Canyoneering Karma Podcast Rich

In this episode, Rich talks with his guest, long-time friend, Shannon Long. Shannon is a captain with the Henderson Nevada Fire Department, a paramedic and a pro guide with Canyon Guides International. Shannon goes far beyond what is commonly referred to as a "buddy check", preferring the term "systematic safety check" to emphasize the need to check the entire SYSTEM and that checks should be SYSTEMATIC. Ideally a systems check should start at one end of the "life chain" (Shannon prefers...

In this episode, Rich talks with his guest and long-time friend, Shannon Long. Shannon is a captain with the Henderson Nevada Fire Department, a paramedic and a pro guide with Canyon Guides International. During a recent trip to Costa Rica there was an accident involving a broken leg in a canyon called Mordor. Shannon happened to be in the group and played a role in the evacuation of the injured person. The group learned that it can be challenging enough to move a patient down vertical p...

In this episode, Rich talks with his guest and long-time amigo, Pepe "Barranco" Benavides. The conversation includes how Pepe has become the "official" graphic artist of the international canyoneering community, lending his creativity and talent to countless projects over the past 22 years.Pepe also shares information about the international canyon rendezvous taking place in Mexico in November 2024 and his role in the planning and organization of the event.

This is Episode 2 of the Canyoneering Karma Podcast. In this monologue episode Rich talks about the four stages of learning and a cognitive bias known as the Dunning Kruger Effect, along with some advice to avoid spending too much time at the "Peak of Ignorance". The Competencies Checklist is a free tool that can provide you with a roadmap of sorts to put you on a more efficient path to learning and becoming competent.

Do you have a passion for adventure? More specifically a passion for canyoneering? If so, you may have stumbled upon the perfect podcast for you.In this introductory episode of the Canyoneering Karma podcast, Rich Carlson shares some of his background in canyoneering going back to the mid 1970s - first as a recreational canyoneer, then as a professional canyon guide, as the founder of the American Canyoneering Association and later as the founder of Canyon Guides International.We hope this in...