All news 6 August 2026

The first SolidALE Scholarships awarded in Ponte Caffaro to aspiring canyoning guides

The two scholarship recipients at the microphone during the evening event, beside the Progetto SolidALE banner

The announcement of the first edition spoke in the future tense: a date, a place, a training path to support. That day has now passed.

On the evening of Thursday 6 August 2026, in Ponte Caffaro (BS), on Lake Idro, our committee awarded its first scholarships. The occasion was the AIC Canyoning Meeting 2026, the international gathering of the Italian Canyoning Association.

We presented them together with the Italian Canyoning Guides Association (AIGC), and they support the training path of Matteo Del Fitto and Luciano Cavalieri, two deserving young aspiring canyoning guides.

Why we start with training

Promoting a culture of prevention and of responsible use of the river environment means beginning with the qualification and professionalism of those who will lead others into a canyon. Supporting these two paths is the most direct way we know to do that, and it is the mission this committee took on in Alessandro’s memory: safety in canyons and the training of young people.

Seeing that mission take shape before the canyoning community moved us deeply, and it was a moment we shared with them.

Our thanks go to AIC for their hospitality and their invitation, and to AIGC for the valuable collaboration that made this initiative possible. To Matteo and Luciano go our best wishes for the road ahead.

Photos from the evening

The committee and friends at dinner under a veranda, on the evening of the ceremony — Dinner, before heading up to the meeting.

A lit gateway in a garden at dusk, with the mountains of the Sabbia Valley behind — Ponte Caffaro at dusk.

A speaker at the microphone in front of the screen, where canyoning footage is playing, under the meeting's marquee — The presentation, before the awards.

The audience seated on benches in the marquee, following the presentation — The canyoning community, listening.

Speakers at the microphone during the evening, under the meeting's marquee — Speaking to the room.

The marquee set up for the evening: the committee's banner and the AIGC table in front of the screen — The marquee set up, shortly before the awards.

A recipient holding up his scholarship certificate under the meeting's marquee, with the other recipient and a representative of the committee beside him — The certificates are presented, under the meeting's marquee.

The second recipient holding his certificate, next to a representative of the committee — The second recipient with his certificate.

A representative of the committee standing beside the roll-up banner, with the lit screen behind her — At the end of the evening, beside the committee's banner.

Lake Idro seen through the pines on its shore, with the mountains of the Sabbia Valley behind — Lake Idro the next morning.

The pebble beach at Ponte Caffaro on Lake Idro, with mountains and a sky heavy with cloud — Ponte Caffaro, on the lake shore.