Most current listing of ACA Events can be found on the ACA MeetUp page found here: https://www.meetup.com/ACA-Canyoneering-MeetUpMost 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

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3 Day Canyoneering Rescue Course – Blanding, UT

Northwash Outfitters 88 West 100 North Suite B, Blanding, UT, United States

The 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.

$395

ACA Rigging – Guided Rappel Workshop – SLC

Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USA

This 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.

Free

ACA Lead Pro Guide Assessment – Escalante, UT

Excursions of Escalante 125 E Main St, Escalante, UT, US

To 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.

$1250

ACA Rigging – Tandem Rappel Workshop – SLC

Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USA

This 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.

Free

ACA Rigging – Tandem Rappel Workshop – SLC

Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USA

This 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.

Free

ACA On Rope Skills Workshop – Passing a Knot -SLC

Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USA

This 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.

Free

ACA On Rope Skills Workshop – Passing a Knot -SLC

Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USA

This 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.

Free

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.

Free

ACA Courtesy Rigging Skills Workshop – SLC

Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USA

This 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.

Free

ACA Courtesy Rigging Skills Workshop – SLC

Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USA

This 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.

Free

***Re-Scheduled*** ACA Aspirant Canyon Leader Assessment – SLC

Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USA

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.

Free

ACA Totem Workshop – SLC

Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USA

This 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.

Free

ACA Totem Workshop – SLC

Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USA

This 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.

Free

ACA Canyon Leader I Assessment – SLC

Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USA

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.

Free

ACA Canyon Leader Conditional Items Re-Test – SLC

Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USA

This 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.

Free

ACA Anchors Workshop-SLC

Ledgemere Picnic Area Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT, US

This 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.

Free

ACA Anchors Workshop-SLC

Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USA

OBJECTIVE: 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, USA

This 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.

Free

ACA Rigging Releasable Skills Workshop – SLC

Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USA

Provide 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, USA

This 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.

Free

ACA On Rope Skills Workshop – Descending – SLC

Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USA

This 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.

Free

ACA On Rope Skills Workshop – Ascending – SLC

Ledgemere Picnic Area Ledgemere Picnic Area, Big Cottonwood Cyn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84121, USA

This 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.

Free

ACA Lead Pro Guide Assessment – Escalante, UT

Excursions of Escalante 125 E Main St, Escalante, UT, US

To 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.

$1250

Fall 2020 Guide, Leader, Aspirant Rendezvous (GLAR)

Kolob General Store 148 Kolob Terrace Rd, Virgin, UT, US

Fall 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, US

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/)

ACA COURSE / CORE Skills

Excursions of Escalante 125 E. Main Street, Escalante, UT, us

  This two day course will be held at the ACA Headquarters in Escalante Utah. Here, we are fortunate to select from dozens of technically rated slot canyons, from which we provide our "in canyon" training. Students time is spent … Read More

Women’s Pothole Course / FULL

Excursions of Escalante 125 E. Main Street P.O. Box 207, Escalante, UT, us

For many canyoneers, the ultimate in canyon obstacles is the Keeper Pothole. Whether wet or dry, deep and or wide, these bizarre sandstone features have thwarted many canyon adventures. Join Excursions of Escalante for two days of intensive pothole training … Read More

COURSE / ACA Technical Level 1

Excursions of Escalante 125 E. Main Street P.O. Box 207, Escalante, UT, us

This two day course will be held at the ACA Headquarters in Escalante Utah. Here, we are fortunate to select from dozens of technically rated slot canyons, from which we provide our "in canyon" training. Students time is spent applying … Read More

Keeper Pothole Course

Excursions of Escalante 125 E. Main Street P.O. Box 207, Escalante, UT, us

Keeper Pothole Course - Big "Problems", Big Fun! For many canyoneers, the ultimate in canyon obstacles is the Keeper Pothole. Whether wet or dry, deep and or wide, these bizarre sandstone features have thwarted many canyon adventures. Join Excursions of … Read More