Not for the fainthearted, canyoning is a white water ride down gorges and waterfalls. Participants run down wet slabs of rock, jump off blind escarpments, scramble up rocks and abseil down drops. You get fully kitted out before you go with helmets and wetsuits so you're well protected. What better way to wipe the cobwebs away than by plunging off waterfalls into cold water!
Coasteering is known as the saltwater cousin of canyoning, being very similar in that you're going to get very wet and have an excellent time jumping off cliffs in to the sea.
Not advised as a sport that you would do on your own a number of adventure companies have set up canyoning days as part of their "menu" of activity trips. Great fun to do with your mates or for stag and hen weekends. Canyoning in some parts of the world is known as gorge walking, and they are very similar, they both involve diving, sliding and jumping your way down a river gorge. These sports can be done all year round, however you would have to be very hard to take on Scottish waters in the winter!
Where to go:
There are a plethora of adventure companies that offer this mad cap sport.
Geographically it ranges from Aberfeldy in Perthshire to Inverness and Fort William. Look at the acticity providers for full details.
