climbing guidebook 4. Grad Westliche Dolomiten Band 2

Pleasurable climbing in the Dolomites up to the 6th French. Degree. Described in Volume 2 of this extremely rich in content and detail written topos the following 7 groups of the western Dolomites: Geislergruppe-Puez-Peitlerkofel, Langkofel, Sella, Rosengarten, Pala, Angner, Pale di San Lucano. In total, 57 trails are described with a length of up to 900m. The title is a little ambiguous in that the difficulties of the tours described in individual pitches up to the lower 6th French. Grade can reach.

The individual climbs are initially arranged in groups according to their geographic location. For each group there is then a general introduction. There is also an introductory section again for the individual routes. Here you will find general information about the route as well as a schematic summary of the most important data such as first ascent, altitude difference and route length, difficulty (French grade), time, rock (quality), required or available material, starting point and recommendation of a map. This is followed by a description of the approach, an extremely detailed description of the route, in which all rope lengths are characterized individually, and all the necessary information for the descent. Topos can be found in two variants. Each route is superimposed on a color photo of the respective wall and for most of the routes there is also a good sketch with the exact route.

Emiliano Zorz
Idea Montagna