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Route |
Location |
Guide* Route No. |
Guide grade** |
Guide time |
Our comments |
Our star rating |
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Pisciadu Climbing path Via Ferrata Brigata Tridentina |
Sella Group |
17 |
D |
3hrs ascent 2hrs descent |
Excellent climbing in good situations - very busy. |
*** |
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Via Ferrata Barbara (Via Ferrata Cengia Matia) |
Fanis Group |
39 |
C |
2hrs |
Very little climbing but an excellent rest-day route. |
* |
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Tofana Group |
44 |
E |
1.5hr walk 1.5hr climb 2hrs return |
First class rock and well protected climbing - too short! |
** |
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Tofana Group |
45 |
E |
2.75hrs to R. Giussani 0.75hr descent |
An excellent mountaineering route, magnificent scenery. Some damaged protection was encountered. |
** |
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Passo Falzarego |
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45mins ascent |
Interesting for its war-time relics |
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Nuvolau Group |
51A |
A |
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A pleasant half-day excursion from the road. |
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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. |
** |
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Climbing path "Marino Bianchi" |
Cristallo Massif |
55 |
D |
1.5hr ascent 1hr descent |
An excellent summit route, well protected. |
** |
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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 |
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Reconstructed Military Path |
Sexten Dolomites |
62 |
D |
1.25hrs |
Some loose rock especially at the start. Historically interesting. Airy ladders. |
* |
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Groste Pass to R. Tuckett |
Brenta |
76 |
D |
3hrs |
Excellent mountain scenery and situations. Take an ice-axe if there is snow on route. |
*** |
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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". |
*** |
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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. |
** |
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Brenta |
81 |
D/E |
2hrs |
Excellent mountain scenery and situations. Take an ice-axe if there is snow on route (and a rope?). |
*** |
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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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