Lottery registration


Current status: Lottery is complete and winners have been notified.
Waitlist will be notified as spots are available.

Step 1: Monday 5 Feb

On Monday 5 Feb registration opens at 6pm PST.

Applications are for individuals, or for pairs who prefer to attend together. No registration fee is required.

If you are a canyon leader or rendezvous volunteer who's not yet had confirmation of your place, signup anyhow and we'll ensure you're not double counted.

Step 2: Friday 9 Feb

On Friday 9 Feb at 6pm PST, the lottery will close and registrants will be picked from the entries.

This lottery draw will assign the majority of our spots. Any participant spots which open in future will be assigned from this original lottery draw.

Step 3: Sunday 11 Feb

On Sunday 11 Feb, applicants will be notified by email of lottery placement (winner or waitlist).

Winners will have 48 hours from email receipt to confirm their spot. Failure to complete signup within that timeframe means your slot will be reassigned.

Full details: How registration works for 2024

Rondy registration will occur via lottery. Interested participants should sign up for the lottery, which opens on Monday 5 Feb at 6pm Pacific and closes on Friday, 9 Feb at 6pm Pacific. Participants who receive a spot at the PNW Rondy will be notified by Sunday, 11 Feb and will have 48 hours to confirm their attendance.

Why a lottery and not first come, first serve like 2023?

Last year at our first PNW Rondy, first come, first served registration filled up in less than 2 minutes!

While we were stoked to see the excitement for PNW canyoning, we sought a more equitable solution (i.e., not based on who has the fastest fingers or fastest internet connection). We believe improving accessibility helps build a diverse and inclusive community and introduces this wonderful sport to more folks.

So, we're gonna try a lottery this year. We'll see how it goes.

How is the lottery structured?

We will make the process as transparent as we reasonably can. We received feedback that folks wanted the ability to register together, so we have expanded options to include individual or paired lottery entries.

Random number generator to choose winners

Lottery entries will be selected by a verifiable random number generator. This essentially means we're using a computer to draw names from a hat.

You can enter as an individual or pair (but not both).

Who needs to register for the lottery?

Anyone interested in attending the 2024 PNW Canyon Rendezvous should register. 

Will there be a waitlist?

The lottery system we are using will generate an order for all participants. 

Once the lottery is complete, we will notify those of you on the waitlist with roughly where you are on the waitlist (e.g., "You are between #10 and #20 on the waitlist"). Last year, about a dozen folks from the waitlist were able to attend.

Oh no! My BFF didn't get a spot, is there an empty spot for them?

As we get closer to the Rondy, it's natural that some participants will drop from the event.

Our process will begin offering spots to the next lottery winner on the waitlist.

But really though, can't you just get my BFF in?

No. We are focused on making this a transparent and equitable process. 

Quietly going around that process might make you happy, but will upset someone else who was awarded a legit spot.

Got a better idea for 2025?

Great! We incorporated your feeback for 2024, and would love if you helped us make a better event for 2025.

Get in touch and show us your idea for an equitable solution that accounts for people from diverse backgrounds to be included in this sport we all love. We're all ears, and love a good spreadsheet calculation.

We've got a good thing going, let's keep it that way.