SEMINAR: Canyoneering Explorations in North and Central America

Canyoneering (called canyoning in Australia and Europe) is a growing adventure activity throughout the world. It involves descending narrow and sometimes steep canyons using technical rock-climbing equipment in order to negotiate the steeper sections, often in or beside waterfalls. Though the sport developed independently in the US, Australia and Europe, there are now international rendezvous that allow participants to enjoy spectacular natural surroundings that could not otherwise be visited.

The southwestern states of the USA include an amazing array of geographic wonders, many of which can only be fully experienced by resorting to this method of exploration from the huge, vertical landscapes of Arizona, to the narrow canyons of Utah and the earthquake-fractured mountains of California. The author will describe his many travels through these wonderlands and the adventures he experienced along the way. Mostly the photographs will tell the story of an amazing landscape (and waterscape) not only in the USA but also in Mexico and Costa Rica. Along the way he makes visits to places are diverse as Zion National Park, Death Valley, Yosemite's Haunted Canyon and Mexico's Monterrey Peaks National Park.

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