References

360 Adventures

Arizona guided adventures, including wet canyons and slot canyons.

Altitude Mountain Guides

Tucson climbing, rappelling and canyon trips.

Arizona Climbing Guides

Guided climbing and canyon trips near Tucson.

On Rope Canyoneering

Canyoneering equipment and training.

Phoenix Wilderness Adventures

Arizona outdoor trips, including canyoneering. Ask about current routes.

SoCal Adventure Company

Southern California guided canyon trips and outdoor classes.

Uber Adventures

Canyoneering courses and canyon events at several regional locations.

Canyoning Colorado

Ouray canyon trips and training courses.

San Juan Mountain Guides

Ouray mountain guide service. Ask about current canyoning availability.

Adventure Plus

St. George store with canyoneering equipment, rentals and courses.

All Ways Adventure

Private canyon trips around Kanab and East Zion.

Altura Adventures

Southern Utah canyoneering and rescue courses.

Capitol Reef Adventure Company

Guided adventures in the Capitol Reef area.

Desert Highlights

Private canyoneering, climbing and other Moab trips.

East Zion Adventures

Guided canyon adventures east of Zion.

Epic One Adventures

Custom Utah adventure trips and canyoneering instruction.

Excursions of Escalante

Escalante canyoneering trips and instruction.

Get In The Wild

Guided canyon trips and courses based around Hanksville.

Kanab Tour Company

Canyoneering tours around Kanab.

Magnum Expeditions

Private canyoneering trips around Moab.

Moab Adventure Center

Moab tour bookings, including canyoneering.

Moab Canyon Tours

Canyoneering and climbing trips around Moab.

Moab Cliffs & Canyons

Guided canyoneering and climbing in the Moab area.

Moab Desert Adventures

Moab climbing and canyoneering guides.

NAVTEC Expeditions

Moab guided canyon trips, with other river and backcountry tours.

North Wash Outfitters

Blanding based guide and training service for North Wash and southern Utah.

Paragon Adventures

St. George canyon trips and canyoneering courses.

Red Desert Adventure

Canyoneering and climbing trips near Zion.

Red River Adventures

Moab canyoneering, climbing and river trips.

ROAM Outdoor

Kanab and East Zion adventures, including canyon tours.

Rock Odysseys

Canyoneering and climbing trips near Zion.

Sundial Guides

Southern Utah guided hiking, climbing and canyon trips.

Zion Adventures

Springdale outfitter, rentals, canyon trips and instruction. Also known as Zion Adventure Company.

Zion Guide Hub

Springdale guide service with canyon trips outside Zion National Park.

Zion Guru

Springdale guide service, canyon equipment and Narrows rentals.

Zion Ponderosa Ranch Resort

East Zion lodging and adventure bookings, including canyoneering.

Arizona Hiking Shack

Phoenix outdoor shop with canyon equipment, rentals and classes.

Adventure Base Australia

Outdoor equipment distributor. Corrected link from the supplied list.

Neptune Mountaineering

Boulder climbing and mountain equipment store.

Ouray Mountain Sports

Ouray mountain equipment store. This is the current website for the supplied Ouray Sports listing.

Climb Aloha

Honolulu climbing store. Corrected link from the supplied list.

Desert Rock Sports

Las Vegas store with climbing and canyoneering equipment.

Mountain Shop

Portland mountain equipment store.

Big 5 Sporting Goods

General sporting goods retailer. Check local stock for water clothing.

Elevated Climbing

Climbing, caving and canyon equipment, including Dirty Dave’s pads.

Inner Mountain Outfitters

Caving and rope equipment, including Dirty Dave’s pads.

Lowe’s

General retailer for work gloves and supplies. Select the exact glove for the conditions.

REI

Outdoor retailer with climbing hardware, webbing and clothing.

Rigging Warehouse

Supplier of rigging hardware and rope equipment.

The Home Depot

General retailer for work gloves and supplies. Select the exact glove for the conditions.

Walmart

General retailer for pads, gloves and supplies. Check each product’s intended use.

Blue Crow Gear & Gifts

Escalante outdoor store on the Utah Canyon Outdoors website.

Escalante Outfitters

Escalante outdoor store, food and lodging.

International Mountain Equipment

Salt Lake City climbing and mountain equipment store, often called IME.

Out N Back

Orem outdoor equipment store.

The Desert Rat

St. George outdoor equipment store.

Willow Canyon Outdoor

Kanab outdoor store, books and local information.

Zion Outfitter

Springdale store with Narrows footwear, neoprene clothing and other rentals.

Backcountry

Outdoor retailer with climbing and mountain equipment.

Skimo Co

Mountain clothing and equipment, including lightweight insulation.

Adidas TERREX

Outdoor footwear and clothing.

Footwear, clothing

Adventure Medical Kits

Outdoor first aid kits and supplies.

First aid

AquaQuest

Waterproof outdoor bags and covers.

