Via ferrata week in the Dolomites

We’ll meet in the afternoon in Cortina at the pleasant B&B. After dinner, I’ll show you the basics of via ferrata and the equipment you will use to ensure safety. Do take a hike in Cortina, but go to bed early, because Day 2 is an early wake-up.

After breakfast, we’ll travel by car and take a trip to Auronzo Hut (2320 m). We’ll see the southern faces of the Tre Cime.

The start of the ferrata is reached via the Lavaredo pass, leading to Monte Paterno. We’ll go all the way to Torre di Toblin. There, we’ll get the best views of Tre Cime from this spot. The descent around the Holy Trinity will provide great views.

On our second Dolomite via ferrata, we will cross the most famous spot of the Dolomites – the cable-bridge from the Cliffhanger movie.

We’ll start the tour at 2215 meters where you use a chairlift and take a ride to the Lorenzi hut.

Then, we’ll ascend to 2932 meters in just under 20 minutes with the cable car, from where Marino Bianchi ferrata will take us to the Cime di Mezzo summit.

We’ll take the same route back to the refuge (Lorenzi) from the summit. Then, we’ll take a different route to reach the cable bridge.

We are going on one of the most exhilarating and scenic ferratas. From the Dibona refuge, a trail will take us to the entrance of a cave, once used as a shelter for Austro-Hungarian and Italian soldiers in WWI. The path in the cave makes a 150 meter ascent.

We’ll make our way through ruins of WWI as we go towards one of the highest and most stunning summits of the Dolomites. It’s a tough climb here, but it will be worth the effort.

Be ready for a 600 meter climb today! We’ll ascend the Strobel ferrata, which is a popular one in the Cortina area.

The ferrata starts on a wide ledge, where you put on your harness and via ferrata set. This ferrata is a fine mixture of all kinds of terrain: ridges, vertical walls, crags. You will get a great view of Cortina from the top. The way down follows an easy trail.

I’ve saved the best and biggest for the last. What makes the Punta Anna climb fantastic is the majestic view of the south wall of Tofana di Roses. If weather and your stamina permit, we’ll ascend to the top of Tofana di Mezzo (3244 m) by using the Gianni Aglio ferrata. A cable car will take us back to the valley after summiting.