Albania Canyoning guidebook




Albania Canyoning guidebook
Nice guidebook to Albania by Pascal van Duin, in English!
Edition: 2023
After 6 years of explorations, Pascal van Duin offers this guidebook covering the country of Albania.
CONTENTS:
49 main canyons, 35 secondary canyons
General informations about Albania, bolts rating, beauty rating, difficulty scale, water dangers.
- Canyons organised by Prefecture or group of Prefectures.
33 profiles, 48 maps, photos for each canyon.
- Detailed informations for each route:
Altitude and length, ropes necessary, shuttle
Drainage basin area, difficulty, bolt quality
Timing of the route and exposition.
Map with canyon, parkings, trails, scale
QR code to scan and reach the lower parking.
Historic information about First Descent team.
GPS point for parkings and canyon start/end.
150 pages
106 pages. 8-1/4" x 6" x 1/4”. 8.0 ounces. 227 grams.
You may also consider…
Canyons involve a lot of sliding, scraping and general thrashing. Which ends up with a lot of scraping and thrashing of the gear and clothing upon which that sliding is done. Harnesses, shorts, wetsuits - they all get destroyed on a regular basis.
The ShuffleButt2 offers the best protection (Vinyl Laminate) where it is needed the most (Leg Loops), while maintaining the more-comfortable 1000d Air-Textured Nylon coated fabric for the upper. Bonus for me is that it is a LOT easier to sew.
For the Shuffle or Scuttle to fit on your harness, the leg loops must open all the way, so the leg loop can be threaded through the leg loop sleeve. On some harnesses, you will have to monkey with the leg loop hold up straps to get the waistbelt through the waistbelt sleeve… or just cut them off… but it is best to maintain the leg loop hold up straps.
People doing flowing water canyons prefer the ScuttleButt… People doing non-flowing canyons will likely prefer the ShuffleButt.
A TALL version is available that adds 2” to the height. This will work better for people taller than about 6’2”; and for people with fashionably bountiful butt-cheeks. These are made with wider sleeves for the waist and leg loops to make it compatible with ‘super-comfy’ harnesses like the BD Long-Haul Harness.
NOW IN STOCK!!
The Grand Canyon is a huge and amazing place, and Todd has built a huge and amazing book that describes the backcountry as never before. Technical stuff - for sure. Non-technical stuff - a TON of that stuff too. With amazing beautiful photographs. Lots of em.
It is hard to say enough about how beautiful this book is. Ten Stars! So good.
New revised printing 2024 is split into two volumes for easy sharing; includes numerous updates and more pictures.