Route

Location

Guide* Route No.

Guide grade**

Guide time

Our comments

Our star rating

 Pisciadu Climbing path

Via Ferrata Brigata Tridentina

 Sella Group

 17

D

3hrs ascent

2hrs descent

 Excellent climbing in good situations - very busy.

***

  Via Ferrata Barbara
(Via Ferrata Cengia Matia)

Fanis Group

39

C

2hrs

 Very little climbing but an excellent rest-day route.

*

Col Rosa 2166m Via Ettore Bovero

Tofana Group

44

E

1.5hr walk

1.5hr climb

2hrs return

 First class rock and well protected climbing - too short!

**

Via Giovanni Lipella

Tofana Group

45

E

2.75hrs to R. Giussani

0.75hr descent

 An excellent mountaineering route, magnificent scenery. Some damaged protection was encountered.

**

Sasso di Stria 2477

Passo Falzarego

 

 

45mins ascent

Interesting for its war-time relics

 

Averau 2647m

Nuvolau Group

51A

A

 

 A pleasant half-day excursion from the road.

 

Punta Fiames 2240m

Via Michielli Albino Strobel

Pomaganon range

52

D

0.75hr walk

2hrs climb

1.5hrs return

 Close to Cortina, a very good introduction to climbing via ferrata.

**

Cima di Mezzo 3163m

Climbing path "Marino Bianchi"

Cristallo Massif

55

D

1.5hr ascent

1hr descent

 An excellent summit route, well protected.

**

Paternkofel (Monte Paterno) 2744m

Protected War-time Path

De Luca-Innerkofler

Sexten Dolomites

60

D

20minutes to top of tunnel

Historically interesting. The route to the summit now appears to be protected.

Tunnel only ascended

Toblinger Knoten 2617m

Reconstructed Military Path

Sexten Dolomites

62

D

1.25hrs

 Some loose rock especially at the start. Historically interesting. Airy ladders.

*

Sentiero Alfredo Bernini

Groste Pass to R. Tuckett

Brenta

76

D

3hrs

Excellent mountain scenery and situations. Take an ice-axe if there is snow on route.

***

Sentiero delle Bocchette Centrale

Bocca degli Armi (nr R. Alimonta) to Bocca di Brenta (nr R. Pedrotti/Tosa)

Brenta

78

D

5hrs

Excellent mountain scenery and situations. An ice-axe is essential if there is snow as the route may become: "not difficult, but dangerous".

***

Sentiero SOSAT

R.Tuckett to R. Alimonta (Bocca degli Armi)

Brenta

79

D

2.5hrs

A really enjoyable alternative to the more difficult Sentiero delle Bocchette Alte which connects R. Tuckett to the start of the famed Sentiero delle Bocchette Centrale.

**

Sentiero Brentari

Brenta

81

D/E

2hrs

Excellent mountain scenery and situations. Take an ice-axe if there is snow on route (and a rope?).

***

Sentiero Ettore Castiglioni

R. Agostini to R. Dodici Apostoli (Twelve Apostles)

 Brenta

82

D

2hrs

Includes a 200m climb using ladders (300+ rungs), brackets and wire ropes. An easier route to the Twelve Apostles hut than via the Bocca d'Ambiez

*

* Via Ferrata Scrambles in the Dolomites Hofler/Werner Translated by Cecil Davies 2nd Edition (1992) Cicerone Press

** On a scale of A(easy) to G(difficult)

Last updated 7 March 1999

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