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A REAL CANYONING EXPERIENCE FOR THE YOUNGEST
Walk down the current among boulders, slide down smooth rock slopes washed by water, jump into a deep pool or even get down a waterfall with the rope… A true adventure for the children and an unforgettable escape for the adults. Real canyoning… for the families.
Every single obstacle can be bypassed.
Price: 42€ / pers.
Private guiding : Contact us
Duration : 1h
Jumps : Up to 3m ( non compulsory)
Slides : Tens
Location : It’s here ! Chamonix 25 mn / Argentière : 15 mn
When : from june to october
escapes : any time
For the Mini canyon, one needs to be comfortable in the water and be able to have the head immersed for a few seconds like at the end of a waterslide.
The guide or a parent will always be positioned at the end of a slide or a jump.
No jump, slide or abseil is mandatory in the Mini canyon.
A track is drawn along the river and easily allows to bypass any obstacle on the way down.
Ideal : lace shoes with spikes.
OK : worn out shoes, big hiking shoes, velcro sandals with a solid sole.
Not possible : soft neoprene soled water shoes, sandals and flipflops with toe separation.
* You can rent shoes from OXO : 5€/p. Book them the day before at the latest !
Neoprene wetsuits and socks are looked after and continuously renewed so they don’t have holes. They are washed with a bactericide and fungicide treatment after each use.
Right here ! A very easy place to find where you will be meeting your guide with the OXO van. You will then drive 1 more km to the canyon.
You need to be driving to the meeting place.
This meeting place will be reminded to you in details by email.
Public transports don’t allow an easy access to the Mini canyon.
But Barberine canyon (see above) is easy to reach using the free Mont Blanc Express train. Let us know you are not driving and we’ll explain you how to proceed to come canyoning with us.
There is no OXO base on the side of the river and we need to change on the canyon’s car park. It is a quite place, but we change outside or in the cars !
Make sure you wear your bathing suit under your clothes
Make sure you go to the toilets before leaving, there are none on the spot (and peeing in the wetsuit is not right at all !)
All what is not going to the water in staying in the cars… best is to leave everything at your accommodation.
Wearing prescription glasses when canyoning is possible. A well adjusted leash normally allows to not lose them. Otherwise, fitting them in the jacket against your chest for jumps is the safest solution.
No problem either for contact lenses as long as you close your eyes underwater.
We are continuously observing the past and forecasted rainfalls, considering that too much rain can lead the Balme river to an excessive water flow.
Why not go to Barberine canyon in this case ? It is located right below a dam letting the water flow nearly unchanged in case of rain.
It is easy to walk down along the river and take photos of the happy canyoneers.
It is an earth path with potentially steep and slippy parts. Make sure you have an appropriate equipment and fitness.
You can take a waterproof camera, a waterproof smartphone or any GOPRO like type of waterproof video camera. Several helmets of ours are equipped with a GOPRO mount (female rail)
Non waterproof devices are prohibited.
Camera polls can be harmful and are prohibited.
Take slings or straps and check your device’s waterproofness !
CHAMONIX’S TOP FUN CANYON
A very secured canyon with plenty of alternatives to adapt height to each participant. Jumps, abseils, slides and even the OXO zipline ! Feed your kids (and yourself !) with some real challenges with always the opportunity to walk around one bit or another. A true family adventure, without the stress of it !
Price: 62 € / pers.
Children : 56€
Private guiding : Contact us
Duration : 2h
Abseils : Up to 25 m (non compulsory)
jumps : 2 to 7 m (non compulsory)
Zip line : yes ! (depending on the attendance in the canyon)
Location : It’s here ! (Chamonix 25 mn / Argentière : 15 mn)
Season : from june to october juin à octobre
Escapes : Anytime
A track bypasses EACH obstacle of Barberine canyon.
Barberine canyon offers challenges of all sizes (75 ft high abseil, jumps up to 20 ft, ziplining, slides…), but each participant has a choice to go for it or not.
Ideal for a group with very varied fitness levels ! The sportiest will have a blast and the careful will enjoy challenges within theire reach.
It is necessary to be comfortable with the water and with having one’s head underwater for a few seconds.
No obstacle is mandatory in Barberine, thanks to the track that runs all along the river.
6 to 20 ft high jumps, it is your choice to decide wether you are jumping and off what height. No pressure.
Ideal : lace shoes with a lug sole.
OK : worn out shoes, big hiking shoes, velcro sandals with a solid sole.
Not possible : soft neoprene soled water shoes, sandals and flipflops with toe separation.
* You can rent shoes from OXO : 5€/p. Book them the day before at the latest !
Neoprene wetsuits and socks are looked after and continuously renewed so they don’t have holes. They are washed with a bactericide and fungicide treatment after each use.
Right here ! Just outside Vallorcine, you are meeting your guide and the OXO van on Barberine canyon’s cark park.
You need to drive to this place.
This meeting place will be reminded to you in details by email.
From Chamonix or Argentière, no worries.
Let us know and we’ll explain you how to proceed : one way on OXO minibus / one way on free Mont Blanc Express train. It’s easy and it’s free !
There is no OXO base on the side of the river and we need to change on the canyon’s car park. It is a quite place, but we change outside or in the cars !
Make sure you wear your bathingsuit under your clothes
Make sure you go to the toilets before leaving, there are none on the spot (and peeing in the wetsuit is not right at all !)
We leave them in the cars… or best at your accommodation.
Wearing prescription glasses when canyoning is possible. A well adjusted leash normally allows to not lose them. Otherwise, fitting them in the jacket against your chest for jumps is the safest solution.
No problem either for contact lenses as long as you close your eyes underwater.
Barberine canyon is located right below the Emosson dam which strongly reduces the effect of rain on the riverflow. Observing the usual security principles, one can go canyoning in Barberine even if it’s rainging !
Yes ! For those who want to follow the group without taking part to the activity, a track allows them to walk along the river. The OXO guide will explain them where to go.
The walk is not too eshausting, but the path can be steep and precipitous. Good shoes compulsory.
OXO is not responsible for people following the group on the path.
You can take a waterproof camera, a waterproof smartphone or any GOPRO like type of waterproof video camera. Several helmets of ours are equipped with a GOPRO mount (female rail)
Non waterproof devices are prohibited.
Camera polls can be harmful and are prohibited.
Take slings or straps and check your device’s waterproofness !
