Black Rock Gorge
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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.
External – Descended on 23rd May 2023. Group of 3, 5hrs descent time. “We left the entry rappel in place and retrieved later. The log jams made for a strenuous day out, and the high flow required a lot of caution in sections. We slung logs a few times for anchors. Seems to be a more recent large tree down in the canyon toward the end. The exit ladder is damaged (by a downed tree), but still easy to exit. Cold and tiring, but beautiful and challenging. Don’t underestimate this canyon.”
Attempted to descend on the 3/9/2023. Unfortunately after getting in the river we assessed the conditions to be too high to make a safe descent. There is a large volume of water that passes through this gorge with multiple log jams throughout. For reference the River level at Alness was 0.45m at the time. We had no rain in the 4 days leading up to the attempted descent. Photos have been taken by abseiling in multiple different points in the gorge.