>>2549091>I want to get into canyoneering and someone told me to self teach. I have practically 0 climbing experience, only really familiar with rappelling on a rescue 8. I've got 200 feet of dynamic rope, some 1" webbing carabiners, and a couple locking carabiners. I know I need a bunch of other shit but I have no clue where to start and have no friends who climb>Im also terrified of falling to my death by self teaching. Any tips on where to start?Excellent life choice anon, canyoning is rad.
Where do you live? Do you want to get into Swiftwater wet canyons or dry slotty canyons? Based on you calling it 'canyoneering' I'm guessing southwest USA so dry canyons. This will determine the type of techniques and gear you need to acquire and learn, there is some crossover but also some differences.
>Dynamic ropeNo
>Fig8 rappingYes
>CarabinersYes
>WebbingYes
Honestly anon your best move is to find a professional guide/instructor or a group of experienced competent canyoners who would be willing for you to tag along and learn from them. To not be a liability/passenger in a canyon skills/experience you will need: anchor finding and building, both natural (trees, boulders, cracks etc) and bolts (often sketchy), rope management and rappel rigging for both raising and lowering a stuck rappeller, single and double rope ascent techniques, rappelling on often very slippery surfaces, sometimes directly in the flow of powerful waterfalls, whitewater swimming techniques, jumping + sliding in to water from 5m+ heights, climbing to reach anchors with minimal protection and lots of exposure, downclimbing with consequential falls, off track navigation. It's very much a team sport so learning by yourself will be tricky and limiting.
All that said though, the combination of all of those skills/requirements means it's a rad sport and extremely fun.
I rappelled this 75m waterfall recently. The fall line goes right though the main flow. It was super intense and awesome.
