The routes

The Tofana di Rozes circuit is definitely one of my favourite outings because of its wonderful natural environment, interesting history in both war and peace and for the legendary Minighèl ladder and Tofana di Rozes itself which, for me, is...

Elegant line that, with impeccable style, breaches the towering SW Face of Sass d'Ortiga. The route follows a direct line up the beautiful corner the cuts down the central and upper section of the face. Magnificent climbing leads right into...

The Schwalbenschwanz, or swallow’s tail, starts to the right of the Don Quixote, climbing up similar rough compact grey slabs. Like its neighbour it follows an intelligent and fun line of ascent, weaving its way up the line of least...

The Sentiero Olivieri is an easy equipped path facilities that joins Rifugio Pomedes (2303 m) with rifugio Ra Valles (2470 m). It is important to not confuse the Sentiero Olivieri with the similar sounding Via ferrata G. Olivieri, as the...

Beautiful, airy line up Tofana's south facing Pilastro di Rozes. It was first ascended from the ground-up over a three-day period in September 2005 by Massimo Da Pozzo and Marcello Menardi and subsequently freed by Massimo Da Pozzo in June...

The marvellous icefall which falls directly down from the so-called Pelmo "throne" is impossible to ignore when driving up from Zoppè di Cadore or walking towards Rifugio Venezia A. De Luca (1946m). The icefall requires perfect temperatures due to its...

Beautiful four-pitch icefall set in the breathtaking Sorapiss group of the Dolomites

Rock climb established in July 2002 by local Scoiattolo climber Massimo "Mox" Da Pozzo and his colleague from the GDF Cortina mountain rescue team Danilo Serafini. The route climbs the pillar to the left of "Super tegolina", and is paired...

Pleasant outing first climbed by Maurizio Bergamo and Ferruccio Svaluto Moreolo. The route follows the large crack that is reached on pitch 2 and follows this all the way to the top, hence it's "classic" nature.

This is one of the most interesting and popular climbs in the vicinity of Cortina. It tackles the cracklines up the Punta Fiames’ obvious, airy arête.

In May and July 2014 Andrea Saviane, Enrico De Nard "Thunder" and I bolted a new drytooling / total dry crag close to the normal crag at Monte Dolada in the Belluno Prealps, located at 1500m above sea level and...

Wonderful slab climb, never too difficult but not to be underestimated. Great quality rock, solid and with lots of holds. Established ground-up with bolts and pegs. All the gear used during the first ascent has been left insitu. The pro...

One of the original lines up the face, this nice route zigzags up through the easiest vertical sections to the right of the large corner (Los Angeles). All belays are equipped with bolts or pegs.

Tempi Moderni, or Modern Times, follows the line of central slabs without respite to the summit of Punta Rocca. It is a class route, absolutely one of the most beautiful on the South Face, both for the climbing it offers...

A legendary route, and quite rightly so; a true masterpiece of Dolomite climbing. Nowadays the “Pesce” has become a classic extreme, and even if the original protection has been modified, it nevertheless remains a route not to be underestimated.

Thirller is considered one of the most interesting routes on Col Becchei, which required great intuition during the first ascent to avoid the roofs. The climbing is technical and sustained on excellent rock. The route crosses Los Angeles and Balbic...