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Safety
Standards
We use only the best
gear used in canyoneering and Abseiling/Pot holing. All our guides
have been professionally trained. Daily safety inspections are
conducted on all equipment and systems.
At
MMadventure.Com, we are dedicated to providing our
clients with the ultimate outdoor adventure. Our groups are small,
our guides are experienced and our trips are always memorable.
This
tour is for anyone in moderate physical condition. Kid friendly, No
experience necessary.
Canyoning (also
known as canyoneering) is one of the most modern
adventure sports that allow us to discover the wonders and mystery of
uncontaminated nature. Walking, jumping, swimming you will discover fantastic
canyons and face the challenges of incredible gorges. During this unique journey
of unforgettable experiences you will be accompanied by Canyoning professionals
and expert guides.
What do you
need?
We supply all the equipment except shoes (trekking boots are preferred since
they will get wet), Change of
clothes, some snacks, drinking water (1.5L), and don't forget to bring a sense of adventure / fun / humor / enthusiasm and a flexible
attitude!
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Who can
participate?
Almost everyone, from 10 years of age and older.
Canyoning (also known as
canyoneering) is the sport of
travelling down canyons using a variety of techniques including walking,
scrambling, climbing, jumping, abseiling, swimming and etc. It requires navigational skills,
ropework,
and other skills required for wilderness travel.
Hiking down a canyon that is non-technical is called canyon hiking or just plain
hiking. The terms Canyoning and Canyoneering refer to technical descents - those
that require either ropework (rappels or abseils), technical down-climbing,
technical jumps or technical swims.
In most parts of the world, canyoning is done in wet, mountain canyons - those
with water flowing in them. In the Malaysia, descending wet mountain canyons is
called canyoning.
Canyons that are good for canyoning are cut into the bedrock stone, forming
narrow slots with drops, beautiful sculptured walls and spectacular waterfalls.
Although many of the best canyons are cut into limestone, other common rock
types include granite and sandstone. Canyons can be very easy or rather
difficult, though emphasis in the sport is on aesthetics and fun, rather than
pure difficulty. Significant water flow can make canyons very treacherous, and
require special ropework techniques for safe travel. Canyons that are narrower
than six feet (two meters) are called slot canyons. Canyons that are very
narrow, especially those narrower than humans, require special techniques to
climb through and over, and can be very strenuous.
Canyoning can be dangerous. Quite often, escape out the sides of the canyon is
not possible, and completion of the descent is the only possibility. Fatalities
have occurred as a result of flash floods, the most infamous of which happened
when a group of tourists on a commercial canyoning.
Canyoning gear includes climbing hardware, static ropes, helmets, wetsuits (not
in Malaysia); and
specially designed shoes, packs, rope bags and etc.
Canyoneering involving rappels or technical climbing is commonly know as,
"technical canyoneering." Technical canyoneering can also involve
escaping from large, "potholes" that are too deep to stand up in and
whose walls are too smooth to use to climb out of the feature. Canyoneers have
developed several unique and creative devices to escape these,
"potholes" and, "keeper potholes." These devices include
hooks used for aid climbing attached to long poles and various techniques
involving the throwing of weighted bags attached to climbing ropes over the lip
of the pothole.
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