Canyoning
Canyoning (or: canyoneering) is about going in a bottom of a canyon, which is either dry or full of water.
Understand
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Asia
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Indonesia
[edit]Vietnam
[edit]Australia and New Zealand
[edit]Australia
[edit]- Blue Mountains (available from Wentworth Falls)
New Zealand
[edit]Europe
[edit]- near Salzburg
- near Salzkammergut
- near Banja Luka
- near Omiš
France
[edit]- Alpes Maritimes
- Pyrenees, though shorter than in Spain
- Vercors
Germany
[edit]- Bad Reichenhall
- Kempten (Allgäu) in Bavaria
Greece
[edit]- Acheron (available from Paramythia)
- Enippeas in Larissa Prefecture, Thessaly
Slovenia
[edit]Spain
[edit]Switzerland
[edit]Turkey
[edit]- near Kaş
- Yazili in Isparta Province
United Kingdom
[edit]North America
[edit]Mexico
[edit]United States
[edit]South America
[edit]Brazil
[edit]- near Baños
International operators
[edit]Below is the list of operators which organize canyoning in other countries than the clients they serve:
Italy
[edit]- Canyoning guides Lake Garda Italy
Austria
[edit]Netherlands
[edit]- Team Fokiwa. Based in Netherlands, organize tours to France and Italy.
Spain
[edit]- Vertientes Aventura. Based in Spain, organize tours to France and Slovenia.