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ddriver
Trad climber
SLC, UT
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Nov 21, 2014 - 01:08pm PT
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STUNNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 10, 2018 - 09:28am PT
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That was a really well done video. I’m amazed I kept my breakfast down. 🤢
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splitclimber
climber
Sonoma County
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Jan 28, 2019 - 11:57am PT
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research just went into high gear. I think I'm going end of August/beginning of September.
Brokendownclimber - thanks for all your contributions here and on Mountain Project.
looking for recommendations on two areas/zones to visit, places to stay - hotels, hostels, refugios?
would love to find a 2-3 night hut to hut hike with a climb or two thrown in.
one of many on the list, but can't find this route in the Rockfax/Ruthforth guide.
https://www.mountainproject.com/route/107377790/scarf-arete-aka-spigolo-del-velo
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Alan Rubin
climber
Amherst,MA.
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Jan 28, 2019 - 12:14pm PT
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The Rockfax guidebook, as good as it is, only covers a relatively small selection of the routes in just some of the numerous 'groups' in the Dolomites. Major areas, such as the Pala (where the Scarf Arete is located),Civetta,and Brenta groups are not covered at all, despite containing some of the best and most famous routes in the range. I'd suggest checking the Climb Europe website, and navigate through to the Dolomites section. They carry a good range of English-language guidebooks that cover a larger selection of areas and climbs, though if you can read either Italian or German, you should find more extensive route coverage in guidebooks in those languages.
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John Duffield
Mountain climber
New York
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Good thing I was wearing a helmet today.
we have snow here. Some of you will recognize this
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Off White
climber
Tenino, WA
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We stayed in an apartment in San Cassiano for almost 2 weeks, and it was great. Having a full kitchen and such makes for earlier starts, and we beat the crowds walking by the refugios while they were all still waiting for their breakfasts.
Saves money cooking at home too, grocery stores were cheap and food was fresh and delicious.
Hard to pick a location, but we were very happy with what we wound up with, put us in striking distance of a number of areas. Car rental is a must, you'll get a better selection if you fly in and out of Munich rather than Venice.
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John Duffield
Mountain climber
New York
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Munich eh? I will run the airfares next time. We have never been happy with the cars we have gotten in Milan, though we have been delighted with the airfares. But they get us around so there is that. The Alfa Giulia we had last year was great on the highway but was r/w drive and was loose on snow covered mountain passes. This Jeep we have now, has the frame and cloth for the soft top eating our luggage space and is tight overall.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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What’s wrong with flying in and out of VCE? Two hours from Cortina.
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Car rental is a must, you'll get a better selection if you fly in and out of Munich rather than Venice.
I've flown into/out of Milan and always had reasonable car rental.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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No probs at VCE either. Actually a nice compact airport and where else can you hop a boat into town?
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Off White
climber
Tenino, WA
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Good to know folks have been happy with other entry points, I've only been once and that was the advice we had from friends who'd been a number of times. My partner had arrived earlier for vacation with his family, so I wasn't involved in the actual car rental, I just know it was a great little rocket ship well suited to the somewhat remarkable roads.
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Andy Fielding
Trad climber
UK
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A few more pictures to add to the ones on this thread. Spent a couple of weeks exploring the area around Cortina ticking most of the VF's there. Fun to go solo on these things but they do get very crowded and it can be difficult to pass slow, less experienced parties.
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Gunks Guy
Trad climber
New Paltz
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Heading there for first time in July for a hiking trip with the family. Probably no climbing this time :-( Anything not to miss or to know before we arrive?
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Off White
climber
Tenino, WA
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We went to the Otzi the Iceguy museum on a storm day, it was pretty fascinating. Not so much the frozen body on display, but all the material culture they recovered and what it tells about life back then was pretty cool. I really liked the assorted images of Otzi made by local school children.
Lots and lots of cool walking too, trails are great even if the fam isn't up for via ferrata and what not. Go early in the month, the latter part gets busier from what I hear. I thought first half of July was not too bad.
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John Duffield
Mountain climber
New York
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We skied the 27 mile circuit of the Sella Ronda today. Followed it with a 5300 foot descent on the Maramlada Glacier.
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Off White
climber
Tenino, WA
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Wow John, that looks super cool. Got a few more pictures? I was only there in the summer, but I kept imagining the winter, looked like it would be amazing.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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‘Sella’ is Italian for ‘sick’!
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John Duffield
Mountain climber
New York
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Sure. I have come to Italy in the Summer as well. It's great any time of year. But I'm really liking it for the annual ski trip, the lift tickets are about half of Vermont and then there is the food.
We skied some places in the Aosta Valley last year. The Duke there fielded a unit in WW1 fighting right here. So he is remembered here, far from the Aosta Valley
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