Barranc del gurb (Gurps canyon) 12/06/2016

Summer is starting, the weather is good and I have free time so it's the moment to do outdoor activties. Today I tried something new, canyoning. Some friends had said that canyoning was something one must try and they invited me to join them on their next canyoning session.

The canyon we did was the Gurp canyon which is close to Sort, Catalonia. We did it with the help of a guide, Lluís Beardo from http://barrankisme.com/ . He was a really good guide, giving confidence in the rappels and providing a lot of information from the rock formations and the wildlife.

I have to say that canyoning was a great experience. We started walking up a trail around 30 minutes and then we entered into the canyon. There we put our helmets, neoprene suit and started to enjoy. When swimming arms and legs (even feet because we where wearing special socks) were warn but hands where pretty cold but tolerable.

We kept doing rappels, small water jumps and simple climbing when we were told. I hadn't use a neoprene in lots of years and it surprised me how well it isolated legs and arms from the cold water.

4 hours later we finished the canyon. We changed to normal clothes again and walked a bit more than 30 minutes to get back to where we left the car.