hike Date: August 19, 2010
Location: Bridges Pornassio (IM) - Arroscia (Liguria)
Participants: I & Silvia
year agreement with Silvia, we decided to take holidays sea \u200b\u200brather than in the mountains. Actually I went a lot in the mountains in this period and then at the end of August will go up to my first 4,000 and then it seemed just a little change 'the view.
Too bad that neither I nor Sylvia clearly managed to stay too long away from the mountain or otherwise from any activities involving the upward or downward more or less steep slopes.
This time the idea was that Silvia in a burst of adventure has decided to go canyoning. Many of you will wonder what it is and I was wondering the same thing that I have done it before.
"Quite simply" is to dress like a sub-alpine and down in various ways (decreased abseiling, jumping or sliding) the course of a stream more or less rough and impetuous.
climbers intend to sub-4mm wetsuit complete with clothes and shoes boots, life jacket (SUB) and type climbing harness with double lanyard, carabiner for insurance, descender and helmet (Alpine).
So we are at 9.00 at the base of the Centre Canyoning of Bridges over Pornassio Pieve di Teco (IM) where we meet Hubert, our instructor, who will accompany us on this adventure for 4 hours from one of the most beautiful canyon of western Liguria.
After getting dressed at all points as described above on the bus go up in 30 that 'brings us to the top of our journey. Hubert explains that along the way there will be many dropped abseiling, some possible jumps, that those who may not want to abseil down, and some natural slides all connected by walking in the bed of the river and swim to traverse the Pit .
After descending the steep slope leading to the back of the throat Uberto invites us to do or feel the temperature of water baptism. I, who suffer a very cold hands and feet are not at all convinced, and you see his face, but all this time ... 4 hours in the icy water does not bring them any leverage.
Then dip in icy waters of the river and surprise, surprise the suit takes bad ... just a slight chill but I thought worse ... for now.
It then proceeds down the stream. We walk in water up to his knees and in some parts of the pools are deep to the shoulder. Familiarize yourself with footwear having a very good seal even on wet rocks ... be careful, however, that just a thin layer of algae or moss on the stones and has an amen on his ass (and irregular stones on the bottom since there is not nice).
Here we are at the first pond. For those who want you can climb on the edge of the canyon and make a nice balance to about 3m or you can enter walking directly. A nice dive with adrenaline I did not handle any ... Yay.
again and here we are 4 steps to the first abseil.
Hubert teaches us how to get down or abseil. He first fell for this will ensure even above in each case. The descent is about 6m.
It 's the first time for me and for Silvia, but we manage fine. Weight back, legs perpendicular to the wall, letting the top rope and we are immersed in the pool at the bottom. Off-hook and off with the adventure.
Two more fell and we were well to the great leap of 9m. Yes you read right ... 9m leap of faith to plunge in a deep pool close and long.
Hubert gives us the depth of the pool but does not force us to jump. Who feels the jump, or down a rope. Do not want to see wavering on the edge of the jump because we could slip and hurt us. Who wants to blow up comes up and throws you immediately or you haul.
A's assistant shows us how to jump. We should not go all the way to the edge because the rock is too sloped and slippery, so you have to be about 1.5 m behind the edge and then jump with a leap into the void.
Seeing others do it sounds easy ... but it will be like?
thought for a moment, as long as 3 others jump on the rock and collect ... deep breath ... legs ... the nose cap, and so are in a vacuum.
seems never ending, the adrenaline goes up to a thousand and are underwater. I almost did not feel the cold ... re-emerged and are gasatissimo ... I think they could get me a slap and I do not notice it ... I feel the adrenaline flowing like water ... it was fantastic.
Silvia decides not to jump, does not feel and then she also has a problem with contact lenses. It falls
abseil but is insignificant because the waterfall is so high and empty under the descent provides a bit 'technique. The girl is doing very well and in a moment has already arrived.
Let us go forward again with other conductors and other diving adrenaline but also less attractive and exciting. The little sun filters through the foliage of the birches on the edge of the canyon and the view from here is incredible. The gorge is deep and narrow and there are growing various plants and flowers on the steep, damp walls. There are dragonflies with bright colors that vibrate properties on the water.
still walk into the valley and here we find a beautiful pool of clear water that opens up the possibility of an amphitheater with various jumps to do.
Here whims and play a bit 'and then take the first set of slides.
The former are simple connections between various pools then comes the fun part.
Viewed from above looks like a "normal" about 2 meters long water slide and down more or less than 45 °. It was decided to do it all, including Silvia. Too bad that after two meters that could be seen from above the slide ends and then runs to lead the water to about 4m. Beautiful and adrenaline. Silvia perhaps think differently or at least his face says otherwise once emerged from water.
By now we made the call and then go with 3 other similar slides.
then dropped a nice surprise that just 2 feet below the start of the descent of the throat wall disappears and pops up in a cave that forces you to calarti in full under the waterfall with the water splashing on the helmet that you hammer. As if that was not enough rope for the descent was held by the guide Hubert, especially short, so here's the rope ends and there are still two meters of the pool aqua hair. So hands away from the wall and dip back in to pull the rope from the harness and plunged into the water.
To round off the last jump of 5m in a pool that leads away from the very start of the descent is preparing a cable car. There is hooked to the lanyard and then with the legs raised hurl themselves into space to get to land in the pool.
Beautiful. Still walking and slipping gradually easier until you reach the end of the route.
up the canyon and get on the road and losing water at every step we start to cross the township until the base camp under the curious eyes of tourists and locals and bewildered.
E 'was a very good experience. Not really in my passions especially for cold water and cold that I have taken but we really had fun and I must be honest too tired.
I got tired of going down more than 500 salirne 1500. Good mountains and streams, at all.
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