Clachman Crown
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Rumbling Bridge
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A really interesting canyon that’s dwarfed by Alva and dollars reputation. But well worth a visit of your doing one of the others in the area. Descended in medium flow, For the most part it is an aqua trek with some amazing features. Parked in the visitors car park and walked to the bridge. From here keep the river to your left and follow the river up until it flattens for an easy entry. A small jump at the beginning of around 2m, lots of down climbs. Eventually you will come to a viewing platform river right, abseil is possible from here but the climb up is a little sketchy, this is possibly a jump here but we were unable to check due to the flow pushing us out.
Incredible views of the bridge from below.
A huge log jam under the bridge blocking the route the only way through is to climb up over them, leaving a 2.5m jump back into the water.
After this a long swim and then exit just after the bridge river left
Hi, planning to do this next month. Sounds like you didn’t do any abseils – just jumps and down climbs? If there are any abseils can I ask what the anchor(s) were like as I’m not sure what ghosted means. Thanks
Hi Edward, You’ll need a 25m rope for this canyon, Ghosted means – no permanent anchors are left in place so you’ll need to build a transient anchor for the descent.
Thank you for the reply. I’m staying in Stirling and trying to find a suitable canyon nearby – will only have a 35m rope due to logistics of travel. This canyon looked to fit the bill. Only experienced with bolted anchors. Is it complicated to set up the transient anchor? Thanks
Transient rigging does require extra care compared to rigging through bolts. I’d recommend asking on the Facebook groups like ‘recreational canyoning Scotland’ to see if anyone in the area is keen to join your trip. Plenty of experienced and friendly locals in the area around Sterling.
Thanks very much. Final couple of questions;
1. Is it just 1 abseil for this canyon or are there multiple abseils that require the transient anchor?
2. Do you know what the set up is – I.e. around the base of a tree? I’ll check on the Facebook groups as well.
Cheers
No problem, It is just 1 abseil of around 12m, most people using a viewing platform as an anchor.
Sorry – 1 more. Can I rig up a sling and a locking carabiner and abseil from the viewing platform then collect it on the exit? Thanks
Great thank you