GORGSInternational Canyoneering

MeetingIV Edition – Spain - June 2007

Gorgs, the philosophy …

• Gorgs was born inside the Federation of Alpinism and Climbing of Catalonia, that is a region of Spain (http://www.feec.org)

• Its target is to let people discover the canyons every year in a different region.

• It was organized to see how many people in Spain were canyoneers.

Canyoning in Spain

• Spain has a lot of beautifull places to practice canyoneering. From famous paradises like Guara, in Huesca, to other nice parts of the Pirynees, like Catalonia.

Gorgs 2004, the First Edition …

• It took place in a village named Sort (Pallars Sobirà – Lérida – Catalonia).

• People: 60-70 people.

Gorgs 2005, a succesfull edition…

• It took place in a village named Coll de Nargó (la Ribagorça – Lérida – Catalonia).

• People: 180 people.

Gorgs 2006, the consolidation…

• It took place in a village named Ribes de Freser ( – Girona – Catalonia).

• People: 231 people.

Gorgs 2007, the birth of something new…

• It will took place in a village named Tremp (Pallars Jussà – Lérida – Catalonia) the 1,2 and 3 of June 2007.

THE INNOVATION

• The organization of this edition, will be done for the first time in the history of canyoneering in Spain, by a federation of mountain and a federation of speleology.

Gorgs 2007, the birth of something new…

• In November 2006, the FEEC (Federació d’ Alpinisme i d’ Escalada de Catalunya) and the FCE (Federació Catalana d’ Espeleologia) signed a document to work in:– Organization of Gorgs2007– Catalogue of canyons in Catalonia– Re equipments– Homologation of the basis formation in canyoneering– To work together with the institutions (prohibitions,

regulations etc)

Gorgs 2007, the birth of something new…

• Expected people: 300 people.

• We offer included in the inscription: T-shirt + camping + Saturday dinner + info book + nice surprises + concert

• I International Cayoneering Congress

Gorgs 2007

Thank for your attention …

For more infos please contact us at:

Comitè de Descens de Barrancs

http://www.feec.org

Departamento de Cañones y Barrancos

http://www.espeleocat.net

Thank you for your attention.