1. A ___________ is any canyon that requires rappelling to enter and/or negotiate the canyon itself. These canyons may also contain standing or flowing water.

2. According to the canyon rating system, choose the answer that best describes a canyon rated with rating of (3 A III).

3. 3A and 3B rated canyons require ropes and technical gear?

4. Which of the following may be required in a technical canyon?

5. How may Gateway employees would be required when taking students through a technical canyon?

6. Only properly trained employees may belay students on a rappel.

7. Students on Path or above do not have to remain in line of site while canyoneering.

8. There must always be an OEE Manager present while navigating a technical slot canyon.

9. Students may stem up to 7 feet off of the ground if there is water below.

10. Ropes, harnesses, and helmets are not considered ‘sacrificial gear.

11. A one-hundred-ft. rappel would require _________ ft. of rope?

12. What is a load transfer used for in the rappelling system at Gateway?

13. ________ is one of the greatest safety threats on a canyoneering activity?

14. Equalized, angle, redundant, no extension, solid and timely are the words that describe the acronym E.A.R.N.E.S.T?

15. Which of the following would be inappropriate attire for canyoneering at Gateway?

16. Properly trained Gateway staff members may choose to back up a rappel with a fireman belay rather than a releasable belay if the rappel is less than ______ feet?

17. Groups travelling in technical canyons will carry 2X the amount of rope as the length of the longest rappel?

18. Students may not enter a technical canyon without any previous experience?

19. All students must have ________ while rappelling?

20. All students must be visually ________ prior to rappelling?

21. The ________ is an essential knot in the releasable rappel system?

22. Which of the following best describes a safe natural anchor?

23. If you run out of options, it is safe to run a rope through tubular webbing or a quarter inch sling?

24. All gateway employees not being belayed must use a “third hand” while rappelling?

25. Unless students or staff have had previous experience, all persons must use the proper voice commands prior to rappelling?

26. Which is the appropriate way to join two pieces of webbing?

27. At what point should a student or staff be anchored near an edge by a safety leash?

28. The two outside legs of an anchor should never be more than _____ degrees?

29. A “sliding X” is an appropriate institutional anchor.

30. A “meat anchor” refers to utilizing a person’s body weight to belay a student who is down climbing.

31. Gateway groups may descend canyons rated greater than 3B III only if all employees present have descended the canyon before.

32. Weather forecasts must be checked before entering a canyon.

33. What is the staff to student ration while in a technical canyon?

34. A staff should always be the first person down a rappel.

35. Which of the following are appropriate ways for staff to rappel?