Valle de Vira (Tessin)

Entry from the left stream. Not so nice (some dead animal around, we only smelled it). Vira itself gets better and better with the progression. Bolts okay.

Alle Stände ok. Die Schlucht ist im Moment ziemlich rutschig. Der Zustieg ist halt ein bisschen abenteuerlich.

Done from left stream, which is full of fallen trees. All the main drops have double anchors and all the others are in medium/discrete condition.

Georgi

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Rentrée par l'affluent. Rajouté 2 points. Belle roche un peu de bois par endroit

Done with the left stream (some 6 extra abseils) until the bridge. Solo, with e-bike. Some wood in the canyon, but not problematic. Big drops mainly out of the flow. 2 or 2.5/4 is ok. Added the necessary (sometimes missing) anchors but a few more could be nice. Doubled the biggest drops. Thanks canyonzone for the anchors.

Anchors mainly double on main falls, single on many other jumps, some in not good shape after recent heavy storm and flood by still usable for descent, replaced only one completely missing.

Ce canyon était une belle surprise! Pas typiquement Tessin mais quand même joli. Bel ambiance vert, roche bien sculpté. Pas du tout glissant au début, dans la dernière partie seulement par endroits. Équipé surtout en monopoint (les 2 grandes cascades en double). Aux 2 ou 3 de cascades moins grand on devrait remplacer les amarrages tôt ou tard (goujons rouillé - mais ils tiennent encore). On a commencé par l'affluence (ouest), qui est équipé en monopoint en bon état (6 cascades en plus). Assez de bois mais ça passe bien. À refaire! This canyon was a nice surprise. Though it is not the typic style of Tessin it is nevertheless very beautiful. Green surrounding and nicely shaped rocks and pools. In the beginning it was not slippery at all, only in the very last part it was slippery but only at some places. Equipment mainly with single anchors (the 2 bigger waterfalls are double). 2 or 3 of the anchors of the smaller waterfalls should be replaced sooner or later because the screws are rusted (for the moment they are still ok). We started in the small affluence (west) which is well equipped. This gets you 6 additional waterfalls. Several fallen trees inside and heaps of wood but it doesn't make problems. Will certainly be repeated!

Pas vraiment mal.... mais très glissant.