Via Ferratas of the Italian Dolomites Volume 1

This guidebook presents 75 via ferrata routes in the stunning Italian Dolomites. Part of a 2-volume set, this book covers Val di Fassa/Canazei, Selva, Badia/La Villa, Covara, Arabba, Falzarego, Cortina, Misurina, Sesto and Auronzo in the northern, central and eastern Dolomites.

This guidebook presents 75 via ferrata routes in the stunning Italian Dolomites. Part of a 2-volume set, this book covers Val di Fassa/Canazei, Selva, Badia/La Villa, Covara, Arabba, Falzarego, Cortina, Misurina, Sesto and Auronzo in the northern, central and eastern Dolomites. Routes are graded by technical difficulty and seriousness and there are comprehensive route descriptions accompanied by access notes, maps and topos. A wide range of grades, lengths and styles, from routes for novices to difficult and technical climbs are covered. Stunning photography completes this inspirational guide to some of the most breathtaking via ferrata routes in the world. The Italian Dolomites boast some of the most magnificent mountain scenery on the planet and some of the most iconic. Soaring rocky spires and jagged ridgelines are interspersed with gentle valleys and idyllic mountain villages. The Dolomites are also home to the world's greatest concentration of via ferratas - mountain routes or climbs that are protected by a series of cables, metal rungs, pegs and ladders.

Overview mapMap keyRoute summary tableForewordIntroductionWhat is a via ferrata?Using this guideWhen to goGetting thereGetting aroundAccommodationTelecommunicationsMaps and place namesWeatherRoute gradingsEquipmentCable etiquetteWhat to wearAccidents and mountain rescueA brief historyGeologyPlant lifeWildlifeVal di Fassa/CanazeiRoute 1 Sentiero MassimilianoRoute 2 Via Ferrata LaurenziRoute 3 Via Ferrata Passo SantnerRoute 4 Via Ferrata Roda di Va&##xe8;lRoute 5 Via Ferrata MasareRoute 6 Via Ferrata Catinaccio d'AntermoiaRoute 7 Via Ferrata Franco GadottiRoute 8 Via Ferrata I Magnifici QuattroRoute 9 Via Ferrata KaiserjägerRoute 10 Sentiero Attrezzato Bepi ZacRoute 11 Via Ferrata Paolin-PiccolinRoute 12 Via Ferrata dei FinanzieriRoute 13 Via Ferrata Hans SeyffertRoute 14 Via Ferrata Eterna Brigata CadoreSelvaRoute 15 Via Ferrata Sass Rigais Est/SudRoute 16 Sentiero Attrezzato Piz DuledesRoute 17 Via Ferrata Sandro Pertini (closed and wire removed)Route 18 Via Ferrata Oskar SchusterRoute 19 Via Ferrata Col RodellaRoute 20 Via Ferrata Mesules (Pössnecker)Badia/La VillaRoute 21 Sentiero Attrezzato Günther MessnerRoute 22 Sentiero Attrezzato Sass de PutiaRoute 23 Via Ferrata Sasso Santa CroceRoute 24 Sentiero Attrezzato Piz de les ConturinesRoute 25 Via Ferrata Furcia RossaCorvaraRoute 26 Via Ferrata Piz da Cir VRoute 27 Sentiero Attrezzato Gran CirRoute 28 Via Ferrata Brigata TridentinaRoute 29 Via Ferrata VallonRoute 30 Via Ferrata Piz da LechRoute 31 Sentiero Attrezzato SassongherArabbaRoute 32 Via Ferrata Cesare PiazzettaRoute 33 Via Ferrata delle TrinceeRoute 34 Via Ferrata Sass de RociaRoute 35 Sentiero Attrezzato Col di LanaFalzaregoRoute 36 Sentiero Attrezzato Sass de StriaRoute 37 Via Ferrata Cesco TomaselliRoute 38 Sentiero dei KaiserjägerRoute 39 Sentiero Attrezzato Galleria del LagazuoiRoute 40 Via Ferrata degli Alpini al Col dei BosRoute 41 Via Ferrata AverauRoute 42 Via Ferrata Ra GuselaCortinaRoute 43 Via Ferrata Scala del MenighelRoute 44 Via Ferrata Giovanni LipellaRoute 45 Sentiero Attrezzato Grotta di TofanaRoute 46 Sentiero AstaldiRoute 47 Via Ferrata Punta Anna and Gianni AglioRoute 48 Via Ferrata Lamon and FormentonRoute 49 Sentiero Giuseppe OlivieriRoute 50 Via Ferrata Maria e Andrea FerrariRoute 51 Sentiero Attrezzato Giovanni Barbara/Lucio Dalaiti/Cengia de MattiaRoute 52 Via Ferrata Ettore BoveroRoute 53 Via Ferrata Michielli StrobelRoute 54 Sentiero Attrezzato Terza Cengia del PomagagnonRoute 55 Sentiero Attrezzato Ren&##xe8; de PolRoute 56 Via Ferrata Ivano DibonaRoute 57 Via Ferrata Marino BianchiRoute 58 Via Ferrata Sci Club 18Route 59 Via Ferrata Giro del SorapissMisurinaRoute 60 Sentiero Attrezzato Capitano Bilgeri/Monte Piana/Monte PianoRoute 61 Via Ferrata MerloneRoute 62 Sentiero Attrezzato Alberto BonacossaRoute 63 Sentiero delle ForcelleRoute 64 Via Ferrata De Luca/InnerkoflerRoute 65 Via Ferrata delle Scalette/Curato Militare HospSestoRoute 66 Via Ferrata Strada degli AlpiniRoute 67 Via Ferrata NordRoute 68 Via Ferrata Mario ZandonellaRoute 69 Via Ferrata Aldo Roghel/Cengia GabriellaRoute 70 Via Ferrata MazzettaAuronzoRoute 71 Sentiero Cengia del DogeRoute 72 Sentiero degli AlpiniRoute 73 Sentiero Attrezzato Amalio da PraRoute 74 Via Ferrata SartorRoute 75 Via Ferrata Via di Guerra/CAI PortogruaroAppendix A Useful contactsAppendix B Glossary of mountain termsAppendix C Further reading