Canyon Dongia (superiore) in Kanton Tessin/Schweiz v4-a3-IV 7h15

a little difficult

Dongia (superiore)

Last Update: 08.09.2025 by Daniel Sturm

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Country: Schweiz / Switzerland

Region: Kanton Tessin / Cantone Ticino

Subregion: Bezirk Blenio

Town: Motto

v4 a3 IV

7h15

15min

1700m

950m

750m

50m

2x 55m

on Foot

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Summary: machine translated ➜ Original language

Sehr langer Abseilcanyon, mit ein paar schönen Rutschen

Very long rappel canyon, with a few nice slides

Parts

Name

Difficulty

Approach

Tour

Return

Dongia (superiore)

Dongia (inferiore)

Summary: machine translated ➜ Original language

Sehr langer Abseilcanyon, mit ein paar schönen Rutschen

Very long rappel canyon, with a few nice slides

Access:

Approach (2 h): machine translated ➜ Original language

Einstieg etwas unterhalb der Kreuzung des Wegs mit dem Bach.

Entry a little below the crossing of the path with the stream.

Tour (5 h): machine translated ➜ Original language

Für den unteren Teil Ofima anrufen! Topo auf Schlucht.ch

Call Ofima for the lower part! Topographic view on canyon.ch

Return (15 min):

Coordinates:

Parking Entry and Exit

46.42918°, 8.97217° ↓↑
DMS: 46° 25" 45.05', 8° 58" 19.81'
DM: 46° 25.751", 8° 58.33"
Google Maps
SwissTopo

Canyon End

46.4348°, 8.97547° ↓↑
DMS: 46° 26" 5.28', 8° 58" 31.69'
DM: 46° 26.088", 8° 58.528"
Google Maps
SwissTopo

Canyon Start

46.44789°, 8.97801° ↓↑
DMS: 46° 26" 52.4', 8° 58" 40.84'
DM: 46° 26.873", 8° 58.681"
Google Maps
SwissTopo

Literatures:

Canyoning Book

Swiss Alps Canyoning VOL. 2.0

Matthias Holzinger & Thomas Guigon

Pixartprinting.ch

2020

Ropewiki Canyon Info

Hinzugefügt während Rohdaten Import von Ropewiki auf Basis des bestehenden Links https://schlucht.ch/schluchten-der-schweiz.html?cid=189 https://ropewiki.com/Dongia_(Upper)

Schlucht.ch Canyon Info

Schlucht CH https://www.schlucht.ch/?view=article&id=1189&Itemid=203

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