Rock Climbing at the Cinque Torri: Cortina's classic crags
The Cinque Torri are one of the best-loved climbing crags in the Dolomites, with routes for every level just minutes from the huts.
Via ferrata / Expert (EEA)
Equipped and mountaineering routes (grade EEA) that need specific gear, experience and a head for heights.
When the trail runs out and the rock starts, you're into via ferratas and mountaineering routes. These are grade EEA routes. They need specific gear, a ferrata kit, helmet and harness, plus experience and no fear of exposure.
This page gathers the equipped and mountaineering routes, from the historic Great War ferratas to the normal routes up the more reachable summits. For each one we note the difficulty, the elevation gain and the gear you'll need. First time on rock? Think about hiring a mountain guide.
The Cinque Torri are one of the best-loved climbing crags in the Dolomites, with routes for every level just minutes from the huts.
Via ferrata / Expert (EEA)
The dramatic Serrai di Sottoguda canyon, one of the finest ice-climbing venues in the Alps in winter, at the foot of the Marmolada. For experienced alpinists.
Via ferrata / Expert (EEA)
One of the busiest via ferratas on the Sella: a Tibetan bridge, vertical walls and a finish at Rifugio Pisciadù. You need the gear and the experience.
Via ferrata / Expert (EEA)
EEAA spectacular via ferrata along the Padon ridge, facing the Marmolada, threading through First World War tunnels and trenches. For experienced climbers.
Via ferrata / Expert (EEA)
Ledges suspended over the void beneath the Campanil Basso, airy ladders and the spires of the Brenta within arm's reach. The most famous via ferrata in the Dolomites, for experienced, well-equipped hikers only.
Via ferrata / Expert (EEA)