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This site gives information about a beautiful area close under the Spanish Pyrenees.
The english version is a short version. If you like more information, don't hasitate and send an email to info@escalade.nl

Sierra de Guara

On the South-East side of the Spanish Pyrenees lie nature protected area the Sierra de Guara. This area is spread over the district Somotano and Sorbarbre in the autonome state Aragon. The district Somotano has its famous bodegas, olives- and amandelfields. Sorbarbre is more adventures. The Sierra de Guara has a good mix of both. The deep canyons make a lot of mountainsports possible, on the plateau's you find the amandelfields. Nature protection and recreation going hand by hand. The Sierra de Guara has the biggest breadingprogram with vultures on the world!
Because of the geografic situation, the Sierra got is own micro climate. The mountains on the East, West and North keeps the rain away in the summer.

The most people comes to the Sierra de Guara for the canyons. Canyoning is the most populair sport in this area.

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Daytrips

The outdoorcompangy Escalade organize daytrips in the Sierra de Guara in several sportive directions. Do you stay in the Sierra de Guara or the Spanish Pyrenees close to Ainsa? And you like adventure? Book the for one day a sportive challenge by a dutch organisation with english speaking instructors. (The most spanish compangy do'nt speak english) Here we wrote only the canyoningactivity, but it is also possible to do via ferrata, sportclimbing. Ask for information about these activities.

The prices range from activitity. The prices are inclusive instruction and the necessary materials.

For booking a daytrip call:

0034 620187325 (operate from 1 july)

(Book at least two days ahead)

You can also visit Escalade on location (from 1 july until 1 september):

CAMPING LECINA (SIERRA DE GUARA)
22148 Lecina - HUESCA (ESPAÑA)

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Canyoning

What is canyoning? Canyoning is going down in deep canyons that are created by mother nature. A game between water,wind and vulcanoactivity made this steep canyons with beautiful colors and rockformations.

Canyoning is moving through these canyons, by rappeling with ropes, walking, swimming and a little bit of climbing. The most canyons are horizontal, so you can just walk and swim. In vertical canyons you have made big rappels to come down. When there is enough water and it is not to high, you can also make a spectacular jump.

We have canyons for everybody. For beginners, children, trillseekers and the older adventurer.

Canyons in de Sierra de Guara:

Basender
A dry canyon, very good to learn the know-how of canyoning. With rappels until 20 meter. This canyon is also very nice for sportive children from 6 years old.
The trip wil take four hours.

Portiacha
A short, dry canyon, but spectaculair. With big rappels of 35 meter in an "african Pot". The colors are really amazing!

Rio Vero
A six hour daytrip. We are following the river that streams through the canyon Rio Vero. With walls of 150 meters high and big rocks all over the place it is a challenge for everybody. The beautiful flora and fauna makes it also fun for the nature-lovers.
This is for everybody from nine years old that can swim.

Palomeras de Fornocal
A two hour trip in a very narrow canyon. Not for claustofobic people!
For everybody older than 8 years old that can swim.

Formiga
This canyon will take four hours and is going through a amazing valley. There is a lot of wet rappels, swimmingpart and jumps. This canyon has a lot of variation that makes it FUN! For everybody from nine years old that can swim.

Barranco de Han
This canyon has only one big rappel, but it is a mega rappel! 100 meter straigth. Non stop going down! Who dares!

Canyons in de Pyreneeën:

Viandico
A very wet canyon close the national park Ordesa. It is a horizontal canyon with one, little rappel. Swimming, jumping and climbing are the ingredients. This canyons is for everybody from eight years old that can swim.

Gloces
The Gloces is a narrow canyon, with a few rappels, jumps and swimmingparts. Because it is so narrow it is a very dark canyon. When the sun comes into the canyon, you feel you are in a fairytail!

Chardal
A few minutes from the village Sin is canyon the Chardal. This canyon has spectaculair few and challeging rappels. Do you know that there are cars growing into the canyons? This canyon is for everybody from nine years old that can swim.

Foz de Canal
There are horizontal canyons and there are canyons like the Foz. Big rappels through waterfalls makes this canyon a real party for trillseekers!

Lapazosa
This canyon is situated high in the the Pyrenees. In the valley of the rio Ara is the refuge Bujaruelo. From here starts our challenge! This amazing canyon with a lot of rappels in one big party! This canyon can only be done from this refuge and because we have to start early in the morning all the particiapants has to be there the night before the trip.

Kidzcanyon
This is a two hour trip into a real canyon with rappels until 7 meters high! This canyon is especially for the younger kids. Minimum age is 4 years old.

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Travels

Familycamps
During the summer Escalade organize familycamps in the Sierra de Guara.
Staying in a comfortable bungalow tent, with two-persons bed, two inflatable beds and chairs, you can go every day for an sportive activity. The organisation cooks for the group, so the parents have also a week vacation!

For the kids is there a special kidzclub. Every day there is a program. For guest from Escalade is the kidzclub free!

More information and prices? Send an email to info@escalade or fill in the form.
You can also find prices at www.escalade.nl under reizen, familie.

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If you like more information about the daytrips in Spain or the canyoningcourses, please fill in this form.

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