Canyoning
From Halal Explorer
Canyoning (or: canyoneering) is about going in a bottom of a canyon, which is either dry or full of water.
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An introduction to Canyoning
Canyoning combines elements from swimming, climbing and jumping--but requires relatively little training or physical shape to get started (compared to rock climbing, scuba diving or alpine skiing, for example).
See also: Rock climbing.
Techniques
There are several kind of techniques in a canyon, which are also features of a specific canyon:
- sifons (dive-under)
- vertical rappeling (or abseiling)
- horizontal abseiling: moving over a rope above a river from one side of canyon to another
- jumps
- slides (toboggan in Spanish)
Plus trivial techniques which are used in virtually every canyon with water: walking, swimming, climbing to large stones.
Other characteristics of a canyon are length, duration, altitude difference; time to get in to a canyon start and to get out from its finish.
Destinations
Asia
Bali canyoning - Canyoning in Gitgit, Bali, Indonesia
Indonesia
Vietnam
Australia and New Zealand
Australia
- Blue Mountains (available from Wentworth Falls)
New Zealand
- Queenstown (New Zealand) | Queenstown
Europe
Austria
- near Salzburg (city) | Salzburg
- near Salzkammergut
Bosnia =
- near Banja Luka
Croatia
- near Omiš
France
- Alpes Maritimes
- Pyrenees, though shorter than in #Spain|Spain
- Vercors
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Hautes-Alpes
- around St-Clément-sur-Durance
Germany
- Bad Reichenhall
- Kempten (Allgäu) in Bavaria
Greece
- Acheron (available from Paramythia)
- Enippeas in Larissa Prefecture, Thessaly
Slovenia
- near Bled
- Bovec (Sušec stream, other canyons)
Spain
- Alava
- Andalucía:
- Sierra Nevada (Spain) | Sierra Nevada
- Serrania de Ronda
- Aragon#Canyoning|Aragon:
- Sierra de Guara (available from Alquezar)
- Pyrenees (available from Alquezar)
- Asturias
- Burgos
- Cantabria
- Extremadura:
- Sierra de Gredos
- Valle del Tietar
- Galicia
- Guipúzcoa
- León (Spain) | León
- Mallorca
- Navarra
- Vizcaya
- Cuenca (Spain) | Cuenca
- Madrid
- Barranco de Somosierra
Switzerland
Türkiye
- near Kaş
- Yazili in Lakes District|Isparta Province
United Kingdom
Wales:
- Brecon Beacons
North America
United States
California:
South America
Brazil
- Cassorova Valley in Bahia (from Brotas)
- São Paulo:
- Fortaleza Mountain (available from Caconde)
- Chapada dos Veadeiros
Ecuador
- near Baños
International operators
Below is the list of operators which organize canyoning in other countries than the clients they serve:
Italy
- Canyoning guides Lake Garda Italy
Austria
- Abenteuer Schule |
Netherlands
- Team Fokiwa | Based in Netherlands, organize tours to France and Italy.
Spain