Canyoneering is not for the faint of heart. It is an intense, adrenaline-filled sport where one uses ropes to rappel down narrow passages with waterfalls and occasionally jumping, swimming or sliding into pools between climbs. Technical rope and outdoor wilderness skills combined with an adventurous attitude, and boom, you have yourself a canyoneer. It’s not […]
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Would YOU Ever Dare Do Something Like this?
I’m talking about canyoning in Switzerland. Sporting a 5mm-thick wet suits, helmet, high-floatation life jacket, harness and rear-end diaper-like contraption, I slid, jumped and rappeled into freezing cold pools in the Chli Schiliere canyon just outside of the town of Interlaken, Switzerland. I’ve never wore so much padding for one activity in my life. Here […]
Jumping, Sliding and Swinging through the Canyons of Switzerland
I’ve just finished up with an incredible four-day trip through Interlaken, Switzerland and feel like I’m only just now catching my breath. Myself and six othera were participating in a pre-summit trip for the Adventure Travel World Summit currently being held in Lucerne, Switzerland. I decided on the high difficulty option with a variety of […]