Val Vielia IV

Last Update: 19.09.2023 by Christoph Cramer
Country: Italia / Italy
Subregion: Pordenone
Town: Tramonti di Sopra
v3 a5 V
4h20
45min
3h30
5min
660m
470m
190m
x
25m
2x30
19
Car required
Rating:
★★★★★
5 (2)
Info:
★★★
3 (1)
Belay:
★★★
3 (1)
Summary:
The 4th part of the Vielia is certainly the most demanding canyoning technically, since by the massive inflow shortly at the exit of part 3 the water flow is large and at the same time the canyon is quite narrow in some places. In addition, if you have already done Part I-III before, you will have spent at least 8 hours (including access) at the time of the entry into Part IV and still have at least 3.5 strenuous hours ahead of you in the cold water and also a long horizontal stretch overall. You must be aware that if you enter the part IV, this must also be able to pull through, because you can shorten at most the last 30min walking and swimming passages and otherwise can not leave the canyon. Dangerous place with serious risk of accident! A completely unspectacular pool - like 100th before - with white water. It tempts to jump or slide. Important: It is not allowed to jump or slide! What you don't see is that there is a rock 10cm below the white water, which, if you slide in, will trap your leg. Therefore, at this point a anchor was set - at the time of our ascent with fixed ropes - to point out to use here necessarily the anchor and not to jump into the pool to avoid a serious accident. Here already happened at least one serious accident with broken leg, which due to the difficult accessibility of the part IV in an involuntary overnight stay in the canyon with a broken leg. Attention: No cell phone reception in the whole course of the canyon. The Vielia I - IV is the longest and one of the most beautiful tours in Friuli. However, all 4 parts in one day can be done only in high summer, when there is enough daylight. In addition, if you want to do all 4 parts in one day, you should really be physically top fit. The access alone to part 1 with 5.5 km horizontal as the crow flies and 800 Hm in high summer is quite demanding. In addition, the 4th part of all is the most demanding with a lot of water contact, long swims and canyoning technical challenges. The good thing about the Vielia is that you can combine different parts or do not have to do all 4 parts at once, because between the parts you always come back to the path 377 and can descend via it again. In sum, the Vielia is certainly one of the most beautiful canyons in Friuli, which makes every canyoning heart beat faster. However, it should not be underestimated, because in the sections themselves (except for part 1) there are very few escape routes and even in the event of an accident it is practically impossible to get out of the canyon.

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