YAMANASHI SEASON IS ON!
The Yamanashi canyoning trip is the biggest sliding course in Japan. If you are after BIG water, BIG slides and BIG fun then this one is for you! The guides at Canyons love this trip and there is often a heated discussion about who gets to go every time there is a trip. It`s a long day but its well worth the effort.
Above: The approach is along well established hiking trail which takes approx 90min.
Above: After arriving at the top the crew take a short rest before getting suited up!
Above: Looking down the first few warm up slides, always gets the crew excited.
Above: One of the crew decides to hit to jump on the fourth slide for some extra fun.
Above: Looking up the canyon at the fourth and fifth slides. The fifth slide is not for the faint hearted. When sitting at the top you are looking down into a narrow shoot not much wider than your body! With no possible way to see the landing spot in the pool at the bottom its quite intimidating for even the more experienced canyoner! If your into big thrills and even bigger spills then this slide is guaranteed to put a smile on your face.
Above: You can see the scale of this awsome waterfall when someone is sitting at the top.
Above: One of smoothest slides on the trip, great for headfirst sliding superman style
Above: One of the bigger slides near the bottom of the course, short slide - big free fall.
Above: Close up of the same slide, hold your breath as your sure to go deep!
Above: The last slide of the day! A bit of a corkscrew slide but with a smooth landing
Above: The hike out takes around 30min and leads us straight back to the car for a cold drink and the drive home. Although the trip requires no rope work in normal conditions its not to be mistaken for a easy day in the park. The water in the pools is often quite strong and large part of the day is spent in the water swimming, sliding, climbing around and jumping. The course is over 2.7kms long and has over 30 waterfalls in total, so be ready for a physical day of adventure.
(If your looking for more info on the Yamanashi tour or tour dates please visit the Canyons website at - http://www.canyons.jp/Canyoning_F.html )
