Climbing and via ferrata in the Dolomites

Dolomite Climbs & Via Ferrata

This selection gathers the Dolomites' principal rock arenas and classic high-alpine lines: north and south faces, multi-pitch limestone routes, and engineered via ferrata that link ridges and wartime tunnels. Entries include iconic massifs (Tre Cime, Pale di San Martino, Tofane), historic WWI sectors (Lagazuoi, Cinque Torri) and concentrated sport crags beside mountain lakes and passes.

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Tre Cime di Lavaredo

The Tre Cime di Lavaredo, also called the Drei Zinnen, are three distinctive battlement-like peaks, in the Sexten Dolomites of northeastern…

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Pala group

The Pala group is the largest massif of the Dolomites, with about 240 km² of surface, located between eastern Trentino and Veneto, in the…

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Tofane

Tofane is a mountain group in the Dolomites of northern Italy, west of Cortina d'Ampezzo in the province of Belluno, Veneto.

Falesia delle Cinque Torri

Limestone buttresses adjacent to the Cinque Torri towers; includes bolted sport routes and nearby WWI open‑air museum and tunnels.

Falesia del Lagazuoi

Steep rock walls around Forcella Lagazuoi with access to WWI tunnel networks and several via ferrata lines.

Croda di Lago

Prominent cliff forming the lakeshore amphitheatre above Lake Federa; multi-pitch faces on dolomite rock.

Klettergarten Pragser Wildsee

Bolted climbing sector on the shore of Pragser Wildsee (Lake Braies) offering short sport routes and easy approaches.

Klettergarten Landro

Compact klettergarten near Lake Landro with bolted routes for single‑pitch sport climbing and short approaches.

Passo Fedaia Sector C

Sport climbing sector beside Passo Fedaia at the foot of Marmolada; accessible from the pass road and summer parking.

Falesia di Incino

Limestone cliff featuring bolted routes and single‑pitch climbs; located in the vicinity of Val di Fiemme (southern Dolomites).

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