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Climbing at Frea, Dolomites

The historic crag Frea, just below the Gardena Pass in the Italian Dolomites. Part 5 of the series 'Crags for each season' published together with Vertical-Life.info.

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September 2014

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The historic crag Frea, Gardena pass, Dolomites

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The Gardena pass links two Dolomite valleys of dramatic beauty, the Val Gardena and the Val Badia. Whoever took the mountain road to cross the pass, knows exactly what it feels like to look up at the steep walls of the Meisules, driving underneath by car. Coming from Val Gardena, just below the pass on the right side you will notice a cliff of particularly compact dolomite, this is the crag of Frea.

There are more than hundred routes here, half of them grade six on the french scale, all of them promising fun and excitement. The climbing is mostly on vertical rock and partially on slabs with huecos and pockets. But there are also some more difficult lines for ambitious climbers, the seventh grade is well represented by about 20 routes. The cherry on top of the cake are the multi-pitch routes for those who want to get some fresh air underneath their feet!

Frea consists of 5 different sectors, all within very short distance from another. Two of them can only be reached via a short via ferrata or by climbing up two pitches from the lower sectors.

TOPO: Frea, Passo Gardena

CRAGS FOR EACH SEASON
- Ciastlins, San Vigilio di Marebbe
- Stohlwond, Racines, Vipiteno
- Salares, Valparola
- Calamancina, San Vito lo Capo
- Würzjoch - Passo delle Erbe, Dolomites
- Frea, Passo Gardena, Dolomites

Sportclimbing in the Dolomites, Dolomiten – Dolomiti

Italian, German, English.
Val Badia, Gherdeina, Val di Fassa, Val di Landro, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Hochpustertal - Lienz
by Vertical-Life.info, 2013

Web-info: vertical-life.info/crags/87-frea

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