Equipment

 

Ice canyoning

All technical equipment is included for ice canyoning: helmet, harness, descender, carabiners, crampons, rope, etc. Participants have to bring and wear warm winter clothing, good mitts and mountain boots (leather or plastic) to put the crampons that are provided (boot rental is possible; ski boots can also fit on the technical crampons that we have). For age 14 and over.

 

 

Summer canyoning

Each participant must be in good physical condition, be able to swim 15 meters (50 feet), be ready to be suspended on rope and be able to climb the stairs that lead to the top of the falls (equivalent of 15 flights of stairs).

The minimum age is 10 years old and no previous experience on rope is required. Each individual is equiped with a climbing helmet, a canyoning seat harness, a descending device and a full wetsuit. All participants are asked to wear a bathing suit and hiking shoes (sneakers) that will get wet. Sorry, we do not accept sandals or water shoes. Don't forget your water bottle.

 

 

 

Autumn Canyoning... in the falls!

For the colder days of September and October, special clothing is used like 5 mm wetsuits and kayak jackets to add extra warmth and insulation from the waterfalls drafts. This jacket is amazingly almost watertight and you will float like a balloon as you swim through the pools.

Don't forget a towel for afterward! Curious onlookers can observe from the stairs and platforms that offer several spectacular view-points of the falls and the canyonists.

 

 

 

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