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Crete - Lasithi

6 canyons.

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  Asprolithos

  A short far eastern gorge in the Sitia hills with a two minute approach, a 39 ft maximum rappel and 1400 m of easy going canyon.

  Armeni, Lasithi Unknown flood
• 3B I

  Havgas

  A tidy two hour limestone gorge above Kavousi with a 49 ft maximum rappel, short enough to pair with a second Lasithi canyon in one day.

  Kavousi, Lasithi Moderate flood
• 4A III

  Lapathos

  The big one on Crete: a 90 m rappel inside an 800 m deep limestone trench above Ierapetra, run almost entirely dry, with the car five minutes from the drop in.

  Mournies, Lasithi Low flood
• 3B II

  Mesonas

  Limestone descent in eastern Crete with a clean 30 m rappel, modest water, and a short 1.2 mi length that fits a half day.

  Ierapetra, Lasithi Moderate flood
• 3B I

  Orino

  The best drop per minute on this list: an 82 ft rappel packed into 500 m of canyon right below the village of Orino, done inside an hour.

  Orino, Lasithi Moderate flood
• 4C II

  Zonari and Sarakina

  Two linked Ierapetra gorges run as one 3500 m spring outing, combining a 115 ft rappel with the most committing swift water in Lasithi.

  Metaxochori, Lasithi High flood