Ferrata Caldanelle. Cerchiara di Calabria, Cosenza (Italy) 
"WARNING" the wall is located within the Pollino National Park, utmost respect for ' environment, remember to take away all the trash including cigarette butts.
A Cerchiara of Calabria, a beautiful village in the eastern part of the park, perched on a rock overlooking the gorge of the river Caldanelle the slopes Mount Sellaro was equipped a fun via ferrata called "the Gravina Ferrata" or "tools of Caldanelle; is divided into two sections which run on opposite sides of the gorge. Cerchiara Going to Coming from Francavilla, must cross the whole country, then take, just before the last big square, a sleeper on the left marked by white flags - red CAI. Get up with the filter and from there to reach down his throat to go down fifty feet to the point where narrows near a bridle: here begins the two vie.Quella left hand almost horizontally, and after a corner leading to the first vertical section. Here we must be careful because there are no intermediate rungs that can stop a possible fall or serve as a support. There is another steep section and immediately after another 6 / 7 feet almost vertical and exposed on the crest of a thread (there is a middle rung). Then a long ledge, exposed first and then, for a short distance, not easy when equipped, leading to the point more technically challenging, a little higher than the other wall first, but much smoother and naturally without any peg between the base and top thereof. Overcome this difficulty, some short and easy steps lead two minutes into the castle ruins that mark the end of Cerchiara ascent. You can go back to the car in about 10 minutes going between the lanes toward the center of town and then back along the main road or go over the railroad down. Regarding the section on the right bank of the river is spectacular on the first section, which immediately brings up a smooth wall about twenty yards which swoops down to the bottom of the canyon. Here you have to descend vertically to 4 / 5 meters then take on a narrow ledge that goes diagonally, always exposed on the same wall, which increases as you go high, exposed to a passage in a dihedral, where the 50 / 60 meters that separate us from the river, you will see all, perfectly vertical beneath our feet. From here on you continue to go up using the ledges, but without emotion, until it all ends mid-wall and should return indietro.Il advice is to travel both up and down, partly because everything is doable in an afternoon. The overall difficulty of the two routes is evaluated as PD, although increases in D in the individual steps for the lack of vertical splits.
relazone technique of his friend Max Gallo. The report was intentionally published for hikers who want to make the journey. However, we recommend the use of expert guidance and stressed, in addition to the peculiarities of the course, the importance to have him as one of its kind in South Italy. The technical course may be supported on the same day by a visit to the ancient old town, the Shrine of Our Lady of Arms and the Cave of the Nymphs (spa complex with sulfur water from the well-known ability and therapeutic) .
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