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT, USThis is a FREE workshop, open to all ACA Canyoneering Meetup group and Facebook members. OBJECTIVE: Provide students with the basic personal anchoring skills needed to descend easy canyons as team members with competent leaders and mentors.
ACA Anchors Workshop-SLC
Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USAOBJECTIVE: Provide students with the basic personal anchoring skills needed to descend easy canyons as team members with competent leaders and mentors. If you are seeking more complete training, please consider participating in a course offered by an ACA certified instructor/guide (http://www.canyoneering.net/hire-a-guide/).
ACA Rigging Releasable Skills Workshop – SLC
Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USAThis is a FREE workshop, open to all ACA-Canyoneering Meetup group and Facebook members. OBJECTIVE: Provide students with the basic personal rigging skills needed to descend easy canyons as team members with competent leaders and mentors.
ACA Rigging Releasable Skills Workshop – SLC
Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USAProvide students with the basic personal rigging skills needed to descend easy canyons as team members with competent leaders and mentors. If you are seeking more complete training, please consider participating in a course offered by an ACA certified instructor/guide.
ACA On Rope Skills Workshop – Descending – SLC
Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USAThis is a FREE workshop, open to all ACA-Canyoneering Meetup group and Facebook members. OBJECTIVE: Provide students with the basic personal rappelling and belaying skills needed to descend easy canyons as team members with competent leaders and mentors.
ACA On Rope Skills Workshop – Descending – SLC
Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USAThis is a FREE workshop, open to all ACA-Canyoneering Meetup group and Facebook members. OBJECTIVE: Provide students with the basic personal rappelling and belaying skills needed to descend easy canyons as team members with competent leaders and mentors.
ACA On Rope Skills Workshop – Ascending – SLC
Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USAThis is a FREE workshop, open to all ACA-Canyoneering Meetup group and Facebook members. OBJECTIVE: Provide students with the basic personal rappelling and belaying skills needed to descend easy canyons as team members with competent leaders and mentors.
ACA Lead Pro Guide Assessment – Escalante, UT
Excursions of Escalante 125 E Main St, Escalante, UT, USTo become a Lead Pro Guide in the ACA you must pass the Lead Pro assessment. Your skills, training, etc can be from any place or any classes you have taken. Bottom line is you need to pass the ACA assessment.
Fall 2020 Guide, Leader, Aspirant Rendezvous (GLAR)
Kolob General Store 148 Kolob Terrace Rd, Virgin, UT, USFall 2020 Guide, Leader, Aspirant, Rendezvous held at Kolob General Store and Kolob Community Center, Kolob, UT. Join your fellow canyoneers for a weekend of technical skills workshops, in-canyon practice, and leadership training.
ACA Aspirant Canyon Leader Assessment – UT (Zion)
Kolob General Store 148 Kolob Terrace Rd, Virgin, UT, USAspirant Canyon Leader is the first level of recreational recognition in the ACA. You will be assessed on Core (Level 1) and Aspirant (Level 2) skills. (Skills checklist can be found here https://www.canyoneering.net/resources/)