Climbing

For the mountain enthusiasts, the term “climbing” has various meanings: alpine climbing, rock climbing, sport climbing, competition climbing, bouldering and much more. No matter which variant is your favourite one, in Val Gardena you will for sure be satisfied – it is not for nothing that the Dolomites are known all over the world as climbing paradise. Assure yourself that it is not a myth. By doing so, keep in mind your own safety and the safety of the other climbers and show the mountain world the respect due to it.
Let's go! Fantastic challenges are awaiting you in our captivating alpine world.

If the weather for once doesn't want to play along, you can put your ability to the test in one of the climbing or bouldering gyms in Ortisei, S. Cristina or Selva Gardena.

Here a small foretaste of the wide range of itineraries of various difficulty levels, which you can find in our valley in the middle of the Dolomites:

Via ferrata of the Mésules

Piz Selva – 2,941 m (Sella Group)
Level of difficulty:	very difficult
Starting point:	Sella Pass – 2,240 m
Support point:	Refuge Passo Sella – 2,183 m
Altitude difference:	Ascent: ca. 700 m Descent: ca. 700 m Via ferrata: ca. 500 m

Via ferrata Brigata Tridentina

Refuge Franco Cavazza al Pisciadù – 2,583 m (Sella Group)
Level of difficulty:	difficult
Starting point:	Parking at the valley station (1,950 m) of the goods cable lift to the Refuge Franco Cavazza al Pisciadù – at about half way between the Gardena Pass and Colfosco.
Support point:	Colfosco – 1,615 m
Altitude difference:	Ascent: ca. 600 m Descent: ca. 600 m Via ferrata: ca. 400 m

Via ferrata Oskar Schuster

Sassopiatto – 2,964 m (Sassolungo Group)
Level of difficulty:	difficult
Starting point:	Refuge Passo Sella – 2,183 m
Support point:	Refuge Vicenza – 2,252 m
Altitude difference::	Ascent: ca. 700 m Descent: ca. 1,200 m Via ferrata: ca. 400 m