Da Lats of Canyoning

Today we went canyoning. It's a popular activity here in Dalat that involves hiking, swimming, and repelling down waterfalls. All the non-locals are obsessed with it.  

 We booked with Dalat Passion Tours, but there are several companies that do the same day trip. It's about 5 hours of outdoor fun with too many other humans, most of whom have been cropped or otherwise unrepresented in these photos. 

Below, Sarah is about to tackle the "washing machine," a 14 meter repel in a waterfall that ends with being forced out of a crevice by water pressure. She is qualified for such a maneuver based on her prior (8 min) of thorough training. 

Check me out in the washing machine's "dry clean only spin cycle."

We also experienced rock-based waterslides down the river. Here's a backwards friendship run. 

Some cliff jumping happened as well. We were told to remove our helmets before jumping which is counterintuitive x100. Below, Sarah is about to hit the water off a 11 meter jump. "How deep is the water?" someone asked the guide. "Deep enough."

The best one was 25 meters long and had flat spots mixed with drop offs. There was a severe struggle by a member of our group that is now extremely hilarious because she is alive. Frankly, the guide should have expelled her from the rest of the adventure. 

At the end you just have to let go and drop into the water! Sarah was a pro. Cool shadow.

We were pretty much athletes in ill-fitting life jackets.