Hola a todos amigos de HIVE / Hello to all friends of HIVE
In this post today I am going to tell you about an activity that I did at least 8 years ago. It's about canyoning (canyoning) and I have to say I loved it.
El barranquismo normalmente se realiza en zonas montañosas donde el cauce de un río talla una silueta entre dos montañas por la erosión con el paso de los años dejando al descubierto zonas de caidas, pendientes, saltos de agua y pozas donde darse un baño, eso sí, el agua normalmente suele estar bastante fría.
Canyoning is normally carried out in mountainous areas where a riverbed carves a silhouette between two mountains due to erosion over the years, revealing areas of falls, slopes, waterfalls and pools where you can take a bath. , the water is usually quite cold.
Era la primera vez que lo hacía y es verdad que soy un loco de los deportes de aventura, me encantan pero tenía un poco de miedo por desconocer la actividad y no haberla practicado nunca. Lo hicimos en el mes de marzo con lo cual hacía bastante frío, por eso llevamos los neoprenos y aunque el día estaba soleado, en el barranco entre la montaña y los arboles, cubrían todo el río y apenas calentaba el sol.
It was the first time that I did it and it is true that I am crazy about adventure sports, I love them but I was a little afraid because I did not know the activity and have never practiced it. We did it in the month of March so it was quite cold, that's why we took the wetsuits and although the day was sunny, in the ravine between the mountains and the trees, they covered the entire river and the sun barely warmed up.
Durante el trayecto hicimos varias actividades, una de ella es el ¨Rapel¨ que es un descenso por una zona vertical a través de una cuerda sujeta con un arnés. Tengo que deciros que me encantó, desde aquí lo aconsejo a todos los aventureros, estar en una pared vertical sólo colgado de una cuerda que sujetas tu mismo, es una sensación única con la cual descargas bastante adrenalina. Hicimos dos tipos de rapel, uno por pared vertical y el otro se llama rapel ¨al aire¨ que significa que te quedas totalmente colgado de la cuerda y no estas apoyado en la pared. Otra de las actividades que hicimos fué el salto a las pozas. Se trata de saltar de una piedra a un nivel inferior cubierta de agua (llamada poza) con una profundidad segura para amortiguar la caída. Realizamos varios saltos, de 3, 5 y 7 metros al final de la actividad.
During the trip we did several activities, one of them is the ¨Rapel¨ which is a descent through a vertical area through a rope attached to a harness. I have to tell you that I loved it, from here I recommend it to all adventurers, being on a vertical wall only hanging from a rope that you hold yourself, is a unique sensation with which you download quite a bit of adrenaline. We did two types of rappelling, one per vertical wall and the other is called "air rappelling" which means that you are completely hanging from the rope and you are not leaning on the wall. Another of the activities we did was the jump to the pools. It involves jumping from a stone to a lower level covered with water (called a pool) with a safe depth to cushion the fall. We do several jumps, 3, 5 and 7 meters at the end of the activity.
Durante el trayecto que duró aproximadamente 3 horas desde que llegamos al punto de partida tuvimos la ocasión de admirar un paisaje totalmente natural, sin ningún signo del paso del hombre y en un entorno en el que solamente podíamos acceder los que fuéramos a hacer la actividad ya que se encontraba en medio de un parque natural protegido.
During the journey that lasted approximately 3 hours from the time we arrived at the starting point, we had the opportunity to admire a totally natural landscape, without any sign of the passage of man and in an environment in which we could only access those who were going to do the activity now. which was in the middle of a protected natural park.
Espero que os haya gustado mi día de Rapel tanto como a mi. Si aún no os habéis decidido a hacerlo, probarlo, no os vais a arrepentir, ademas las empresas que se dedican a hacer este tipo de excursiones tienen personal cualificado y preparado con todo el material necesario para que pases un día espectacular y solo tengas que preocuparte de disfrutar.
I hope you enjoyed my rappelling day as much as I did. If you have not decided to do it yet, try it, you will not regret it, also the companies that are dedicated to doing this type of excursion have qualified personnel prepared with all the necessary material so that you have a spectacular day and you only have to worry to enjoy.
- Todas las fotos aquí mostrada han sido realizadas con una cámara deportiva y son de mi propiedad.
- All the photos shown here have been taken with a sports camera and are my property.