Ain canyonning sites

Walking, jumping into basins, sliding down toboggans, de-escalating or abseiling, swimming in white water... all this obviously requires specific equipment (wetsuits, ropes, harnesses, helmets...) as well as a mastery of progression techniques.
Canyons were first explored at the beginning of the last century. Long before that, some daring fishermen had risked a step or two in a few narrow gorges in search of exceptional catches. Canyons and caves have always been linked to a mythology shaped by mankind in the face of these secret, deep, magical and mysterious places...
In 1905, the first complete descent of the Verdon Grand Canyon was made by the team of Edouard Alfred Martel (father of speleology), using heavy equipment, boats, ladders... We had to wait until the 1980s to see the development of this activity, a phenomenon aided by advances in equipment and progression techniques. Nonetheless, this activity requires a high level of expertise to guarantee maximum safety in a naturally hostile environment. In the Ain region, clubs and professionals offer outings and discovery courses at the many sites to be found in the mountains.

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