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Ossola

17 canyons.

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  Alba (Ossola)

  Twenty eight rappels carry Rio d'Alba down 600 vertical meters above Premia, the longest a full 65 meters. A full nine hour day; some sources also list it as Cascate di Premia.

  Premia, VB Unknown flood
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  Antin

  Above Premia, granite walls channel Rio Antin down 550 meters in twenty four rappels, the longest 60 meters, about six hours car to car.

  Premia, VB Unknown flood
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  Antolina

  Fifteen rappels in granite above Crodo drop 275 meters over four to five hours, the longest rappel 55 meters; French sources list it as Cascades d'Antolina.

  Crodo, VB Unknown flood
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  Bianca (Val Bianca)

  Gneiss above Piedimulera, eight rappels dropping 180 meters, playful and mellow up top before the valley opens and the drops lengthen. A 35 meter rappel near the end lands in a trap pothole that takes real effort to climb out of.

  Piedimulera, VB Unknown flood
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  Isorno (Final)

  Isorno (Final) drops through ten granite rappels above Montecrestese, 140 meters of relief in a compact two hours, with a required shuttle of about 13 kilometers between start and finish.

  Montecrestese, VB Unknown flood
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  Isorno (Middle)

  The middle section of the Isorno above Montecrestese covers 2800 meters of drainage and 240 meters of loss over two to four hours, the longest rappel 20 meters and no shuttle required.

  Montecrestese, VB Unknown flood
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  Margologio

  Above Trontano, Rio Margologio loses 360 meters over twenty rappels in roughly five hours car to car, the longest rappel 32 meters.

  Trontano, VB Unknown flood
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  Mondelli (Lower)

  The lowest of three stacked Mondelli descents above Ceppo Morelli, known locally as Mondelli 3: thirty granite rappels dropping 250 meters in about four hours, the longest 60 meters.

  Ceppo Morelli, VB Unknown flood
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  Mondelli (Middle)

  Mondelli 2 sits between the upper and lower sections above Ceppo Morelli, dropping 130 meters with a 115 foot longest rappel and no shuttle required.

  Ceppo Morelli, VB Unknown flood
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  Mondelli (Upper)

  Mondelli 1, the mildest of the three stacked Mondelli tiers above Ceppo Morelli, drops 150 meters through granite over twenty seven rappels in about four hours, the longest 40 meters, no shuttle needed.

  Ceppo Morelli, VB Unknown flood
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  Ogliana di Quarata

  Moss covered boulders, tea colored water, and algae darkened pools above Trontano, with a 65 foot slide that starts at a low angle before dropping into free fall and a 42 foot jump near the second or third drop. Twenty three rappels over five to six hours.

  Trontano, VB Unknown flood
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  Ponte (Ossola)

  Above Bannio Anzino, Rio del Ponte drops 350 meters across 26 rappels in about four hours, the longest rappel 98 feet, with a shuttle of roughly 4.5 kilometers between start and finish.

  Bannio Anzino, VB Unknown flood
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  Prequartera

  Seven hundred meters of vertical relief packed into one kilometer above Ceppo Morelli, seventeen rappels over a full seven hour day, the longest 246 feet. It carries no official name on Italian topo maps; ropewiki lists it only as Cascate di Prequartera.

  Ceppo Morelli, VB Unknown flood
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  Rasiga

  Also known as Valle Arabianca, Rasiga drops 550 meters over three kilometers above Domodossola through granite, twenty nine rappels over a full seven hour day, the longest 50 meters, with a required shuttle of about 8.4 kilometers.

  Domodossola, VB Unknown flood
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  Usella

  Above Premia, Usella loses a full 1000 vertical meters over just 1700 meters of drainage, one of the deeper, steeper profiles in this Ossola batch. Forty nine rappels, the longest a full 120 meters, no shuttle required.

  Premia, VB Unknown flood
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  Valletta

  A short six rappel descent above Bognanco, ropewiki geolocates the start at Fonti, dropping 180 meters over half a kilometer in about three hours, the longest rappel 105 feet, no shuttle required.

  Bognanco, VB Unknown flood
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  Variola (Upper)

  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.

  Domodossola, VB Unknown flood