Canyoning Course ICAN Level II - 5 Days

$ 1100

Aprender las técnicas necesarias para poder realizar descensos en barrancos de cualquier dificultad en condiciones de caudal medio bajo. Adquirir los conocimientos necesarios sobre seguridad y prevención de riesgos en los descensos. Dotar de los suficientes recursos para ser capaces de funcionar de manera autónoma dentro de cualquier barranco. • Meteorología • Hidrología • Planificación del descenso • Medidas medio-ambientales • Peligros • Material individual y colectivo accesorio • Conocimiento de los signos y señales convencionales • Cotación actual de los barrancos • Jerarquía durante la actividad • Formas de actuar ante los peligros del agua • Descripción de las Técnicas de Progresión • Nudos Imprescindibles y recomendables • SFD8 • Técnicas avanzadas de montajes de fortuna • Previo al descenso con caudal alto • Posterior al descenso con caudal alto • Cómo evitar el caudal • Una vez dentro del caudal • Algunos métodos de autorrescate • Técnicas de instalación y re-equipamiento • Practicas en cañones reales 

Incluye alojamiento en cabañas en la zona mas famosa de barrancos en Mexico
No incluye alimentos

Season

All year, beeing carefull on flash floods in the months of August and September. It can be suspended any momento if the river level represent a risk for the visitor. The river level will be monitored the same day of the trip.

Difficulty

Intermediate: this route is apt for people with little experience in hiking, the route involves walking in paths, between stones and can have down climbing. Although this can be your first adventure trip is necessary that you have the ability to move mountain terrain. All our routes includes rappel course. GOOD phisycal condition is required and no one with overweight will be admitted.

Gear available

1. 4x4 transportation in a safari style truck, open air vehicle full of fun and joy since the begining.
2. Cabins and camping area at baseline, Changing rooms, bathrooms, electricity, water, fresh hot coffee, restaurant and shop.
3. Professional canyoning gear for each participant: Harness, helmet, PFD and wet-suit
  4. Professional ICAN certified guides with up top date courses of first aid and canyoning.
5. Pictures of the trip after fillin the poll. **if available
  6. Medical first aid kit for the trip in the mountain, recommended by the Mexican Red Cross.
 

Checklist

Just bring dry clothes for the end of the trip, chocolates like as MilkyWay or Snickers. The vests have pouches for bars

The best running tennis You have, never bring Converse style shoes

Do not bring water or chemical blockers that are not environmentally friendly, do not bring valuables that you may lose in the river

Service Information

Generales

  • QUOTE: $1100
  • Zone: Potrero Redondo Santago, Nuevo Leon, MEXICO
  • Age: 10 - minors should be acompanied by a parent, except in summer camp
  • Estimated time from the starting point: 48 hr
  • Activities Period: 1 day
  • Nights: 1
  • Distance: 5 kms
  • Itinerary

  • Rappels: 2
  • Cliff Jumping: 2
  • Rock Slides: 1
  • River Swiming
  • 1
  • Downclimbing
  • Cave: 1
  • Clothes

  • Dry-fit or cotton shirt
  • Long licra bottom
  • Jeans or heavy duty fabric short (long pants will be very heavy when wet)
  • Socks (two pairs can be used to tighten the shoe)
  • New tennis (no open shoes, this is to protect your feet inside the water)
  • Dry change of clothes for the end of the trip
  • On trips with transportation, you'll need a sweater, windbreaker and a cap.
  • Groups

    Groups can be made of 5 people minimum. In case of not being able to form a group, you'll have to make reservations with a full payment of the tour and wait to be assigned to one of the groups formed by other people. If you can't be assigned, you'll be refunded. You may ask for VIP groups with no minimum persons and guides will be assigned exclusively for you including all meals, transportation from airport , cabins and hotel nights.

    Food & Drinks

    Includes complete breakfast: Juice, Milk and cereal, Bread, Bisquets, Nutella, Peanut Butter and Jelly, we also have fresh and hot coffee*.

    Food is NOT included for the trip, we recommend you bring  energy bars
    Please dont bring bottle water

    *when available

    What Other Visitors Experienced

    Service Tabs

    Take the highway to Linares (carretera Nacional), passing El Cercado in Santiago Nuevo Leon, take Cola de Caballo road, go about 5 km south to reach the Hotel. Leave your car in the parking lot, the cost is 100 pesos per vehicle