Thursday, October 20, 2011

November Instructional programs with Pura Vida Adventures

Pura Vida will be offering two open enrollment instructional programs this Nov. The first Technical Canyoneering for beginners will be held Nov. 12 and 13 and the following week Nov. 19th and 20th will be an intro to rock climbing course. Cost for each course is $300 if you register for both courses the total cost is then $500 saving you $100. All equipment will be provided for both courses. Programs are limited to the first six participants. Read below for more details about each course.


Canyoneering: Technical Canyoneering for beginners, Nov. 12th and 13th. This course will focus on skills and techniques used in a canyon environment. The course will focus on rope skills and rigging, in addition we will discuss canyon movement, the canyon rating system, and canyon equipment. Cost: $300 a person. More details available here
http://www.pvadventures.com/Canyoneering/index.html


Intro to Rock Climbing for beginners, Nov. 19th and 20th. This 2 day class is designed for participants who have never climbed but want to learn how, as well as people who have climbed but want to become more independent so that they can climb on their own. Topics include: Climbing movement, proper belaying and rappelling technique, anchor building.





This course is designed to provide you with competence and confidence on ropes basic rock climbing skills. It covers all skills beginning climbers shoul learn including proper gear and how it should be rigged, belaying and rappelling techniques, knots, prussic knots, and climbing techniques.The second day goes into natural and artificial anchor building for top rope set up. This program also allows for a sufficient amount of climbing time to gain additional climbing experience.




Please contact us at contact@pvadventures.com or 772-579-0005 for further questions on the courses or to reserve a spot.