Pedagogy in adventure sports

After the fatal accident this past Saturday in Gurb’s (Pallars Sobirà), we thought it appropriate to write this article to give our perspective on the situation and report what is the practice of canyoning.
First we express our condolences to the family and friends of the girl who unfortunately died canyoning.
We express our major concern towards these events, since they affect us directly. Some of our customers have cancelled planned activities after having the news. We explain what is canyoning and what it means to practice this sport.
Canyoning is a sport that mixes disciplines like caving, rock climbing, mountaineering, hiking and water sports in some cases. It is considered a sport of adventure and called for a risk to others. Consists progress along the bed of a ravine that combines flow and verticality and character is embedded.
In this sport should go beyond changes of route, so is walking, rappelling, swimming or jumping.
The practice of this activity requires specific training, knowledge and skills as well as experience and use of a suitable material. For this reason it is essential to be accompanied by experienced guides.
During our years of experience we have seen people canyoning in dire conditions without the basic material and necessary as helmets, wetsuits, boots … we also found that in many cases people do not know downhill practice different techniques of assembly meetings, and many common mistakes that can lead to incidents like crashes during abseiling, glued, and sometimes rubbed the rope … it can get complicated so dangerous. -In Any case we are talking about the accident last weekend. We do not know the reasons for the fateful finally

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In short, canyoning and any other adventure sport requires a series of technical and physical habiliats and especially a lot of responsibility and common sense when making decisions, and carries a certain risk. But it is also exciting sport where we can find geological formations spectacular landscapes • Movie film, and above all, a sport hilarious and unforgettable experience, if practiced safely.

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We want to encourage everyone to try it, to lose their fear, to live the experience, and that an accident will turn it over to new experiences. Always accompanied by a professional, a person experienced with the utmost caution and safety possible.

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