The routes

A difficult new mixed outing in Langental that follows a logical series of of cracks and corners up the Col Turont face.

Ein Tag zum Träumen, a dream day. Probably the longest ice climb in the entire Langental, it receives the sun almost all day. Perfect conditions are needed to make an ascent possible.

Delicate climbing up somewhat poor quality rock. Bolts at the belays and on the more delicate sections of both pitches. On the second pitch a short mixed section leads to a spectacular drip. The climb is located in a deep...

On 24 January 2006 Albert Leichtfried made the first ascent of "Illuminati", a 5 pitch mixed outing located in Val Lunga, close to Selva Gardena, N. Italy. The 30 year old Austrian has put forward the impressive grade M11+/WI 6+.Leichtfried...

Compared to the nearby Val Gardena, Vallunga is more suited to more adventurous ice climbers, those who love a pristine alpine ambient. Vallunga is a lonely valley, criss-crossed for a bit by a cross-country piste, marked by 600-700m high faces...

A really beautiful route to the right of La Piovra that offers some difficult mixed climbing. Something for experts. The first pitches that lead to the roof were climbed for the first time in 1992 by the brothers Cristoforo and...

Ice climb located above the classic Piovra in the Langental, Dolomites. The climbing on the mixed section is short but athletic past good quality rock, but it takes a good dose of courage to climb the drip after the last...

A beautiful and difficult route first climbed by the Austrians Albert Leichtfried and Benedikt Purner,i n a clean style, i.e. without pegs and bolts and using only nuts and friends to protect the pitches and belays.

Mixed route in Langental / Vallunga that climbs through the big cave to the left of lluminati. Three pitches of water ice are followed by a mixed pitch which, protected by 6 bolts, breaches the grotto. A further two ice...

Interesting ice climb located circa 30m to the right of the classic Piovra in Langental / Vallunga. Teufelsgeige has proven to be an instant classic.

Mixed variation to the famous icefall La Piovra. Ultimo Minuto climbes the first pitch of La Piovra di Destra, ie the righthand branch of the drip, then protected by 5 bolts tackles a 20m section of rock to reach the...

On 28/01/2014 Austrian alpinists Albert Leichtfried and Bendikt Purner made the first ascent of Zweite Geige (WI7/M7) in Vallunga, Dolomites, Italy.