Pontirone (Upper)

Pontirone (Upper) Canyoneering Canyoning Caving

Also known as: Val Pontirone; Riale Lesgiüna; Pontirone Superiore; Lesciüna.

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‌	Difficulty:‌4C1 III R (v5a4 IV) Swift water Raps:‌max ↨115ft Metric Overall: 4.5-5h Approach: 5min Descent: 5h  ⟷1.6mi  ↑1460ft Exit: 3min No Red Tape:‌ Shuttle:‌Required 15 min Rock type:Granite
Location:	46.3847, 9.0038
Condition Reports:	5 Aug 2017 "Most recent conditions reported at Schlucht.ch
Weather:
Best season:	Jun - Sep winter spring summer fall Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Regions:	Europe Alps Switzerland Ticino Leventina

http://descente-canyon.com/canyoning/canyon-description/22524,http://canyon.carto.net/cwiki/bin/view/Canyons/PontironeSupCanyon,http://swisscanyon.ch/canyons/descrittivi/pontirone-sup.htm,http://descensodebarrancos.com/barrancos/pontirone/pontirone.html,http://ropewiki.com/User:Canyoning_in_the_Alps_Book?id=Pontirone_Superiore,http://schlucht.ch/schluchten-der-schweiz-navbar.html?cid=80

http://WWW.barranquistas.es/2011/09/pontirone-lesgiuna-integral.html,http://wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=14563154

http://descente-canyon.com/canyoning/canyon-description/22524,http://canyon.carto.net/cwiki/bin/view/Canyons/PontironeSupCanyon,http://wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=14563154

46.3847, 9.0038https://ropewiki.com/luca/rwr?gpx%3Doff&filename%3DPontirone_%28Upper%29&kmlnfx&kmlx%3Dhttp://descente-canyon.com/canyoning/canyon-description/22524&ext%3D.kmlchtopo

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Red tape

Hydroelectric plant. Infoline OFIBLE (Officine Idroelettriche Blenio) 0041 91 756 66 15 Don't forget it!! You must call every time to announce you're going in the canyon, and don't forget to call when you will be out of the canyon.

Beta sites

• Descente-Canyon.com : Pontirone (supérieur)
• Canyon.Carto.net : Pontirone Superiore
• SwissCanyon.ch : Pontirone superiore
• DescensoDeBarrancos.com : Barranco Val Pontirone Superior e inferior (Ticino; Suiza)
• Canyoning in the Alps Book by Simon Flower : Pontirone (Upper)
• Schlucht.ch : Lesciüna / Val Pontirone

Trip reports and media

• Barranquistas.es : PONTIRONE - LESGIÜNA INTEGRAL
• Wikiloc.com : Barranco Pontirone integral con 2 coches (Ticino)

Credits

Pontirone (Upper)

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