val Morsecca

Last Update: 10.06.2026 by Jeroen Kirchner
Country: Italia / Italy
Region: Veneto
Subregion: Belluno
Town: Sospirolo
v4 a2 III
4h20
1h
3h
20min
788m
550m
238m
x
40m
2x50, 1x40
9
on Foot
Specialities:
Only suitable after rain § Proscription
Rating:
★★★★★
3 (1)
Info:
★★★
1 (1)
Belay:
★★★
2 (1)
Summary:
Remote & vertical canyon on top of the Cadini del Brenton. Last waterfalls used to be an iceclimbing spot. Currently forbidden & heavily controlled.
Summary:
Remote & vertical canyon on top of the Cadini del Brenton. Last waterfalls used to be an iceclimbing spot. Currently forbidden & heavily controlled.

Access:

Approach (1 h):
Approach via the Cadini, trails 4b+8a to alt. 820m. Additional waterfall at alt. 880m. can be accessed in different ways. Possibility to start even higher, but morphology & little water make it not interesting.
Tour (3 h):
An L 45m 1 Tebylon ring 6cm bolt R + a pre-drilled hole 10cm, in a niche, 20m Downclimb An L 20m Chain (home-made but inox) R 25m Confluenza An R 20m An R 20m fixed rope, cheap maillon An L 15m fixed rope, cheap maillon Chain L 40m, in a niche 2 bolts Tebylon 45m L An R rope, cheap maillon 30m, double drop 2 bolts/spits (iceclimbing) R rope, cheap maillon 25m, freehanging
Return (20 min):
Hike the Brenton valley down or descend the touristic Cadini (attention: no anchors, when you jump down into a pool, you may face obligatory jumps/slides of up to 10m). The exit is checked regularly by police.

Coordinates:

Canyon Start
46.184012°, 12.030258°
DMS: 46° 11" 2.44', 12° 1" 48.93'

DM: 46° 11.041", 12° 1.815"

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Canyon End
46.184422°, 12.035463°
DMS: 46° 11" 3.92', 12° 2" 7.67'

DM: 46° 11.065", 12° 2.128"

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Hydrology:
To do after snowmelt or rain. Possibility of starting at source alt. 900m.