A number of different activities that use the interface between rock and water provide scope for adventure.
These activities can be accessed through Aberdeenshire Councils Approved Provider List.
Usually a wet activity. It traditionally involves the descent of a steep water course and sometimes involves technical rope work. Canyoning will normally involve the use of specialist technical equipment and techniques including abseiling as well as jumps, slides and swimming.
Usually a wet activity often involving swimming and/or jumping from a height into water as an integral part.
In its simplest form it may comprise simple beach combing but is more likely to involve a journey along sections of rocky shoreline. The activity will encompass adventure swimming, jumping and scrambling (non-technical).
Moving up or down a stream or river course by scrambling, wading, swimming, jumping and sliding. The working definition of ‘gorge walking’ is to progress up and down a river. It must be possible without the use of ropes and technical climbing techniques, other than the use of simple hand lines as confidence ropes to safeguard progress.
River running (deliberately swimming down white water rapids)
Sea-level traversing, (primarily a dry rock climbing activity and sometimes requiring the use of ropes and other rock-climbing equipment)
The equivalent ‘dry approach’ to Coasteering involving the use of technical ropework to traverse sections of rocky shoreline. This may involve traversing on fixed lines, scrambling and or Tyrolean traverses.
Further guidance for these activities can be found at MountanTraining.org
Live Life Outdoors work in partnership with the following approved providers who deliver Combined Rock and Water Activities.