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The top of the Ferrata Sandro Pertini in the Dolomites, Italy. A via ferrata is a climbing route in the mountains that employs steel cables, rungs, or ladders, fixed to the rock to which the climbers affix a harness with two leashes, which allows the climbers to secure themselves to the metal fixture and limit any fall.
The Alta Via 1 passes by several Via Ferrata, but none are incorporated in the route, and no special climbing equipment is required. The highest point on the route is Monte Lagazuoi at 2,750 metres. There is a large refuge on the mountain which has a restaurant and accommodation for 69 people.
The Dolomites (Italian: Dolomiti [doloˈmiːti]), [1] also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range in northeastern Italy. They form part of the Southern Limestone Alps and extend from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Valley ( Pieve di Cadore ) in the east.
Alta Via 4 is a high route located in the Italian Dolomites between Innichen in the north and Pieve di Cadore in the south. The Alta Via 4 is a physically demanding trail. It is approximately 85 km long, with an elevation gain of approximately 4,500 meters. Some sections of the route are exposed or steep. Few sections are equipped with steel ...
The Sentiero Ferrato Ivano Dibona is a challenging high alpine route along the Zurlon ridge, the main crest on Cristallo, a mountain group in the Italian Dolomites, northeast of Cortina d'Ampezzo, in the province of Belluno, Veneto, Italy. The use of a via ferrata set is recommended. The via ferrata is very well known because of the dolomitic ...
The Bove Path (Sentiero Bove, Italian pronunciation: [senˈtjɛːro ˈbɔːve]) is a 36 kilometres (22 mi) loop trail located in the Val Grande National Park in the Piedmont region of Northern Italy. The trail is known as the oldest Via ferrata ("iron path") and first Alta Via. i.e., high-altitude trail, in the Alps.
Cristallo (Italian pronunciation: [kriˈstallo]) (German: Kristallspitze) is a mountain massif in the Italian Dolomites, northeast of Cortina d'Ampezzo, in the province of Belluno, Veneto, northern Italy. It is a long, indented ridge with four summits higher than 3,000 metres. The mountain range is part of the Ampezzo Dolomites Natural Park. [2]
Alta via 2 is a high route located in the Italian Dolomites between Brixen (Bressanone) in the north and Croce d'Aune near Feltre in the south.. The route is nicknamed "The High Route of the legends" [1] and indeed with the exception of its initial and final segments, it maintains an altitude of at least 1300 meters.