Sporting Spirit
Days and times
EVERYDAY
FIRST TOUR at 9.00
SECOND TOUR at 14.30(not always available)
Duration
If you are looking for an intense and adrenaline-filled canyoning experience, this is the perfect tour for you! Explore the Chalamy Torrent with a complete and adrenaline-pumped canyoning progression, ideal for mountain lovers and the most athletic! An exciting descent with jumps, slides, and rope descents performed independently. A setting that will leave you speechless!
A complete and adrenaline-fueled experience
- Technical and stimulating route: a mix of jumps, slides and rope descents.
- Ideal for the most athletic: perfect for those who have already tried canyoning and want to continue
- Spectacular environments: from the open and sunny section to the large verticals surrounded by high walls
You will be the protagonist!
Our priority is to let you experience a real canyoning descent and make you feel the protagonist. That’s why rope descents are always carried out independently, to let you experience the thrill of true canyoning progression, always safely!
- Experienced canyoners: you already know canyoning! You absolutely must see the Chalamy canyon
- Adventure lovers: athletic individuals with a good physical fitness and a desire for strong emotions
- Experienced beginners: those who are at their first experience but accustomed to physical challenges in the mountains
- You have already try Test Yourself: this is the next level
It is ideal for those who have already had some canyoning experience, with independent rope descents, and want to experience a technical and playful canyon. This tour can be also suitable for a first experience, for those with good physical ability, accustomed to the mountain environment and with desire and enthusiasm to try something adrenaline-pumped and different from the usual!
- A two phase adventure: a first playful and sunny part, followed by a technical section with large verticals
- Jumps, slides and rope descents: jumps and slides always avoidable, abseils mandatory to proceed in the canyon
- Unforgettable landscapes: the Chalamy Torrent in the heart of the Mont Avic Natural Park
With our certified guides, you will discover the entire Chalamy Torrent, with its crystal-clear pools, large verticals and breathtaking landscapes. A dynamic descent, with a succession of jumps, slides and abseils performed safely and independently. A first more playful part in an open and sunny environment, and a second more technical one with large verticals and surrounded by high walls! Jumps and slides are always avoidable, so the guide can show you an alternative route.
Safety first
Safety is our priority. Before starting, the guide will hold a detailed briefing to explain:
- How to wear and use the provided technical equipment
- Safety rules
- Canyon progression rules
- How to tackle jumps and natual slides
- Rope descent techniques
You will be followed from start to finish by expert and specialized guides, who will make your experience safe and unforgettable.
Day schedule
- Welcome at our base in Champdepraz (AO), the only canyoning base in Aosta Valley
- Delivery of technical equipment and safety briefing with the guides
- Shuttle transfer to the starting point
- Start of the adventure along the Chalamy Torrent
- Return to the base, with the possibility to change and receive advice on the best local Restaurants and Trattorias
Discover the Chalamy Torrent
The Chalamy Torrent, located in the Mont Avic Natural Park, is one of the most fascinating destinations for canyoning in Aosta Valley. With its clear water pools, natural slides, and enchanting landscapes, it is perfect for those seeking fun and adventure in a unique natural setting.
– Total duration of the experience: 4h30 *
– Time spent in the Canyon: 3h30 *
– Height of the jumps: min 1 m / max. 10m
– Water slides: min 2m / max 12m
– Descent height: min 5m / max 30m
* (depending on the size of the group and physical conditions)
– Minimum age: 14 years
– Physical fitness
– familiar with water
CANYON: Chalamy
Cost: 90 euros for person
Languages: French, English, Italian
Meeting point: Frazione Fabbrica 173, 11020, Champdepraz (AO) (Distance from Verrès: 3,2km)
– Swimsuit
– A second pair of sneakers or light trekking shoes(which will get wet)
– Towel
– Hair tie
– Headband for glasses(or spare contact lenses)
– Medicines and personal items if indispensable
– Your biggest smile!
Comfortable sneakers or light trekking shoes with some grip are recommended. Canvas shoes, open shoes and too heavy as winter boots are not suitable.
Any swimsuit will do fine, but we can recommend comfortable swimsuits to improve fit and comfort under the wetsuit. One piece for women and briefs for men.
The accessories to take with you are for your safety and comfort: towels to dry after the activity, elastic to tie long hair to be comfortable, elastic for eyeglasses to not lose them during progression and dives, lenses in reserve contact if needed and indispensable medicines.
– Complete equipment:
5mm double piece (5mm + 5mm) neoprene wetsuit
neoprene boots
harness + carabiner with descender
helmet (GOPRO sled attachments supplied)
– Certified guide
– Underwater camera
Possibility of online booking for our major activities. For all other proposals we require direct contact.
