Dangerous swing hazard! ⚠️
Falls of Barvick
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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.
From the bridge where you can park, there is a little bench TR, walk alongside the canyon until it levels out for an obvious entry point. Easy little walk in.
Following the second abseil pendulum, there is either a sketchy down climb, or a ghost from a tree. Quite a lot of moss and leaf fall makes it slippery underfoot on the smooth stone.
Get out at the bridge.
Descended with a team of three on 21/09 in low flow. An interesting canyon with a few jumps and a nice forest-type feel to it. Be careful on pitch 2 — as Daniela mentioned, there has been an accident here. The mono bolt at the top of the pitch is looking questionable, and it’s very easy to swing and hit rocks if you try to stay in or near the flow. Best advice is to stay true right on your abseil until a deviation is installed.
Solo canyoning trip. At the second waterfall there is just one bolt at the anchor. Furthermore, the direction of the abseil rope from that bolt means one has to be in the flow to stay safe (I abseiled on the river left side to avoid the flow and swang into sharp rocks 1-2m from the water, getting injured). I’m hoping others read this and avoid an accident.
Fun adventure canyon, wild/natural feel to it. A few bolts where needed & some natural anchors. The pools at the end of pitches are shallow, one jump found mid canyon down a narrow slot