Canyoning with Highland Activities in Scotland UK

What Is Canyoning?

Canyoning (also known as canyoneering) is traveling in deep sided gorges otherwise known as canyons using different techniques such as walking, scrambling, climbing, jumping, abseiling, and/or swimming.

Canyoning and canyoneering are more often associated with technical descents — those that require rappels (abseils) and rope work, technical climbing or down-climbing, technical jumps, and/or technical swims. Canyon hiking is generally a non-technical outdoor activity.

Canyoning is frequently done in remote and rugged settings and often requires navigational , route-finding and other skills and preparation needed for wilderness travel.

Canyons that are ideal for canyoning are often cut into the bedrock stone, forming narrow gorges with numerous drops, beautifully sculpted walls, and sometimes spectacular waterfalls. Most canyons are cut into limestone, granite, or sandstone though other rock types are found. Canyoning can be very easy or extremely difficult, though emphasis in the sport is usually on aesthetics and fun rather than pure difficulty. A wide variety of canyoning routes are found throughout the world, and canyoning is enjoyed by people of all ages and skill levels.

Canyoning gear includes climbing hardware, static ropes, helmets, wetsuits , and specially designed shoes, packs, and rope bags. While canyoners have used and adapted climbing, hiking, and river running gear for years, more and more specialized gear is invented and manufactured as canyoning popularity increases.

Canyoning in Scotland is still very much under development but is a very popular white water activity in the Alps and North America.

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