Gei (superiore)

Val di Gei superiore, Riale Brie Last Update: 07.10.2024 by Peter
Subregion: Bezirk Vallemaggia
Town: Gordevio
v4 a4 III
1h15
2h30
650m
340m
310m
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60m
2x 60
4
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Summary:
Wandercanyon mit zwei höheren Abseilern
Hiking canyon with two higher rappels

Parts

Name
Difficulty
Approach
Tour
Return
Summary:
Wandercanyon mit zwei höheren Abseilern
Hiking canyon with two higher rappels
Access:
Über Locarno und Ascona und Ponte Brolla entlang der Maggia aufwärts bis Gordevio. Bei der Kirche im alten Ortskern Auto abstellen.
Via Locarno and Ascona and Ponte Brolla along the Maggia up to Gordevio. Park the car at the church in the old town center.
Approach (1 h 15):
Vom Kirchlein (mit Brunnen) an der romanischen Brücke (345 m ü.NN) steigen wir am orograf. rechten Hang (nicht am linken wie beim Gei inf.!) bergan. Wir queren eine Wasserrinne (kein Weg!) und biegen wenige Meter danach vom horizontal verlaufenden Hauptweg auf den Pfad rechts hinauf ab. In der Nähe des Schluchtrandes geht es stetig bergan. Auf 705 m ü.NN erreichen wir die Häuser von Cortasell. Südlich am ersten vorbei gehen wir auf schwachen Spuren noch einige Meter aufwärts, bis ein Pfad rechts (ostwärts) in den Hang hineinquert und uns zu einem Haus über der Schlucht führt (730 m ü.NN). Hinter dem Haus vorbei (Wasserhahn) zieht der Pfad hinunter in die Schlucht, steil und teilweise exponiert, aber deutlich erkennbar.
From the little church (with fountain) at the Romanesque bridge (345 m a.s.l.) we climb up the orographic right slope (not the left one as in Gei inferiore!). We cross a water gully (no path!) and a few meters later we turn from the horizontal main path to the path on the right uphill. Near the canyon rim it goes steadily uphill. At 705 meters above sea level we reach the houses of Cortasell. Passing south of the first one, we go up on faint tracks for a few more meters until a path on the right (eastward) crosses into the slope and leads us to a house above the canyon (730 m a.s.l.). Passing behind the house (water tap), the trail descends into the canyon, steep and partly exposed, but clearly visible.
Tour (2 h 30):
Abgesehen von den beiden hohen Abseilern kann man fast alles abklettern (beim großen Block geht es mit dem Wasser rechts darunter hinein - siehe Foto).
Apart from the two high rappel you can downclimb almost everything (at the big block it goes in with the water right below - see photo).
Return ():
Entweder über Zustieg zum Gei inf. aussteigen und hinunter in's Tal oder besser im Gei inf. weiter und am Ende des Gei inf.(vgl. insoweit dessen Beschreibung!) nach der Bogenbrücke rechts hinaus zum Ausgangspunkt.
Either exit via the access to the Gei inferiore and descend into the valley or better continue in the Gei inferiore and at the exit of the Gei inferiore (cf. its description!) after the arched bridge turn right to the starting point.

Coordinates:

Canyon Start
46.236229°, 8.748984°
DMS: 46° 14" 10.42', 8° 44" 56.34'

DM: 46° 14.174", 8° 44.939"

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SwissTopo
Canyon End
46.230866°, 8.749016°
DMS: 46° 13" 51.12', 8° 44" 56.46'

DM: 46° 13.852", 8° 44.941"

Google Maps

SwissTopo
Parking Entry and Exit
46.22682°, 8.74678°
DMS: 46° 13" 36.55', 8° 44" 48.41'

DM: 46° 13.609", 8° 44.807"

Google Maps

SwissTopo
Waterlevel Meter Site
46.2289°, 8.74564°
DMS: 46° 13" 44.04', 8° 44" 44.3'

DM: 46° 13.734", 8° 44.738"

Google Maps

SwissTopo

Literatures:

Map
CNS 1312, Locarno, 1 : 25 000
Canyoning Book
Swiss Alps Canyoning VOL. 2.0
Matthias Holzinger & Thomas Guigon
Pixartprinting.ch
2020
29.08.2024 Peter ★★★★★ 📖 ★★★ ★★★ 💧 Normal Completed ✔
Bella discesa in acqua cristallina, molti tuffi e due calate. Ancoraggi inox C55 2dx e C40 1dx. Percorrenza in 1h 30min. Per l'avvicinamento in sponda destra, dopo l'Alpe Cortasgell abbiamo preso il sentiero a destra per la baita isolata, superato uno spiazzo dietro la baita e siamo arrivati in piano al bordo della bastionata di roccia. Da qui per un vecchio sentiero con gradini in pietra e cavo di acciaio siamo scesi ripidi fino al torrente, arrivando in corrispondenza di un'antica opera idraulica e di alcune belle pozze.
Nice descent in crystal clear water, many dives and two rappels. Stainless anchors C55 2dx and C40 1dx. Travel time 1h 30min. For the approach on the right bank, after Alpe Cortasgell take the path to the right to the isolated lodge, pass a clearing behind the lodge and arrive flat at the edge of the rock rampart. From here by an old path with stone steps and steel cable descend steeply to the stream, arriving at an old water works.

Other users were:
Massimo Loriato
02.04.2023 Daniel Sturm ★★★★★ 📖 ★★★ ★★★ Completed ✕
Koordinaten und Beschreibung angepasst
Coordinates and description adjusted
09.03.2023 System User ★★★★★ 📖 ★★★ ★★★
Daten importiert von https://canyon.carto.net/cwiki/bin/view/Canyons/GeisuperioreCanyon.html

Hydrology:

Waterlevel Meter Site