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Fosso San Lorenzo

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Fosso San Lorenzo is a little tributary of Vaccareccia canyon. It can be descended as a variant of the main route. It features a few tall cascades hosted in a wide, steep, wooden valley. The drainage basin is very small and consequently water flow is modest.
The confluence with Vaccareccia is situated just before the narrows.

Name	Fosso San Lorenzo
Area	Lazio
Nearest village	Vaccareccia
Elevation loss	170 m
Length	1100 m
Highest cascade	30 m
Rock	Limestone
Rating	4
Shuttle	No
Explored by	Michele Angileri; april 2 2016

I remember ...

I expected that the Fosso's waterfalls were lower. Once reached the edge of the highest waterfall I had the feeling that the rope I had was not long enough to descend without an intermediate belay. That would have been a complicated maneuver, given the poor quality of the rock ...

Luckily rope was long enough.