Best months: June / October.
Difficulty: difficulty ferrata.
Price: starting from € each.
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Via Ferrata Marmolada Punta Penia - The Queen of the Dolomites
Climbing the highest peak in the Dolomites for the Via Ferrata of the West ridge and
descending along the normal route is certainly the most beautiful route that
can be tackled on the Queen of the Dolomites.
Program:
1st day: We go up to the refuge Pian dei Fiacconi (m 2626) to sleep, doing so you will could to enjoy an exceptional sunset over the Dolomites.
2nd day: From Pian dei Fiacconi slightly downhill and then going up along the path and gravels you reach the Vernel glacier where on snow or ice depending on the conditions are reached at the beginning of the via ferrata.
The first section up to Marmolada Pass is simple, then go up along the north-west ridge characterized from long slabs equipped with ropes and metal ladders to reach the edge where you can admire a part of the spectacular and dizzying south wall.
At the end of the Via Ferrata you reach rocks or snow depending on the conditions at the Punta Penia hut and the summit cross (3343m) From here the view extends over all the Dolomites.
The descent starts along the normal route which leaves first on the ridge called "back of the mule", then on a rocky cimney equipped we reach the glacier below. Once the crampons are put back, the last part of glacier ends and finally reach to the Pian dei Fiacconi Refuge.
We recommend a good physical preparation, also the via ferrata is recommended for those who already have experience of via ferrata.
