Canyoning Instructor Course

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The canyoning guiding need many technical skills and leading skills. This course is design for the candidate who like to guiding v3a3III canyons in Taiwan. The course included training, test and evaluation.  The candidate will got the ZA canyoning instructor certification when candidate complete the course and pass the evaluation.

Course Schedule : 4 days course. Reservation by full-fill pre-requirement candidate only. 

Course location : Canyon in of North Taiwan

Instructor : Sam Yang

Course Registration : Please click  ZA Course Registration System

Group Size : 1 ~ 3 students with 2 instructors

Course Tuition : NT$15000 (Tuition included Instructor fee, Insurance, and share gear)                            
Training Flow Chart


Pre Requirement
  • ZA Canyoning Level II certification
  • Complete 16 hours white water self rescue training 
  • Complete 20 times canyoning higher than v3a3, 5 of the 20 times need higher than v4a3

Course Outline and Schedule


Day 1 - Instructor Advanced Skills
  • Trip Plan
  • Pro Efficiency
  • Top Site Safety Management
  • Rope Self Rescue
Day 2 - Guiding Skils 
  • Professionalism
  • Risk Management
    • Wilderness First Aid
    • Orientation
  • Customer Care
  • Leavel No Trace in Canyoning Guiding
  • Assist Instructor Management
Day 3 - Skill Test
  • Rope Self Rescue Test - Lower/ Pull / Pick-up
  • White Water Self Rescue Test - Throw bag / Live Bait 
  • Under Water Check
Day 4 - Guiding Test
  • Trip Plan
  • Risk management
  • Customer Management
  • Professionalism
  • Wilderness First Aid 
  • Instructor Feedback

Personal Gear
  • Life Jacket
  • Helmet 
  • Canyoning Harness 
  • Wetsuit  (thickness 3mm minimum)
  • Canyoning or river tracing shoes
  • Petzl Huit 8 
  • Canyoning Repelling Device
  • Lanyard (Petzl - CONNECT ADJUST, DUAL CONNECT ADJUST, DUAL CANYON GUIDE)
  • 10 x Pear Shape Locking Carabiner
  • Sewn Prusik Sling (Sterling - Hollow Block)
  • 2 x 120cm Dyneema Sewn Sling
  • 240cm Dyneema Sewn Sling
  • Compact Ascender (Ex: Petzl - T_bloc, Basic) 
  • Single Break Pulley  (Petzl - MICRO TRAXION, Edelrid - Spoc)
  • Whistle (FOX40)
  • Goggle
  • Throw Bag
  • 60m canyoning main rope
  • Short Rope 
  • First Aid Kit
  • Waterproof Dual way Radio
  • Rescue Knife
ZA Canyoning Instructor Certified List
  • 侯家閔 (2023)
  • 王學仁 (2022)
  • 王仁揚 (2022)
  • 黃正丰 (2022)