Canyoning gear and equipment

Canyoning is an exhilarating activity that involves exploring canyons using a variety of techniques and specialized gear. It is considered to be one of the fastest-growing adventure sports in the world, according to Red Bull. A canyoning adventure may include a range of outdoor activities such as walking, scrambling, climbing, and jumping.

If you’re planning to embark on a canyoning adventure in Bosnia or anywhere else in the world, having the best equipment and technical gear is crucial for a safe and enjoyable experience. That’s why our Outdoor team exclusively uses canyoning gear from world-renowned manufacturers to ensure the highest quality and reliability.

Essential Canyoning gear list

This is a list of essential canyoning gear and equipment we use in each of our canyoning adventures. Of course, depending on requirements …

Canyoning helmet

1) Special canyoning helmet

At Outdoor Tara, safety is our top priority, and our first canyoning rule is to keep your head protected at all times. Nothing is more important than avoiding head injuries while exploring the canyon. That’s why we always require our participants to wear canyoning helmets, which provide essential protection throughout the entire adventure.

To ensure the highest level of safety for our guests, we use only canyoning helmets that come with proper safety certifications and are specifically designed to withstand the challenges of climbing, rappelling, and canyoning. Our helmets are sourced from the trusted manufacturer, Spreu Boote, which specializes in creating top-of-the-line canyoning gear. With our special designed Spreu Boote canyoning helmets, you can feel confident and secure as you embark on your canyoning adventure.

2) Best Neoprene Wetsuit for Canyoning

Having a high-quality neoprene wetsuit is crucial for a successful and comfortable canyoning experience, especially when exploring wild canyons like Hrcavka. The water in these canyons is often frigid, and spending hours wading and swimming through it without adequate protection can be uncomfortable and potentially dangerous.

To ensure your body stays warm and protected, we use only the best canyoning wetsuits from Seland, a renowned manufacturer known for their commitment to quality products. Founded in 1984, Seland offers a range of equipment for canyoning, surfing, fishing, and other outdoor activities, with a focus on durability, functionality, and comfort.

Our Seland canyoning wetsuits are made from high-quality neoprene material and designed to fit snugly to your body, providing maximum insulation and flexibility. With these wetsuits, you can rest assured that you’ll stay warm and comfortable throughout your Hrcavka canyoning adventure.

canyoning wetsuits

3) Canyoning shoes and boots

When it comes to canyoning, having the right footwear is essential to ensure your safety and comfort while exploring the canyon. Most canyoning tours require neoprene shoes or boots that provide traction and keep you warm while getting in and out of the water.

At our company, we understand the importance of quality gear, which is why we exclusively use canyoning shoes made by world-renowned manufacturers such as Seland and Vade Retro. These brands have established themselves as industry leaders, providing top-of-the-line equipment for canyoning enthusiasts around the world.

We carefully select each piece of canyoning equipment we use to ensure that it meets our high standards of safety and performance. By using only proven canyoning gear from trusted manufacturers, we can offer our clients a safe and enjoyable canyoning experience that they will remember for a lifetime.

4) Gloves for canyoning

Canyoning gloves are particularly helpful on dry ropes, which run faster, which can be rough on your hands.

Technical canyoning gear

Technical Canyoning gear includes the canyoning ropes, rope anchors, harness, carabiners, and other technical equipment. Using the correct technical gear It’s very important in canyoning.

canyoning ropes

Canyoning ropes

At Outdoor Tara, our professional guides are committed to ensuring your safety throughout your canyoning tour. We use only the highest quality ropes to ensure your safety while descending cliffs, and navigating the canyon.

To achieve this, we exclusively use Beal ropes for our canyoning expeditions. Beal is a world leader in the production of climbing ropes, and their ropes are specifically designed for canyoning. Made from high-quality materials, these ropes are strong, durable, and reliable, providing the necessary support and security you need when navigating the canyon.

Our guides are highly experienced and trained to use the Beal ropes properly, ensuring that you can enjoy your canyoning adventure without any worries about your safety. With our focus on using only the best gear, we can provide our clients with a safe and unforgettable canyoning experience.

Carabiners

When it comes to canyoning, using the right technical gear is essential for a safe and successful adventure. One of the most critical pieces of equipment in a canyoning expedition is the carabiner.

It’s essential to use high-quality carabiners that can withstand the unique demands of canyoning. At our company, we exclusively use carabiners from renowned manufacturers such as Beal, Petzl, and Austrial pin. These brands have established themselves as industry leaders in producing high-quality, durable, and reliable carabiners that meet the demands of canyoning.

Professional harness for canyoning

When it comes to canyoning, a harness is one of the most critical pieces of equipment. It’s essential to have a harness that combines comfort with abrasion-resistance and shape necessary for canyoning.

At Outdoor Tara, we prioritize your safety and comfort. We exclusively use harnesses from Aventure Verticale for our canyoning expeditions. Aventure Verticale is a leading manufacturer of harnesses for vertical sports such as canyoning, climbing, and caving, and they offer a full range of high-quality, durable, and comfortable harnesses.

Our professional guides have carefully selected the Aventure Verticale harnesses for our clients, ensuring that you can focus on enjoying your canyoning adventure with complete peace of mind. With rope attachments and other necessary equipment, our harnesses provide both safety and comfort, making your experience with us unforgettable.

Descenders

Descenders are the most important part of canyoning equipment when it comes to technical gear. There are different types of descenders and different manufacturer.  We use depending on your needs.

Other gear for canyoning …

These were the most essential parts of canyoning gear but there’s always room for other necessary equipment what you might need. Probably the most important are: knives, whistles, first aid kit, fresh water, and many other helpful tools like a compass.

Canyon Hrcavka: Testing filed for canyoning equipment and technical gear

At Outdoor Tara, we take canyoning gear seriously. We spend a considerable amount of time testing and selecting the best equipment. One of the testing grounds we use is the stunning Hrcavka canyon. Located in the southeastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hrcavka is part of the National Park Sutjeska and is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful wild canyons in the world.

The canyon features narrow passages, vertical cliffs (up to 10m), waterfalls, deep natural pools, and exhilarating waterslides, making it the perfect location for canyoning adventures. Our professional guides use a variety of alpine and canyoning gear to navigate and overcome the challenges of this wild canyon, ensuring that you have the best possible experience with us.

We pride ourselves on using only the best equipment available, and our rigorous testing process in Hrcavka ensures that our clients have the safest and most enjoyable canyoning experience possible.

canyoning gear

Outdoor Tara Team

We are a group of passionate individuals who love adventure sports. Our tour guides are hand-picked and are renowned experts in their respective fields. Our experts will guide you safely through your canyoning adventure or any othwith their extensive knowledge and expertise.

Through the season (early – May to late – September) we offer a diverse range of outdoor programs including canyoning, hiking, rafting and more!

All our guides speak English. We are licensed by ICOpro (international canyoning organization for professionals), and IRF (international rafting federation).

Outdoor Tara Team

Outdoor Tara canyoning equipment

The environments for canyoning can be cold and abrasive. We offer the toughest and most robust equipment. Our wetsuits are two layer 5mm Japanese Yamamoto neoprene.  Our harnesses, helmets, buoyancy aids and ropes are all top quality. At our company we believe that footwear is one of the most important pieces of equipment. We provide specialized canyoning boots for all our customers, so you feel confident safe and secure in the Canyon environment.

 

Be safe, keep exploring, and enjoy the canyons with us!