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Scotlands Triple Crown

Pharaohs – Dundonnell – Valkyrie

Dundonnell

Sport Canyon

Grade: V4 A4 IV ★★★★

Summery

Short access leads to 40m high walls, jumps and raps.

Canyon Descent:

80m

Highest Drop:

20m

Canyon Length:

810m

Minimum Ropes:

1X 40m +1X 20m

Flood Risk:

EXTREAME

Access Type:

Public

Rock Type:

Sandstone

Catchment:

⚠️ 34.6km2

Water Level Indicator

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Nearby river levels

Duration: in, down and out:

IN: 15 mins DOWN: 3hrs OUT: 20 mins

Anchors

Bolted

Notes

This is a committing descent with large catchment, Levels do rise and fall quickly. Use water level marker to gauge levels prior to a descent.

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Description

Approach by car: Park here - 57.80782138271556, -5.152196758578398. You can get directions to the car park using the Google map below. Approach by foot: Check levels using the indicator, then follow the road down until the river starts to move away from the road, then head into the river. A couple of swims with the option for jumps at the start, then an abseil or jump will lead you into the start of the enclosed section of the canyon. Once you're in, there is no easy escape; plenty of good features throughout the trip. Exit: The canyon will come to an obvious end, the walls open up on TL, and the river becomes much more rocky. Escapes: Only escape is possible between the chamber and the following pitch.

First Recorded Descent

Ben Starkie

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This Canyon is Guided

Before entering this canyon please call the operator(s) below to prevent queuing. If you would like to be guided through this canyon get in contact with the recommended operator(s) below.

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Have You Descended This Canyon Recently?

If so we would love to hear from you in the comment section below! Let the whole community know more about this canyon, Information such as time taken to: approach, descend and exit are extremely helpful, as well as any new hazards you may have come across whilst canyoning at this location. If any information on this page is missing, incorrect or out of date, please get in contact with us directly so we can rectify as soon as possible.

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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Daniela

May 10, 2025 7:11 pm

Canyon Experience :

Descended on 10/05/25. Water level below 1, all anchors in place.

Conor

April 25, 2025 6:51 pm

A4 hand line bolt replaced.

Phil

October 7, 2024 4:21 pm

Warning ⚠️ on the hand line to A4 the first hanger is missing. The thread bar is still in place but loose. We ended up rigging from the previous falls hand line bolt. It made for an interesting rope retrieval. Next team in, it would be worth at least trying to replace hanger if not a full bolt replacement.

September 20, 2024 9:45 pm

Water level low (below 1 on the rock indicator) just now, after a week of dry weather. All bolts ok. Topos from the book and from here really helpful. Something that took us by surprise: strong turbulence at the last abseil, if done direct, I was pushed behind the waterfall and the only way out for me was to ascend the rope back. Climb up instead, nice bolt at the top of the rock, then abseil on the other side, avoiding the turbulence below the waterfall. Lots of swimming, so it can get a bit cold. The canyon gets more and more technical as you go along so don’t waste time jumping at the beginning (we did it and got benighted). This is an amazing canyon, we will be back.
(Daniela and James, beginner/intermediate level)

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September 7, 2023 8:35 am

Descended on the 4/09/23. Water level was between 1 and 2 on the water level indicator. All jumps were still good to go, no new significant changes, a hanger was missing from the hand line used to enter the canyon. A few hangers are loose and some bolts show damage from rock fall. Incredible canyon and definitely worth travelling for. Watch out for the millions of ticks!