Outdoor Sports Team 2012

Canyoning - Discover Ticino

Ticino (Switzerland)

Canyoning (known as canyoneering in the U.S.) is traveling in canyons from top to bottom (in early days also the other way around) using a variety of techniques that may include other outdoor activities such as walking, scrambling, climbing, jumping, abseiling, swimming and sometimes even diving.

Although hiking down a canyon that is non-technical (canyon hiking) is often referred to as canyoneering, the terms canyoning and canyoneering are more often associated with technical descents - those that require rappels (abseils) and ropework, technical climbing or down-climbing, technical jumps, and/or technical swims.

Canyoning is a quest for emotions, a pursuit of variety, of something strong, that allows me to unwind and share strong emotions with others. Canyoning is a team sport; you do it with your friends or in a group, to share intense moments and memories.Canyoning is a mixture of several sports, like climbing, swimming, abseiling and a bit of speleology, because some parts are really dark and narrow.Canyoning is the best way to discover the most beautiful and most secret spots of mountain rivers, places you only find and reach when you follow the river, stick to the river and see where it goes.