2006, 9 days
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The view back towards Rifugio Tucket (hidden, arrowed) from Monte Spinale (July 2006)| Date | Daytime | Overnight | Notes/Alternatives |
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Sat 15 July |
Mike/Rebecca: 07:00 flight LH4869 to Münich (10:00), 11:10 flight LH3936 to Verona (12:20), taxi to town, nice lunch, taxi to station, 16:20 train to Trento (17:28), 17:40 bus to Ponte Arche (18:30), 18:35 bus to San Lorenzo (19:10). | Albergo Castel Mani ***, San Lorenzo 0465 734017 |
Later train/bus: Verona 17:16 train to Trento (18:23), 18:55 bus to Ponte Arche (19:43), 19:45 bus to San Lorenzo (20:20). |
| Sun 16 | From San Lorenzo (792m) walk ½ hour or take a jeep taxi to Baesa (850m). Walk 4 hours on path 325 via Rifugio al Cacciatore (1820m, lunch) to Rifugio Agostini (2410m). |
Rifugio Agostini 0465 734138 |
Jeep taxis continue to Rif. Cacciatore. Above Rif. Cacciatore look out for the 10 minute diversion to the fossil cemetery (leads up NW as the path turns left/south). |
| Mon 17 | Walk 4 hours on path 320 via Forcoletta di Noghera (2423m), diverting onto path 320b to Rifugi Pedrotti & Tosa (2491m, lunch), then path 318 via Bocca di Brenta (2552m) to Rifugio Brentei (2182m). |
Rifugio Brentei 0465 441244 |
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| Tue 18 | Scenic walk 2 hours there and back on paths 323 and 305 to Rifugio Alimonta (2580m). Lunch at Rifugio Brentei. Walk 1½ hours on paths 318 and 328 over Sella del Fridolin (2143m) to Rifugi Tucket & Sella (2272m). |
Rifugi Tucket & Sella 0465 441226 |
Alternative: descending from Rif. Alimonta stay on path 305b (Sentiero SOSAT), easy scrambling, probably 3½-4 hours all told, need pack lunches. Enquire locally - might be too much ice or snow. |
| Wed 19 | Walk 1½ hours on path 316 to Passo del Grosté (2442m). Lift down to the fleshpots of Madonna di Campiglio (1552m). |
Lots of choice! **** Just take a look at the pool at the Lorenzetti! |
Could walk down to Madonna di Campiglio (1-1½ hours), from Rif. Brentei or Rif. Tucket or Passo del Grosté. |
| Thu 20 |
Lift back up to Passo del Grosté (2442m). Walk 3 hours on paths 301 and 314 via Malga Pozzol di Flavona (1630m) to Lago di Tovel (1177m). |
Albergo Lago Rosso * |
FTM buses from Lago di Tovel to Cles. |
| Fri 21 | Walk 4 hours on path 309 to Malga Tuena (1740m), then unsigned path (was 311, now unmarked to protect the habitat of the brown bear) via Val Formiga to Malga Tassulla (2090m), then path 336 to Rifugio Peller (2022m). | Rifugio Peller 0463 536221 |
Longer "official" alternatives: 6 hours via Cima Uomo on path 306 ("tricky", "demanding", max 2400m approx) or 7 hours via Passo Pra' Castron (2505m). |
| Sat 22 | Walk 3½ hours on path 313 to Cles (658m). 12:23 or 13:22 or 14:41 or 15:42 or 16:16 FTM train to Trento (takes 1 hour). | Grand Hotel ****, Trento 0461 271000 |
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| Sun 23 | Mike/Rebecca: 09:36 train to Verona (10:28), taxi to airport, 13:05 flight LH3945 to Frankfurt (14:35), 16:60 flight LH4856 to Manchester (17:20). Michael: 15:05 flight from Brescia. |
| Day | Route | Nbr | From-To | Kompass | Freytag & Berndt | Cecil Davies | Mike |
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| Monday morning | Brentari | 358 | Agostini-Pedrotti | 3h, freedom from vertigo | 3h, moderate | ||
| Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning | Bocchette Centrali | 305/323 | Pedrotti-Alimonta | 3½h, sure-footedness, freedom from vertigo | 3-4h, moderately demanding, exposed, absolute freedom from vertigo | 4-5h Alimonta-Pedrotti (also 3h), grade e, high-alpine traverse, very exposed in places, couloirs with danger of icing, ice-axe, crampons and rope advisable according to conditions | Mike suspects that the Davies entry is a mistake (confusion with Bocchette Alte) |
| Tuesday | Orsi | 303 | Pedrotti-Tuckett | 3½-4h, sure-footedness | 3½-4h Tuckett-Pedrotti, moderate | 4h Tuckett-Pedrotti, grade b, technically without problems | |
| Tuesday afternoon | SOSAT | 305b | Tucket-Alimonta | 2½-3h, freedom from vertigo | 2½h Brentei-Tucket, not difficult | It's shown as an alternative on the main plan above | |
| Wednesday morning | Benini | 305 | Tucket-Grosté | 4h, experts only | 4h, moderately difficult, well protected | 2-3½h Grosté-Tuckett (also 4h), grade d, technically relatively free of problems, sure-footedness, and freedom from vertigo are taken for granted | Jagged Globe course notes: "a magical protected easy walk". |
| Wednesday afternoon or Thursday morning | Vidi | 390 | Graffer-Grosté | 2½-3h, sure-footedness | 5½h complete circuit, not difficult, difficulties well protected, no demanding metalwork, sure-footedness, freedom from vertigo | ||
| Thursday-Friday | Costanzi | 336 | Graffer-Peller | 10-11h (bivacco), sure-footedness, freedom from vertigo, endurance and good sense of direction. Practical only from mid-July onwards (snow). Pay close attention to waymarks. | 10-11h Peller-Graffer, demanding, sure-footedness, freedom from vertigo, endurance | Long but Michael might fancy another bivacco |
| Day | Route | Nbr | From-To | Kompass | Freytag & Berndt | Cecil Davies | Mike |
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| Monday morning | Castiglioni | 321 | Agostini-Twelve Apostles | 2½h, absolutely vertigo-free | 3h, demanding | 2h, grade e, technically not particularly demanding, but very airy on the wall (vertical ladders with over 300 rungs) | Doesn't link up |
| Monday morning | Ideale | 304 | Twelve Apostles-Agostini | 2 hours, experts only | 2 hours, experts only | 4½-5h Agostini-Twelve Apostles or 4-4½h Agostini-Twelve Apostles, grade e, high-alpine glaciated traverse, only for very safe climbing-path users with experience of high mountain | Hard, icy, doesn't link up |
| Monday | Martinazzi | 327 | Twelve Apostles-Brentei | 3h, no particular difficulty in normal atmospheric conditions, but ice axe and crampons recommended | 3h, not demanding, crampons and ice-axe required | Icy | |
| Tuesday | Bocchette Alte | 305 | Alimonta-Tuckett | 5h, experience, freedom from vertigo, equipment | 6h, very difficult and exposed, experts only | 5½-6h Tuckett-Alimonta (also 5h), grade e, high-alpine traverse, very exposed in places, couloirs with danger of stone-fall and icing, ice-axe and 25m rope recommended | Hard but might be possible if Michael is feeling strong. |
| Thursday-Friday | Palete | 306 | Peller-Grosté | 7-8h, sure-footedness, freedom from vertigo, good conditions | 7-8h Grosté-Peller, demanding | Long |