Volpera Caves, Lake d’Aiàl and Lake Pianozes

Lake Pianozes

A short hike from the center of Cortina Today I want to describe to you an easy hike that starts in the center of Cortina and passes through Mortisa, leading to the Volpera Caves and Lake d’Aiàl, before descending to Lake Pianozes. From here, the hike continues to Campo and along the Convent road back …

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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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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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Crepo Longo crag

Crag of Crepo Longo.

Crepo Longo crag – New walls to climb in Cortina Something like this had been missing: a crag with lots of easy routes, up excellent quality rock, ideal for those who although they don’t master the hardest difficulties, enjoy climbing for the sake of it, ideally in magnificent surroundings. Tahnks to the tried and tested …

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Sport climbing on Lagazuoi Piccolo

Sport Climbing Lagazuoi

A crag with easy single pitches for beginners At the start of the new millennium the Cortina Mountain Guides decided to bolt a crag with easy single pitches for beginners. They chose Monte Lagazuoi, in particular a section on the south face located to the left (west) of the tunnel entrance for the Galleria del …

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