Canyon Variola (superiore) en Piemonte/Italia v4-a4-IV 4.3/5* 6h

Pays: Italia / Italy

Région: Piemonte

Sous-régione: Verbano-Cusio-Ossola

Ville: Monteossolano

v4 a4 IV

6h

1h20

4h10

30min

1140m

860m

280m

26m

Évaluation:

★★★★★

4.3 (5)

Info:

★★★

3 (3)

Belay:

★★★

2.8 (5)

Résumé: traduction alternative ➜

South-facing canyon - parallel to the Rasiga - with a beautiful ambience, but also a distinctly sporty touch.

Partie

Nom

Difficulté

Approche

Tour

Retour

Variola (superiore)

1h20

Variola (inferiore)

50min

Sud

10.53km²

Résumé: traduction alternative ➜

South-facing canyon - parallel to the Rasiga - with a beautiful ambience, but also a distinctly sporty touch.

Accès: traduction alternative ➜

From the center of Domodossola, first head towards Bognanco. When you reach the bridge over the Torrente Bogna, do not turn left and continue towards Bognanco, but cross the bridge and about 350m further on turn left towards Monteossolano. We park our car in the large parking lot in front of the village (780m altitude).

Approche (1 h 20): traduction alternative ➜

We cross the village and then take the trail "D4" to the (ruined) Alpe Pertus (1075m altitude). Continue uphill on the "D4" - roughly parallel to the Variola - towards Alpe Corte, La Balma. At 1110m altitude and a few meters before a side stream, an inconspicuous track goes off to the left and we arrive at a footbridge in the stream (1140m altitude). In various descriptions are described entries further up and further down.

Tour (4 h 10): traduction alternative ➜

After the first pools and some walking passages, the stream begins to notch. In total, almost rappel, but also some possible jumps await us. At the dam, the descent is sensibly terminated, as the further descent to the entry into the lower part is only tiring.

Retour (30 min): traduction alternative ➜

After climbing the wall, we take the path that descends along the left bank. We meet the connecting path Monsignore - Monteossolano "D0". On the right we go to the entry to the lower Variola. We go left and so we come back to Monteossolano and to the car.

Coordonnées:

Départ du Canyon

46.1421°, 8.21983° ↓

Fin du Canyon

46.1296°, 8.2202° ↓

Littérature:

Carte

IGMI 25/V - 15 Domodossola II-NO, 1:25 000

1:25000

Carte

IGC 11, Domodossola-Val Formazza, 1:50 000

1:50000

Carte

Kompass WK 89, Domodossola, 1:50 000

1:50000

Livre Canyoning

Canyons du Haut Piémont Italien-Torrentismo in Alto Piemonte

Spéléo Club de la Vallée de la Vis

2015

Livre Canyoning

Canyoning nel distretto turistico dei Laghi Monti e Valli. AIC, 2013

Livre Canyoning

Canyoning in the Alps

Simon Flower

Cicerone

2012

Northern Italy and Ticino

Livre Canyoning

Canyoning dans le Nord Italie

Pascal van Duin

2011

Livre Canyoning

Canyoning nel distretto turistico dei Laghi Monti e Valli Lucca Bianchi e Roberto Schenone, 2010

Livre Canyoning

Canyoning Nord Italia

Pascal van Duin

Edizioni TopCanyon

2009

100 Beschreibungen

Livre Canyoning

Le tour de l´Europe en Canyon. Les plus belles descentes

Stéphane Coté / Caracal et les Sancho Panza

2007

124 Canyon-Beschreibungen

Livre Canyoning

Gole & Canyons. 3 - Italia Nord-Ovest

Francesco Cacace / Roberto Jarre / Dino Ruotolo / Roberto Schenone

2003

Livre Canyoning

Canyons du Haut Piémont Italien. Val d´Ossola. Speleo Club de la Vallé de la Vis, Club Omni Sport Perrier, 2002

Info canyon Cwiki

Canyoning Wiki Link Variolasup https://canyon.carto.net/cwiki/bin/view/Canyons/VariolasupCanyon.html

Info canyon Descente

https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/canyon/2653

Info canyon Ropewiki

http://ropewiki.com/Variola_(Upper)

Galerie

http://www.barranquistas.es/2012/08/gola-di-variola-superior.html

Galerie

http://yelsub1.free.fr/canyons/italie/ossola_perfs_juil_2007/web/variolasup/index.html

Galerie

http://www.altisud.com/val-d-ossola/variola-superieur-canyoning__i_4mxvn8nfai7__al_descente-canyon-fiche.html#ongletcontent_images

Vidéo

* https://youtu.be/b8C-H8rY2uU

AIC Catasto

http://catastoforre.aic-canyoning.it/index/forra/reg/PIEMONTE/pro/VB/cod/VB028

Inconnu

http://www.altisud.com/val-d-ossola/variola-superieur-canyoning__i_4mxvn8nfai7__al_descente-canyon-fiche.html

Inconnu

http://caracal.duckeater.fr/?can=115

Inconnu

http://www.cicarudeclan.com/ita/a5_variolasup.htm

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Everything tiptop

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All good. Got in a little higher than indicated

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Everything ok

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Everything was top notch. We got in from the bridge (a little higher than the standard entrance) and were rewarded with some nice rappels and great jumps. For me a great canyon, with great rappels, superiore jumps and unique slides. The 5-fold infinity pool sequence is certainly unique in the canyoning world. Car-car exactly 5 hours.

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Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Variola (supérieur) Ne pas suivre l'approche jusqu'au bout du descriptif et descendre dans le ravin a gauche avec des rocher et des bois morts. Au dessus de cette partie le canyon n'est pas équipé. (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/canyon-debit/2653/observations.html)

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It should be sure to get out at the dam, because the section to the start of the Inferiore is very tedious and no hooks are drilled! Very fun slides, a perfect 12m jump, very nice sections but also at times much to climb off. Got in a little too high and drilled 1 piton. Further down good chain stands.