Via Ferrata in the Dolimiti September 2006
20 September 2006 21:47,
Via Ferrata in the Dolimiti September 2006
Shelagh West reports:
Shaun, Shelagh and Jakob packed-up the car and went off to join the Alpine Club’s Dolomites meet in Cortina. The meet was held in a small campsite to the south of the town, that was nicely shaded by trees. On the Saturday of the meet a large group of us went for a walk to the Cascate Val di Fames. Perhaps the best thing with the waterfall walk was that their was a simple via Ferrata that went behind the waterfall and produced some rather fantastic view. For Shaun it was a good opportunity to use his new gear (just bought from Decathlon).
We spent the evening having a rather enjoyable pizza at perhaps the only affordable restaurant in town. Cortina is VERY expensive for ordinary mortals!
On Sunday, Shaun and Paul (a non-AC member) got up early took two lifts and (after blaging a lift in the car) to get to the start of the via Ferrata Lorenzi at around 3000m. A coffee was taken to on-route to help wake them up. Their route starts with the crossing on the longest wire bridge in the region before ascending the Cristallino. The remainder of the route followed the WWI front line up and down round and round the mountain.
Most of the route finding was simple it was only at the end where a steep down chimney is taken did they have any problems. Shaun’s map reading does not improve! But then the route went on and on. Shaun, not having a keen eye for detail had forgotten to note that the route was one of the longest in the region 6-8 hours and had 1600m of down excluding the extra up on the way! This led to sore feet but a memorial day in the hills.
Shelagh West reports:
Shaun, Shelagh and Jakob packed-up the car and went off to join the Alpine Club’s Dolomites meet in Cortina. The meet was held in a small campsite to the south of the town, that was nicely shaded by trees. On the Saturday of the meet a large group of us went for a walk to the Cascate Val di Fames. Perhaps the best thing with the waterfall walk was that their was a simple via Ferrata that went behind the waterfall and produced some rather fantastic view. For Shaun it was a good opportunity to use his new gear (just bought from Decathlon).
We spent the evening having a rather enjoyable pizza at perhaps the only affordable restaurant in town. Cortina is VERY expensive for ordinary mortals!
On Sunday, Shaun and Paul (a non-AC member) got up early took two lifts and (after blaging a lift in the car) to get to the start of the via Ferrata Lorenzi at around 3000m. A coffee was taken to on-route to help wake them up. Their route starts with the crossing on the longest wire bridge in the region before ascending the Cristallino. The remainder of the route followed the WWI front line up and down round and round the mountain.
Most of the route finding was simple it was only at the end where a steep down chimney is taken did they have any problems. Shaun’s map reading does not improve! But then the route went on and on. Shaun, not having a keen eye for detail had forgotten to note that the route was one of the longest in the region 6-8 hours and had 1600m of down excluding the extra up on the way! This led to sore feet but a memorial day in the hills.