Val Bodengo
Canyoning
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Val Bodengo 1
Val Bodengo 2
Val Bodengo 3
Val Bodengo 3+
Val Pilotera
General conditions
Difficulty levels
What is Canyoning?
Val Bodengo 1° - BLUE Level (Basic course)
Easy tour, Base level; 1/2 day long (2,5/3 hours maximum).
All the characteristic situations of the canyoning sport: jumps, slides, waterfalls and short rappelling, clear water pools.
The best to start and to learn the canyoning techniques and to take confidence with
this particular environment. Lots of fun. Minumum age 10 years old.
Highlights: Jumps up to 7 meters - Slide 6 m. - Rappel 15 m.
Inscription fee: click here.
Discount for Family.
Includes:
- Mountain Guide
- Wetsuit 5 mm and neoprene socks
- Canyoning shoes
- Helmet and harness
- Insurance
You can book by email or directly online here.
Val Bodengo 2 - RED Level (Medium course)
The second section of Val Bodengo. Demanding tour of medium level. Some sections with rappels, ½ day long (4 hours maximum). One of the best canyons in the north of Italy!
Longer tour in beautiful scenery with a sequence of waterfalls and deep pools always different, luxuriant and wild nature. Only for who has already one previous experience.
Not for beginners.
Highlights: Jumps up to 7 meters - Slides 15 m. - Rappel 18 m.
Inscription fee: click here.
Includes:
- Mountain Guide
- Wetsuit 5mm and neoprene socks
- Canyoning shoes
- Helmet and harness
- Insurance
You can book by email or directly online here.
Val Bodengo 3° Partial descent - RED / BLACK Level - Advanced
Third section of Val Bodengo, Advanced level, partial tour. Long and spectacular tour with many demanding sections, about ½ day long (4/5 hours). The track back needs a walk of about 30 min to reach the road.
Inscription fee: click here, equipment and shoes included.
You can book by email.
Val Bodengo 3° Integral - BLACK Level - Expert
The complete descent of the third section of the canyon down to Gordona, for experts. Long and tiring, engaged, one day long (7 hours). Take some energetic snacks with you.
We can offer also these other canyon descents in the area: Val Mengasca, Valle Casenda and Val Bondasca.
Inscription fee: on request.
You can book by email.
Val Pilotera - RED Level (Medium)
Excellent canyon to do instead of Val Bodengo 2. Quite demanding tour of medium level; some rappels, ½ day long (3/4 hours). Need a walk of 50 min/1 h to reach the start, bring a t-shirt for the walk. Less continuous than Bodengo 2 but in a very nice scenery with very clear water, very sunny due to the direct south exposition.
Inscription fee: click here, equipment and shoes included.
Information about the difficulty levels :
You need to be able to swim.
- Base Level-BLUE tour opened to everybody from 10 years old (with a parent).
- Medium Level- RED, tour opened only to who has already one or more previous experiences.
- Advanced/Experts Level-RED/BLACK, only for who has already 3 or 4 previous experiences and a good general technical level. Needs good swimming capabilities and strength because they are long tours.
Canyoning is a sport for everybody.
The descent of a canyon simply means to follow the water inside a gorge usually quite deep that has been created by the action of the glaciers and the water in the past. Usually the flow is not too high and it’s not possible to use a kayak. We use Wetsuits in neoprene of 5 mm thick which makes you float enough and some technical specific gear from alpine equipment to use for rappelling down the high obstacles and waterfalls.
The mayor interest of this sport is to discover beautiful environments and rock shapes that you cannot see from outside these gorges. You’ll find round potholes with clear water surrounded by a rich flora. Canyon can be narrow and you can’t see what’s next, sometimes nice pools in which it is possible to jump or slide in.
Undoubtedly Val Bodengo and Val Pilotera are two of the better known canyons in the North of Italy, easy access and the possibility, for expert parties, to do long descents and also nice jumps.
Here you’ll find always plenty of water during all the season, which lasts from may to the end of September at least.
During your canyoning tours you’ll have qualified guides to follow you, knowing perfectly the canyons and the better way to overcome each single passage.
