Sports and Activities

Canyoning in Jezzine with Lebanese Adventure

Sunday, Jul 7, 2013
8:00am -> 6:00pm
Jezzine

Join Lebanese Adventure as it hosts another day of fun, this time, in Jezzine. You will discover an activity that is little-known in Lebanon: canyoning. The definition of the canyoning by the French Mountaineering Federation is the following:

“The Canyoning is a nature sport practiced in a specific environment.” It is down a thalweg (Valley) which may arise as torrents, streams, rivers, gorges (more or less narrow, deep); with or without a permanent presence of water and potentially cascades, bowls, bays and vertical parts. It requires a progression and crossings by: walking, swimming, jumping, tobogganing, de-escalation, abseiling, scrambling and other rope techniques.”

It is an activity that is accessible to all, but requires a good physical condition. You may be back with few scratches and blues but it is part of the game. You will swim and be wet.

Jezzine canyon is a canyon of class 3 (medium level of difficulty) following the classification of the French Mountaineering Federation – FFME. After reaching Jezzine, you have breakfast, and then head for a 30 minute hike approach. After the distribution of the gear, the explanation and briefing you will then begin your descent into the canyon.

Participation fee: $75 including transportation, guides, gear and insurance.

For reservations, please call: 03.214.989 or 03.234.178

The meeting is at 8:00 a.m, at the parking next to the Emergency Entrance of the Sacré Cœur hospital Hazmieh.