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In the bucolic landscape of the hills between Terni and Spoleto, covered with woods and pastures and dotted with quaint medieval villages, opens the majestic gorge of Fosso di Pincano. The white bed of the stream, usually dry, winds between high walls and dense forests leading us into a timeless dimension ...
| Name | Fosso di Pincano |
| Area | Umbria, Monti Martani |
| Nearest village | Montebìbico |
| Entrance altitude (above sea level) | 800 m |
| Exit altitude (above sea level) | 600 m |
| Length | 1300 m |
| Longest rappel | 21 m |
| Rock | Limestone |
| Rating | 2 |
| Shuttle | Possible |
| Explored by | Re-explored by Michele Angileri and Andrea Pucci; june 17th 2012 |
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What you find in the detailed description
I remember ...
Old rusted bolts and pitons on the top of dryfalls were telling us that canyon had been discovered about 20 years before, but no one
seemed to know it. Clearly that canyon had not been descended in the last decade. Unknown though explored yet.
Photographs in this website show ultralight ropes (6 mm ropes made of high tenacity fibers). Read multimedia book Ultralight ropes canyoning technique to learn how to use them.
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This can happen when the explorers don't publish anything: the news may not spread and the canyon returns unknown. This happened
to many explored canyons in Italy ...
