Historic crags in Cortina d’Ampezzo

Eleonora Colli climbing at Colfiere crag

Sasso di Colfiere – Colfiere crag Of Cortina’s many splendid rock faces, Colfiere crag merits special attention less because of its intense “finger pulling” climbs but more because it was one of the first low altitude faces to be developed and has been used by local climbers since the 1950s. The first to make use …

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A great climb on solid rock!

Wolkenreise Cadini di Misurina

Wolkenreise on Cadini di Misurina: a wonderful bolted route Wolkenreise is the name chosen by the first ascensionists for this short but truly beautiful alpine sport climb that makes its way up the west face of Pilastro di Misurina in the Cadini Group of the Dolomites. It isn’t a new route, in fact it was established …

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Cinque Torri, the “Scoiattoli’s crag”

The Five Towers - 5 Torri

Classic and sport climbing for all levels in Cinque Torri In Cinque Torri (“Five Towers”) classic and sport climbing routes run alongside each other.Notwithstanding the fact that it is possible to find a lot of information on the Internet about the Cinque Torri, I couldn’t resist in writing my suggestions. This place is special for …

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Sport climbing in Cortina d’Ampezzo

Sport climbing - Cortina d'Ampezzo

Cortina d’Ampezzo and sport climbing The many sport climbing rock faces around Cortina give climbing lovers around two thousand pitches to try out, a truly significant number and one which is growing thanks to the constant hard work and undoubted passion which has always been a feature of those working to provide climbers with a …

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Taghia rock climbing, the best climbs in Morocco! Don’t miss Taghia!

Taghia Rock cClimbing

The superb limestone of Taghia OVERVIEW taghia rock climbingIn September 2009, I went to Morocco with my friends from the “Scoiattoli di Cortina” group (the Squirrel Group, one of the most famous climbing clubs in Italy). The purpose of our trip was to open a new route on one of the incredible walls of the …

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