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Whirling Water v6a6V ****
Possibly the most famous canyon in New Zealand.
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Waterfall Creek v5a3III**
Vertical canyons with beautiful drops. The 90 meter pitch is super fun and required good route finding in the flow. 8 Rappels in total Relatively easy approach and access. Anchors: Single and double 10mm ss wedge bolts and hangers and 5 mm dyneema with Tebylon half ring Longest abseil is 90 meters (100 meter rope…
Low Creek v5a4III**
A relatively open descent alternated with two distinctive enclosed sections which require some technical and aquatic rigging. Anchors: Single and double 10mm ss wedge bolts and hangers and 5 mm dyneema with Tebylon half ring Longest abseil is 45 meters First descent: Dutch Canyoning Expedition 20 & 22-03-2025Erik Birkhoff Erwan Coq Bas Hetterscheid Pepijn Hoeksema…
Al Gorge v3a3III*
A relatively short canyon with a beautiful enclosed section. Anchors: 10mm ss wedge bolts and hangers and 5 mm dyneema with Tebylon half ring Longest abseil is 40m First descent: Dutch Canyoning Expedition 14-3-2025Erik Birkhoff Erwan Coq Bas Hetterscheid Pepijn Hoeksema Britt Joosten Jaap Sikkema Bram de Vries Loys van Asten
Dragon’s Den v5a4IV***
3-star, high flow canyon with 10 abseils up to 80 meters height. Dragon’s Den follows a significant stream through a scenic forest valley. Two technical crux sections exist which give the canyon it’s grade. The apotheosis is the spectacular 80m waterfall with a grand view across the Pyke river valley. First descent: Dutch Canyoning Expedition…