Rio Gere cliff offers climbing opportunities in Cortina d’Ampezzo. Long pitches and endurance are the characteristics of the Rio Gere crag. This beautiful cliff was initially equipped in the early 1990s by Diego Ghedina, also known as “Tomasc,” who saw the potential for opening a new climbing area in the Ampezzo territory. Diego later abandoned …
A short hike from the center of Cortina Today, I want to describe an easy hike that starts in the center of Cortina and passes through Mortisa. The hike leads 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 …
Climbing Crags Guidebook for Cortina – 2nd Edition The second edition of the climbing crags guidebook for Cortina is now available in bookstores.Five years after the first edition, the new guide has been published with a completely redesigned layout and, more importantly, with all the new routes local climbers have developed on the area’s most …
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 …
Classic and sport climbing for all levels in Cinque Torri In Cinque Torri (“Five Towers”) classic and sport climbing routes run alongside each other.Even though it is possible to find a lot of information on the Internet about the Cinque Torri, I couldn’t resist writing my suggestions. This place is special for me because it …
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. Thanks to the tried and tested …