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Alva Glen
Summary
A deep slot canyon with inescapable sections. Featuring slides and abs.
Canyon Descent:
82m
Highest Drop:
22m
Canyon Length:
660m
Minimum Ropes:
1X 50m
Flood Risk:
HIGH
Access Type:
Public
Rock Type:
Basalt
Catchment:
7.8km2
*No Water Level Indicator
Duration: in, down and out:
IN: 45 Mins DOWN: 2.5hrs OUT: 15 mins
Anchors
Bolted
Notes
This canyon should only be attempted at Low to Medium flow.
Description
Approach by Car:
Approach by foot: (Unknown)
Canyon entry: (Unknown)
Canyon descent: (Unknown)
Exit: (Unknown)
Escapes: (Unknown)
First Decent: (Unknown)
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Disclaimer
No responsibility or liability is taken for any harm, death or loss of property from using the information found on Canyon Log. Topo features, descriptions and notes may not be accurate and could be misleading. You must carry anchor building materials, be experienced and use your own judgement when canyoning. Flooding can completely change the layout, features and conditions. Insufficient experience may result in death.
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*Just a quick note to confirm the bolts at the bottom of the corkscrew waterfall are completely removed as of the 8th of July and yet to be replaced.
Overall Alva is one of my favourite canyons to run! Plenty of fun pitches and can be done relatively quickly for a short trip. Worth a visit!
A really nice canyon with some good pitches. Not the longest, but well worth doing.
Whilst the flow was one clean curtain on the weir, levels were moderate in the canyon. with the water in the stream itself looking very low.
All anchors were good apart from the guideline bolts at the bottom of the corkscrew (A5) which were no longer there/ smashed up. Not an issue for our group as those are predominantly for less experienced canyoneers or commercial led trips.