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Cima Grande ordinary route: never more on sunday!
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Cima Grande ordinary route: never more on sunday!

 
Cima Grande ordinary route: never more on sunday!

Page Type: Trip Report

Location: Italy, Europe

Lat/Lon: 46.62460°N / 12.30330°E

Date Climbed/Hiked: Sep 18, 2004

Activities: Trad Climbing

Season: Summer

 

Page By: Fausto Carlevaris

Created/Edited: Jun 25, 2006 / Jun 28, 2006

Object ID: 202543

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Page Score: 87.79% - 11 Votes 

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Never more on sunday!

The ordinary route from south to the Cima Grande di Lavaredo is really not difficult.
There is only a step of 3° degree of the traditonial scale of Welzenbach.
But in the summertime there is a problem, and it's name is "probable crowding".
Books generally don't speak about this, but everyone wont to climb this way during summertime must know it.
Expecially by saturdays and sundays you must attend more or less long rows to the points of pause and in the vicinities of the passages key.
So, be patient!
If you will not be patient, you will have to become nervous like I describe in this story by images!

An history by images

 
Approaching
the approaching
 
Our target
our target
 
A coffee in the morning
a coffee in the morning
 
By car till Rifugio Auronzo
by car till Rifugio Auronzo
 
Searching the start point
searching the start point
 
At the starting point
at the starting point
 
The first meters
the first meters
 
Climbing to the  forcelletta
climbing to the "forcelletta"
 
Near the  forcelletta  bis
near the "forcelletta"
 
Near the  forcelletta
near the "forcelletta" bis
 
Lo spazio è poco
many space into "forcelletta"!
 
A step of III° degree
going out from the "forcelletta"
 
The central part of the route
and now the central part of the route
 
We are not alone
we are not alone
 
The parkings seen from above
the parking areas near Rifugio Auronzo
 
A short panoramic pause
a short panoramic pause
 
Here is the  fireplace
here is the "fireplace"
 
the balcony in top to the fireplace
the balcony where the "fireplace" finish
 
Oh my God!
oh, my God!
 
Stop
better is go back
 
Doubles ropes
launching the double rope
 
Still well...
double rope, double rope...
 
The silence of the wall
the wall
 
Playing in wall...
playing on the wall
 
Well...
well...
 
The  forcelletta  again!
at the "forcelletta" again
 
The rain is coming...
rain is coming...
 
And old Gigi is waiting...
old Gigi is waiting...
 
Let s go!
let's go
 
See you again!
see you again!



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Ejnar FjerdingstadVery nice

Ejnar Fjerdingstad

Voted 10/10

Very nice "picture story" with great photos - just a shame you didn't get to the summit!
Posted Jul 1, 2006 1:29 pm

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