National Geographic Best Weekend Summer Adventures
Waterfall rappelling in North Carolina, Paradise Canyon
Pura Vida Adventures’ Paradise Canyon canyoneering trip was recently listed as one of the Top 50 best Summer Weekend Adventures by National Geographic Online. Nat Geo described the trip and recommended Pura Vida Adventures to those thrill seekers looking to experience Paradise Canyon for themselves. This is the second time that National Geographic has featured Pura Vida Adventures canyoneering programs. In the fall of 2009 Pura Vida’s Big Bradley adventure canyoneering program was highlighted in Nation Geographic magazine.
Big Bradley
Click here to read the write up on Paradise canyon.
More About Paradise Canyon
This is a full canyoneering experience. Participants should be in good physical shape and consistently maintain a high level of fitness ie comfortable hiking on rocks at a leisurely pace, hiking up hills with rooty trails at a leisurely pace, capable of easily climbing leaning adjustable ladders and long stairs (5 flights) is a good indicator you are capable of doing this trip. This trip is 5-7 hours of climbing, rappeling, bouldering, swimming and “full on adventure.” Paradise Canyon is given its namesake for a reason. The trip begins with a steep descent along a trail into the canyon which is littered with beautiful pot holes. After receiving rappelling instruction and a technical review the fun really begins. Participants will rappel 125 feet next to an incredible waterfall after completing the rappel the fun continues with a technical descent of the area we call “the throat”. After getting through the throat participants have an eight foot jump into a pool of water followed by a 50 meter swim to Paradise beach. At paradise beach participants will have lunch and have opportunities to swim and take photos before beginning the long steep trail climb out of the canyon and back to the vehicle.
Pura Vida Adventures was the first company to run commercial canyoneering courses in the eastern US, in addition canyoneering courses and trips are run by Joe Moerschbaecher who is certified through the American Canyon Guides Assocition. Pura Vida Adventures is the oncly American Canyoneering Academy accredited guide service in the eastern US. www.pvadventures.com
