Ferrata Fusetti on Sass de Stria

Ferrata Fusetti on Sass de Stria

An easy via ferrata of great historical interest Ferrata Fusetti on Sass de Stria was set up in the summer of 2018 by two teams of Alpini soldiers looking for the remains of second lieutenant Mario Fusetti, gold medal for bravery winner. The ferrata is located on the south-west face of Sasso di Stria (2477 …

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Sentiero Astaldi

Sentiero Astaldi

Sentiero Astaldi, an interesting geological site The Sentiero Astaldi is one of the oldest equipped path in Cortina. Despite being an easy outing, the fact that there is a steel cable means that this itinerary falls into the Via Ferrata category.The Astaldi ferrata is devoted to Maria Luisa Astaldi, writer, journalist and literary critic. This …

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Fanes Waterfalls, deep canyons and amazing gorges

Bridge over Rio Fanes

The Fanes waterfalls, canyons and streams This extremely panoramic and spectacular trip winds its way through deep canyons and gorges to the confluence of the Fanes, Travenenzes and Ra Vales valleys north of Cortina linking up hugely impressive sites in landscape and hydro-geological terms. The two walks underneath the Fanes waterfalls are truly spectacular. The …

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Sentiero Olivieri

Mountain goats.

Olivieri path, an equipped “Sentiero” from Pomedes to Ra Valles Olivieri path (Sentiero Olivieri) is a nice 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 Giuseppe Olivieri, as the latter is an challenging …

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An original cave on Tofana

Grotta di Tofana entrance

The Tofana grotto on the lower bastion of the Tofana di Rozes During the mid-half of latter century the GTofana grotto was a highly popular outing with visiting tourists, now though it is has fallen into disuse. I believe though that the walk and ferrata remains a highly interesting outing, above all in spring when …

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