A little reminder of how much water should be running through this canyon
PARKING A
Head up the SS33 into Switzerland. Once in Gondo, take the first left after the bell tower. Descend the hill and park in the large parking area. Don’t forget passports if coming from Italy!
GETTING TO PARKING A FROM PARKING B
By car
Climb the hill on hairpins. Where the road levels out and flanks the river, a track heads off left. Park here.
On foot
Follow the road up, cutting the corners where possible on a well-defined path.
APPROACH FROM PARKING B
Just after the track leaves the road, follow a path down to the river. If feeling inclined, you could wander a bit further up the road to a path signposted to Bällega (alternative start). This path leads to the river in a couple of minutes. Aside from the first pool (possible jump), there is nothing else of interest.
Certain pools lend themselves well to big jumps
DESCENT
The canyon is a sequence of waterfalls and beautiful plunge-pools, quite open in nature. The exception is the final pitch, two pitches after the rock arch. This is an aquatic, twisting tube, whose base cannot be seen from above. It can be rigged dry around to the left (or even avoided altogether), but it is much more fun to rig in the water. This is done in two stages – a 10m pitch to a set of P-hangars around to the right (not visible from above), followed by a 27m pitch to a spray-lashed shelf. From here a slippery and awkward 6m down-climb gains safe ground. The remainder of the canyon is walking and scrambling alongside the river. On reaching the slabs above the last waterfall, a path around left heads back to the main road. The slabs can be abseiled (two 35m pitches), but the single anchor was damaged at the time of descent.
ROUTE 3: RASIGA SUPERIORE
RASIGA SUPERIORE
| Alternative name | Arabianca Superiore |
| Rock | Gneiss |
| Dimensions | Depth 591m (1211m–620m); length 3500m |
| Ideal season | Summer |
| Time | Approach 30mins (Parking B); descent 6hrs; return 15mins (Parking A) |
| Shuttle | (Parking A to Parking B) 8.3km (1hr–1hr 30mins walk) |
| Gear | 2x30m ropes (2x50m ropes needed for Rasiga Inferiore) |
| Technical notes | Excellent rigging on double P-hangars +/– chains (2010). Current considerable above dam – beware of certain pools. Current less below dam, but can still cause problems in the narrower parts. |
| Escapes | Many possibilities for improvised escapes above the dam; none below. |
Rasiga is a regional classic. It offers a long and sporting outing, divisible into a number of distinct parts. Rasiga Superiore is the longest. Its first half consists of dozens of well-lit pools and small waterfalls that provide endless possibilities for jumps and toboggans. The river here is of a considerable size, but only occasionally troubles on account of its open nature. The canyon changes entirely at a dam part-way down. From here, the river sinks deeper into the rock, which becomes wonderfully sculpted and polished smooth. The obstacles become more continuous and vertical as the valley dips towards the Bognanco valley, and more technical on account of the closer proximity of the stream. The third and final part (Rasiga Inferiore) is less attractive, with a loose 70m pitch on questionable anchors, and cannot be wholly recommended. This part is described separately as Route 3a.
The 23m pitch
PARKING A
From the SS33, follow signs for Bognanco. Park a little beyond the turning to Poio/Bosco in a wide parking area on the right, just before the road crosses back over the river into Bognanco-Fonti.
GETTING FROM PARKING A TO B
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