VIA FERRATAS OF THE ITALIAN DOLOMITES VOLUME 1 About the Author VIA FERRATAS OF James Rushforth is an experienced professional climber, mountaineer, skier and high-liner. His book The Dolomites: Rock Climbs and Via Ferrata was THE ITALIAN DOLOMITES nominated for the Banff Film Festival Book Award and was cited as ‘the best Dolomite guidebook ever produced’ (SA Mountain Magazine). James VOLUME 1 also works as a professional photographer and has won 12 international photography competitions and published work in numerous magazines by James Rushforth and papers including National Geographic, The Times and The Daily Telegraph. He has written tutorial and blog posts for a number of popular media platforms such as Viewbug and 500px, and appeared as a judge in several global competitions. Although based in the UK, James spends much of his time explor- ing the Italian Dolomites and is one of the leading authorities on the region – particularly with regards to photography and extreme sports. He is part of the Norrøna Pro Team and is kindly supported by Breakthrough Photography, Landcruising and Hilleberg. James can be contacted at www.jamesrushforth.com. Other Cicerone guides by the author Ski Touring and Snowshoeing in the Dolomites JUNIPER HOUSE, MURLEY MOSS, OXENHOLME ROAD, KENDAL, CUMBRIA LA9 7RL www.cicerone.co.uk © James Rushforth 2018 CONTENTS First edition 2018 ISBN: 978 1 85284 846 0 Map key ...................................................... 9 Overview map ................................................ 10 This guide further develops and replaces the previous guide by Graham Fletcher Route summary table ........................................... 12 and John Smith with the same title published under ISBNs 9781852843625 and Foreword .................................................... 17 9781852845926 in 2002 and 2009 respectively. INTRODUCTION ............................................. 19 Printed in China on behalf of Latitude Press Ltd What is a via ferrata? ........................................... 20 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Using this guide ............................................... 21 All photographs are by the author unless otherwise stated. When to go .................................................. 22 Getting there ................................................. 23 Route mapping by Lovell Johns www.lovelljohns.com Getting around ................................................ 24 Contains OpenStreetMap.org data © OpenStreetMap Accommodation ............................................... 25 contributors, CC-BY-SA. NASA relief data courtesy of ESRI Telecommunications. 27 Maps and place names .......................................... 27 Weather ..................................................... 28 Updates to this guide Route gradings ................................................ 30 While every effort is made by our authors to ensure the accuracy of Equipment ................................................... 32 guidebooks as they go to print, changes can occur during the lifetime Cable etiquette ................................................ 33 of an edition. Any updates that we know of for this guide will be on the What to wear ................................................. 34 Cicerone website (www.cicerone.co.uk/846/updates), so please check Accidents and mountain rescue ................................... 34 before planning your trip. We also advise that you check information about A brief history ................................................. 35 such things as transport, accommodation and shops locally. Even rights of Geology ..................................................... 37 way can be altered over time. Plant life ..................................................... 38 The route maps in this guide are derived from publicly-available data, Wildlife ..................................................... 39 databases and crowd-sourced data. As such they have not been through 1 VAL DI FASSA/CANAZEI ....................................... 41 the detailed checking procedures that would generally be applied to a Route 1 Sentiero Massimiliano .................................. 45 published map from an official mapping agency, although naturally we Route 2 Via Ferrata Laurenzi ................................... 49 have reviewed them closely in the light of local knowledge as part of the Route 3 Via Ferrata Passo Santner ................................ 53 preparation of this guide. Route 4 Via Ferrata Roda di Vaèl ................................ 56 We are always grateful for information about any discrepancies Route 5 Via Ferrata Masare ..................................... 