Canyoning (or: canyoneering) is about going in a bottom of a canyon, which is either dry or full of water.
Understand
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
Indonesia
Vietnam
Australia and New Zealand
Australia
New Zealand
Europe
France
Germany
Greece
Slovenia
- near Bled
- Bovec (Sušec stream, other canyons)
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
Wales:
North America
Mexico
United States
California:
South America
Brazil
International operators
Below is the list of operators which organize canyoning in other countries than the clients they serve:
Italy
Austria
Netherlands
- Team Fokiwa. Based in Netherlands, organize tours to France and Italy.
Spain