Love my dogs - Lastoni di Formin
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New route on the Lastoni di Formin (Dolomites) at the hands of Mario Dibona and Gretchen Alexander. The duo created a new bolt 300m route up the center of Spiz de Mondeval, calling it "Love my dogs" and grading it 7a, 6b+ oblig.
From Cortina drive up towards Passo Giau.
AccessPark the car in the obvious lay-by on the left, circa 200m beneath Passo Giau Follow the path to Forcella Giau (30 min)and continue to the middle of the face (leftwards) to a large cairn with the route name marked on it (10 min from the col).
ItineraryP1: 5b, 32m, slab
P2: 6c+, 30m, tecnhnical and beautiful slightly overhanging grey slab
P3: 6c, 30m, grey slab with overhang
P4: 6a, 33m, nice grey slab
P5: 6b, 32m, great vertical pitch
P6: 6a+, 48m, great corner with steep finishing slab
P7: 6c+/7a, 35m, slab with roof and finishing crack
P8: 5b, 22m, slab with finishing overhang
P9: 5b, 20m, vertical corner-crack to top
Descend north for 5 minutes along the path that leads to the obvious cleft on the right. This marks the start of a steep and friable gully. The first abseil is obvious (belay on the right away from stonefall). Three 30m abseils lead to the base of the wall.
GearNormal mountaineering rack. 15 quickdraws and one 60m rope.
NotesFirst repeat: Davide Alberti and Walter Bachmann
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