Waterfall rappelling!!! White Oak Canyon hike, rappel, and swim

OVERVIEW

Hello y’all! I recently heard through a friend that you can rappel a few waterfalls in Virginia! I’ve been itching to do some one-way rappelling since we got back from Moab and this is the closest we can get to canyoneering. We’re going to take the day to rappel as many of the white oak canyon waterfalls as we can, starting from the top and working our way down. A few important notes:
– the hike up the canyon is very steep and we will be trying to move fast so that we can rappel as much as possible
– you will get SOAKING WET. We will be rappelling IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WATERFALL.
– please only sign up if you have rappelled before. This is not the trip to learn as it will be slippery, more difficult to communicate over the sound of the water, and we might end up having to use rappelling devices other than an ATC/grigri
– I haven’t done this before so it might get a little interesting/type 2 fun. Just be aware that that’s a possibility.
Here’s a map of our route: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z3qM9QwrmSEozr5YJUt2m6vFEYw2scBh/view?usp=sharing

Schedule:
9:30am leave cville
10:30am arrive at white oak canyon
3:30pm leave white oak canyon
4:30pm return to cville

Gear you need to bring:
– NON-COTTON clothes you’re willing to be wet and maybe muddy/slimy/etc in
– Shoes that can get wet (open toed shoes like chacos or bedrocks are acceptable if you’re ok with potentially stubbing your toes, tennis shoes or hiking boots are better)
– dry change of clothes AND SHOES for the car home
– towel/something to dry off with
– trash bag to put all your wet stuff in for the ride home
– backpack that can and will get wet
– water
– lunch/snacks
– non-cotton layers in case you get cold
– personal rappelling device but ONLY if it is an 8, micro-rack, bobbin, or pilot ATC

Gear I will bring:
– helmets
– harnesses
– rope/webbing/etc to set up the rappels
– rappelling devices