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Fosso di Pratoianni

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Rock in intermediate Salto valley is made of marl, pudding and sandstone. It is not a compact set of rock, so hills are subject to landslides and there are no rock walls. But this rock is impermeable, and so streams have more water than the neighbours.

Fosso di Pratoianni is a typical stream of intermediate Salto valley. It goes open and steep to river Salto. It has numerous cascades to be rappelled. In the most rainy season, when most streams are impracticable, those who can't do without a beautiful relaxing day in the wild and water have Fosso di Pratoianni as the ideal destination.

Name	Fosso di Pratoianni
Area	Lazio, Valle del Salto
Nearest village	Concerviano (Rieti)
Entrance altitude (above sea level)	750 m
Exit altitude (above sea level)	450 m
Length	1600 m
Longest rappel	20 m
Rock	Limestone
Rating	3
Shuttle	Advisable. Can do without.
Explored by	Michele Angileri, Renato Donati; november 29 2003

I remember ...

Those were very rainy days. All the streams had a lot of water! From the highway we saw a beautiful waterfall jumping down Castelvecchio and from the road to Pratoianni we could see the nice water jets of Fosso Scendelle.
For a moment we felt the desire to change our destination and go there ... When will we have the chance to have this water again in Scendelle?
It was only one moment, then the will to go in an unknown place won, as usual ...

Photos and video by Michele Angileri e Andrea Pucci

Photographs in this website show ultralight ropes (6 mm ropes made of high tenacity fibers). Read multimedia book Ultralight ropes canyoning technique to learn how to use them.