ilipichicuma
07-06-2013, 12:31 AM
So my wife and I have recently moved to Jeju Island, South Korea, and I've been looking around and seeing a lot of canyon potential here. In fact, just today we went down to a major tourist attraction and found what looks like a semi-technical canyon running into the ocean right next to it. This needs more investigation. I did, after all, drag pretty much all of my gear over here with me.
67676
The question I wonder about is this: Do we need to worry about anything special as far as diseases in the water or things we shouldn't spread into the waterways or anything like that? I figure the water can't be much nastier than some of the Utah canyon water I've been in, but I seen to remember reading about some bacteria or something they're trying to keep out of the waterways in New Zealand and wondered if anyone on here would have any idea about that. I realize it's a long shot. I guess starting this thread may also be a way for me to brag about the fact that my wife and I are probably going to bag a few first descents over here, because I've never heard of any kind of canyoneering going on in Asia, and truthfully, most of the Koreans I've met don't really seem to have the disposition for it. Anyway, if anyone knows anything the advice/help would be appreciated.
67676
The question I wonder about is this: Do we need to worry about anything special as far as diseases in the water or things we shouldn't spread into the waterways or anything like that? I figure the water can't be much nastier than some of the Utah canyon water I've been in, but I seen to remember reading about some bacteria or something they're trying to keep out of the waterways in New Zealand and wondered if anyone on here would have any idea about that. I realize it's a long shot. I guess starting this thread may also be a way for me to brag about the fact that my wife and I are probably going to bag a few first descents over here, because I've never heard of any kind of canyoneering going on in Asia, and truthfully, most of the Koreans I've met don't really seem to have the disposition for it. Anyway, if anyone knows anything the advice/help would be appreciated.