Dry bags, waterproof storage

Astral

Water and trail footwear.

Footwear, water equipment

Atwood Gear

Specialist canyoneering equipment.

Canyon accessories

Aventure Verticale

Caving and canyon equipment.

Canyon packs, harnesses, protection

Beal

Climbing and canyon equipment.

Ropes, harnesses, rope equipment

Bestard

Footwear with a canyoning range.

Canyon footwear

BG Gear

Maker of the SQWUREL canyon descender.

Descenders, canyon accessories

BioLite

Outdoor lighting and portable power.

Headlamps, lighting

Black Diamond Equipment

Climbing equipment and outdoor clothing.

Helmets, harnesses, headlamps, packs, gloves, slings, carabiners

BlueWater Ropes

Climbing and canyon ropes.

Ropes, cords, webbing

C.A.M.P.

Climbing, mountaineering and rope equipment.

Helmets, harnesses, descenders, carabiners, lanyards

CamelBak

Reservoirs, bottles and hydration packs.

Hydration

CanyoneeringUSA

Imlay gear store, books and technical articles.

Canyon gear, books, education

CE4Y

Canyoning equipment.

Canyon ropes, packs, accessories

Cobra

Consumer radio and communication equipment.

Radios

Darn Tough

Outdoor socks.

Socks

Dirty Dave’s

Caving pads and protective clothing. This link goes to retailer Elevated Climbing.

Knee pads, protective clothing

DMM

Climbing hardware, including the Pivot belay device.

Carabiners, belay devices, slings

Dynafit

Mountain clothing and equipment.

Clothing, insulation

Edelrid

Climbing and rope equipment.

Harnesses, ropes, slings, carabiners

Fenix

Portable lighting.

Headlamps, lighting

Garmin

Navigation devices and inReach communication products.

GPS, satellite messengers

Grivel

Climbing and mountain equipment.

Helmets, harnesses, carabiners

HydroBlu

Portable water filters.

Water treatment

Hyperflex

Wetsuits and neoprene accessories.

Wetsuits

Imlay Canyon Gear

Gear designed for canyoneering, including CRITR descenders.

Ropes, packs, descenders, gloves, slings, canyon accessories

Katadyn

Outdoor water treatment, including BeFree filters.

Water treatment

Kokatat

Paddling drywear and clothing.

Drysuits, water clothing

Kong

Rope equipment, including the OKA canyon descender.

Descenders, helmets, protection, hardware

Korda’s

Technical ropes, including canyoning models.

Ropes

La Sportiva

Approach and mountain footwear, including the TX range.

Footwear

Level Six

Paddling clothing and drywear.

Drysuits, water clothing

LifeStraw

Portable water filters and purifiers.

Water treatment

Mammut

Climbing and mountain equipment.

Helmets, harnesses, ropes, clothing

Maskoon by Decathlon

Decathlon canyoning range. Availability varies by country.

Canyoning equipment

Merrell

Hiking and water footwear.

Footwear

Metolius

Climbing equipment and training products.

Personal anchor systems, slings, carabiners

Midland

Two way radios and communication equipment.

Radios

Nalgene

Reusable water bottles.

Hydration

NITECORE

Portable lighting and power products.

Headlamps, lighting

NRS

Paddling and water equipment.

Dry bags, water clothing, river equipment

Osprey

Outdoor backpacks.

Packs

O’Neill

Wetsuits and water clothing.

Wetsuits

Petzl

Climbing and canyon equipment, including the PIRANA range.

Helmets, harnesses, descenders, headlamps, carabiners, lanyards

Polartec

Fabric maker behind Alpha Direct insulation.

Insulation fabrics

Péguet Maillon Rapide

Maker of Maillon Rapide connectors.

Quick links

Retevis

Radio equipment.

Radios

Rip Curl

Wetsuits and surf clothing.

Wetsuits

Rock Exotica

Technical rigging hardware, including the TOTEM.

Descenders, carabiners, pulleys, swivels

Rocky Talkie

Outdoor radios.

Radios

Rodcle

Canyoning and caving equipment.

Canyon packs, accessories

Salomon

Trail and hiking footwear, including the XA PRO range.

Footwear

Sawyer

Portable filters, including Squeeze and MINI.

Water treatment

SCARPA

Mountain and approach footwear.

Footwear

Sea to Summit

Dry storage and outdoor equipment.

Dry bags, pack accessories

SealLine

Dry storage and protective bags.

Dry bags

Seland

Neoprene clothing for canyoning and water sports.

Wetsuits, canyon clothing

Singing Rock

Climbing and rope equipment.

Harnesses, helmets, carabiners

Sko Gear

Packs and accessories designed for canyoneering.

Canyon packs, dry packs, accessories

SLOT

Canyoneering equipment.

Packs, gloves, canyon accessories

SPOT

Satellite tracking and messaging devices.

