Canyon in Madeira

Ribeira do Juncalinho

Unclassified · -

This canyon was opened in April 2015 and is a 900 m course dropping from 1600 m to 1000 m, with vertical difficulty 5 (v5a1III) and a descent time of about 4 hours. The rappel count, highest waterfall and minimum rope length are not known, and the listed approach and return times (10h and 15h) are probably typos for minutes.

Official notes

More information to follow.

Anchors, flow and access change with every storm and every winter. Treat the current status as a snapshot and check the latest conditions before any descent.

Technical data

Difficulty
-
Based on v-grade scale
Location
Santana
Max waterfall
-
Min rope
-
Rappels
-
Length
900 m
Recommended level
Unclassified
Approach
listed as 10h
Descent
4h
Return
listed as 15h (probably minutes)

Official technical sheet

Detailed data, history and technical notes are maintained by Clube Aventura da Madeira on the Canyons da Madeira website.

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