canyon exploring with Michele Angileri

Fosso di Fonte Nocelle

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At first glance the open wooded valleys of Monti Lucretili give no chance to those looking for something like a canyon. But in some of these valleys river-bed may be harder than you imagined. And if you try to bypass the little cascades that are stopping your hike you may find difficult to get back to river-bed: easier and safer to pull out rope and rappel down the cascade!
So you'll find yourself canyoning even in an "open" valley like Fonte Nocelle.

Name	Fosso di Fonte Nocelle
Area	Lazio
Nearest village	Montorio Romano
Entrance altitude (above sea level)	820 m
Exit altitude (above sea level)	500 m
Length	3.5 km
Longest rappel	8 m
Rock	Limestone
Rating	2
Explored by	Leonard Petricola; november 2nd 2003

I remember ...

I knew since some years that this valley was explored. To go descending it I was waiting for a day of slightly bad weather, when it's not good to go canyoning otherwhere than in an open dry canyon.

The day arrived in autumn 2008: dark clouds, cold wind ... the perfect day for Fosso di Fonte Nocelle!