Variola (Upper)

not verifiedpermit unconfirmed 2026-08-20 Ungraded Unknown flood risk Domodossola, VB

Granite and schist above Domodossola, twenty three rappels losing 280 meters over two kilometers of drainage in a full seven hour day car to car, the longest single rappel 30 meters.

Logistics

Permit	RopeWiki's Red Tape section is empty and its infobox carries no Permits field, so access here is unverified rather than confirmed free.
Distance	2000m
Time	7 hr
Technical	23 rappels, longest 30m
Season	Jul-Sep
Coordinates	46.1322, 8.2274

Sources

permit: https://ropewiki.com/Variola_(Upper)
nearest town: https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/reverse?format=json&lat=46.1322&lon=8.2274
desc: https://ropewiki.com/Variola_(Upper)
heroPhoto: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bognanco_Cascata_Variola.jpg