Satellite messengers

Starlink Direct to Cell

Carrier based satellite connectivity. Check supported phones, providers and coverage.

Satellite phone connectivity

Sterling Rope

Rope and technical equipment.

Ropes, cords, lanyards, descenders

Survivor Filter

Portable water treatment products.

Water treatment

Tendon

Climbing and canyon ropes.

Ropes

Uniden

Consumer and marine radio equipment.

Radios

Vade Retro

Canyoning suits and accessories.

Wetsuits, canyon clothing

Waterproof

Diving suits and thermal accessories.

Drysuits, wetsuits

Watershed

Waterproof storage bags.

Dry bags

Wild Country

Climbing equipment.

Harnesses, carabiners, climbing equipment

XCEL

Wetsuits and neoprene accessories.

Wetsuits

ZOLEO

Satellite communication devices and services.

Satellite messengers

AIC Catasto Forre

The Italian Canyoning Association’s canyon database.

BluuGnome

Luke Galyan’s canyon beta and route notes. This link opens the publisher’s homepage.

Canyon Magazine database

Canyon location and route database, including Asia and Oceania.

Canyon Tales

Canyon history, stories and a directory of outside resources.

Canyoneering New Mexico

New Mexico canyon information, technical beta and hiking references.

CanyoneeringUSA route guides

Tom Jones’s Utah canyon guide and technical articles.

Canyoning Colorado canyon reports

Ouray canyon status reports. Check each report’s date.

Christopher Brennen’s Southern California guide

Southern California canyon and adventure hike descriptions.

Christopher Brennen’s Southwest guide

Adventure hikes and canyoneering route descriptions in the Southwest.

Climb Utah

Utah hiking and technical canyon descriptions. Some information requires membership.

Descente Canyon

Large international canyon database with route details and condition reports.

Doug Scott’s New Mexico Slot Canyons

New Mexico canyon descriptions and trip information.

DyeClan

Canyon route descriptions and outdoor trip information.

Fat Canyoners

Australian canyon trip reports, ethics and technical articles.

HikeArizona

Community route information and trip reports. Check whether a listing covers technical canyon travel.

Joe’s Guide to Zion

Joe Braun’s Zion hiking and canyon descriptions.

Kiwi Canyons

New Zealand canyon descriptions and an interactive map.

Minislot Guide

Dave Pimental’s Colorado Plateau canyon reference.

On Rope Canyoneering beta

Canyon descriptions with an Arizona focus and some Utah and Nevada routes.

OpenCanyon

International community canyon database.

OZultimate

Australian canyon and bushwalking information.

Road Trip Ryan

Southwest canyon and hiking guides. Check the site’s current access options.

RopeWiki

Community canyon descriptions, maps, source links and condition reports worldwide.

RopeWiki Beta Sites index

A wider directory of regional publishers. Some listed sites are historical or unavailable.

Stav Is Lost

Trip reports, route descriptions and photos from the American West.

SummitPost

Community route descriptions, including canyon pages among its mountain coverage.

The American Southwest

Slot canyon descriptions and regional background. Routes include nontechnical hikes.

CanyoneeringUSA book shop

Guidebooks by Tom Jones, Todd Martin, Derek Wolfe and other canyon authors.

Kelsey Publishing

Michael Kelsey’s canyon and mountain guidebooks.

University of Utah Press

Publisher of Steve Allen’s canyoneering guidebooks.

American Canyoneering Association

Canyoneering education, skills resources and instructor information.

Animated Knots by Grog

Knot animations for study and review. Use them alongside supervised practice.

CDC low blood sugar guidance

Medical source for the low blood sugar discussion in the first aid module. Follow your own clinician’s treatment plan.

Coalition of American Canyoneers

Canyon access, stewardship and community information.

Over the Edge Rescue

Canyoning and rope rescue articles, training and technical resources.

BLM Nevada

Official Nevada public land information, closures and contacts.

BLM New Mexico

Official New Mexico public land information, closures and contacts.

BLM Utah

Official Utah public land information, closures and contacts.

Bryce Canyon Country

Regional tourism information and an operator directory. This is not a guiding company.

Capitol Reef National Park

Official directory of guides permitted to operate in the park.

Death Valley National Park

Official canyon travel and park access information.

National Weather Service

Weather forecasts and warnings. Check the whole canyon drainage before a trip.

USGS Water Data

Stream gauge observations. A nearby gauge may not describe conditions in your canyon.

Zion National Park

Official canyoneering permits, restrictions and trip planning information.

Down the Line

François Xavier De Ruydts’s film about canyon exploration near Vancouver. This is the filmmaker’s trailer page.

Find Mòr

Steve Small and Charlotte Workman follow canyon exploration in the Scottish Highlands over two years. The filmmaker’s site lists screenings.

Gorging

Brian Olliver’s documentary about American canyoneering and the people involved in the sport.