Saitta

Gola Saracena, Torrente Saitta Last Update: 28.03.2025 by Daniel Sturm
Country: Italia / Italy
Region: Sicilia
Subregion: Messina
Town: Taormina
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300m
40m
260m
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66m
2x 70m
700m
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Summary:
It is a short vertical canyon that cuts through the Costa Ogliastro, with a narrow series of four waterfalls, followed by a very open part strewn with chaotic boulders and interrupted by a single vertical. The descent of the highest waterfall (65 m) is spectacular and exciting, spanning an impetuous and concentrated jet of water which, 15 m after its arrival, when the wall breaks and goes into the void, plunges into the depths behind the canyoneer and pours into the middle of a magnificent pond surrounded by tall trees. Although the descent is short, it is certainly exciting and technically challenging when the water level is optimal, whereas without water (see photo on openspeleo.org) it loses much of its charm.
December - May
First descent: 01.05.1998 by Diego Leonardi, Massimo Nicotra, Laura Caponnetto