58 between a guidebook and the facts on the ground, sent by email to Route 6 Via Ferrata Catinaccio d’Antermoia ........................ 61 [email protected] or by post to Cicerone, Juniper House, Murley Route 7 Via Ferrata Franco Gadotti ............................... 66 Moss, Oxenholme Road, Kendal, LA9 7RL. Route 8 Via Ferrata I Magnifici Quattro ........................... 69 Register your book: To sign up to receive free updates, special offers Route 9 Via Ferrata Kaiserjäger .................................. 73 and GPX files where available, register your book at www.cicerone.co.uk. Route 10 Sentiero Attrezzato Bepi Zac ............................. 76 Route 11 Via Ferrata Paolin-Piccolin. 80 Route 12 Via Ferrata dei Finanzieri ................................ 83 Front cover: Negotiating the steep and crux traverse at the start of Via Ferrata Route 13 Via Ferrata Hans Seyffert ................................ 86 Cesco Tomaselli (Route 37) Route 14 Via Ferrata Eterna Brigata Cadore ......................... 91 2 SELVA ..................................................... 95 Route 47 Via Ferrata Punta Anna and Gianni Aglio .................. 208 Route 15 Via Ferrata Sass Rigais Est/Sud ............................ 97 Route 48 Via Ferrata Lamon and Formenton ........................ 212 Route 16 Sentiero Attrezzato Piz Duledes ......................... 101 Route 49 Sentiero Giuseppe Olivieri ............................. 216 Route 17 Via Ferrata Sandro Pertini (closed and wire removed) ......... 102 Route 50 Via Ferrata Maria e Andrea Ferrari ........................ 217 Route 18 Via Ferrata Oskar Schuster .............................. 103 Route 51 Sentiero Attrezzato Giovanni Barbara/Lucio Dalaiti/ Route 19 Via Ferrata Col Rodella ................................ 108 Cengia de Mattia ..................................... 220 Route 20 Via Ferrata Mesules (Pössnecker) ......................... 111 Route 52 Via Ferrata Ettore Bovero ............................... 224 Route 53 Via Ferrata Michielli Strobel ............................ 227 3 BADIA/LA VILLA ............................................ 115 Route 54 Sentiero Attrezzato Terza Cengia del Pomagagnon ........... 230 Route 21 Sentiero Attrezzato Günther Messner ..................... 117 Route 55 Sentiero Attrezzato Renè de Pol ......................... 232 Route 22 Sentiero Attrezzato Sass de Putia ......................... 121 Route 56 Via Ferrata Ivano Dibona ............................... 235 Route 23 Via Ferrata Sasso Santa Croce ........................... 123 Route 57 Via Ferrata Marino Bianchi ............................. 238 Route 24 Sentiero Attrezzato Piz de les Conturines .................. 126 Route 58 Via Ferrata Sci Club 18 ................................ 240 Route 25 Via Ferrata Furcia Rossa ............................... 128 Route 59 Via Ferrata Giro del Sorapiss ............................ 243 4 CORVARA ................................................. 133 8 MISURINA ................................................ 249 Route 26 Via Ferrata Piz da Cir V ................................ 135 Route 60 Sentiero Attrezzato Capitano Bilgeri/Monte Piana/ Route 27 Sentiero Attrezzato Gran Cir ............................ 140 Monte Piano ........................................ 251 Route 28 Via Ferrata Brigata Tridentina ............................ 141 Route 61 Via Ferrata Merlone ................................... 254 Route 29 Via Ferrata Vallon .................................... 145 Route 62 Sentiero Attrezzato Alberto Bonacossa .................... 260 Route 30 Via Ferrata Piz da Lech ................................ 148 Route 63 Sentiero delle Forcelle ................................. 262 Route 31 Sentiero Attrezzato Sassongher .......................... 150 Route 64 Via Ferrata De Luca/Innerkofler .......................... 265 5 ARABBA .................................................. 153 Route 65 Via Ferrata delle Scalette/Curato Militare Hosp .............. 268 Route 32 Via Ferrata Cesare Piazzetta ............................ 155 9 SESTO .................................................... 271 Route 33 Via Ferrata delle Trincee ............................... 159 Route 66 Via Ferrata Strada degli Alpini ........................... 273 Route 34 Via Ferrata Sass de Rocia ............................... 162 Route 67 Via Ferrata Nord ..................................... 276 Route 35 Sentiero Attrezzato Col di Lana .......................... 163 Route 68 Via Ferrata Mario Zandonella ........................... 279 6 FALZAREGO ............................................... 167 Route 69 Via Ferrata Aldo Roghel/Cengia Gabriella .................. 283 Route 36 Sentiero Attrezzato Sass de Stria ......................... 170 Route 70 Via Ferrata Mazzetta .................................