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Oberwallis
25 canyons.
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3CBinnaUnknown flood
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3CDalaUnknown flood
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4CDala VUnknown flood
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3CDrieschtbachUnknown flood
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n/aFäldbachUnknown flood
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3CFeeschluchtUnknown flood
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4CFeschelbachUnknown flood
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n/aFurggbach (Saas Almagell)
A bouldery gneiss canyon with pools you can jump into, best run in autumn: 15 to 20 rappels, none longer than 30 feet.
Saas-Almagell, VS Unknown flood -
n/aFurggbach (Zermatt)
Bouldery canyon with some pools to jumps, anchors are not easy to find, sometimes you'll need to improvise.
Zermatt, VS Unknown flood -
n/aGondo
Seven rappels down the Zwischbergenschlucht, the longest 50 meters, with a mandatory 1.8 km shuttle and a five hour round trip best run July through September.
Gondo, VS Unknown flood -
3CGonerliwasserUnknown flood
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n/aGornera
Getting its catchment from the Switzerland's highest peaks, and the second biggest glacier of the country, the Gornera has dig itself deep into the green rocks above Zermatt. The canyon is divided into many parts (I to V, with an additional O less interesting), of which none is easy to master.
Zermatt, VS Unknown flood -
3CJegibachUnknown flood
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n/aJolibach
A short limestone canyon built around one 40 meter rappel, about 400 meters long and a four hour outing, best from August to October.
Niedergesteln, VS Unknown flood -
n/aKapanzUnknown flood
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3CLöübbachUnknown flood
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n/aMassaschlucht
Granite, 4200 meters, and about 11 hours car to car for a single 40 meter rappel; best July through October.
Bitsch, VS Unknown flood -
3CMilibachUnknown flood
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3C RMundbachUnknown flood
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n/aNasse SchluichenUnknown flood
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n/aRhone
One of the few Swiss descents that only runs in winter, rated technical 4 with a C4 water grade and an R for risk, more serious than most warm season canyons in the region.
Unknown flood -
n/aSteinuschlüocht
Ten plus rappels through gneiss carved into narrow, sculpted channels, best run in autumn.
Ried-Brig, VS Unknown flood -
3ATannbachUnknown flood
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3CTäschbachUnknown flood
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3BTurtmannaUnknown flood