| Catinaccio di Antermoia / Kesselkogel Mountain/Rock |
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| Catinaccio di Antermoia / Kesselkogel   | 
| Page Type: Mountain/Rock Location: Dolomites/Rosengarten Group, Italy, Europe Lat/Lon: 46.47970°N / 11.64260°E Activities: Mountaineering, Trad Climbing, Scrambling, Via Ferrata Season: Summer, Fall Elevation: 9849 ft / 3002 m | Page By: Vid Pogachnik Created/Edited: Sep 10, 2002 / Dec 13, 2006 Object ID: 151194 Hits: 4743 Loading... Page Score: 89.6% - 18 Votes Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
What's New On This Page? April 20th, 2005 - Minor changes, pictures attached/detached.
Overview
Catinaccio di Antermoia / Kesselkogel is the highest mountain of one of the most beautiful groups of Dolomites - Rosengarten. This peak falls on all sides with steep, nearly vertical walls. But it nevertheless has some weaknesses - ledges are cutting vertical walls and thus allowing ascents.
If Kesselkogel is the highest mountain, it is not the most beautiful one in the group. Yes, kings are ruling their neighbourhood, but they are also surrounded by elegant queens (Rosengartenspitze), and by knights (Vajolet Towers) who are more often photographed and admired.
Although the ascent is not easy and takes you the whole day, in summer Kesselkogel is often ascended. One marked route to the top leads from east, another one from west. The popularity of Rosengarten group means also many mountain huts and in summer crowds of hikers and other tourists also in high valleys. Especially around the hut on Grassleitenpass there's allways a crowd, watching climbers just above their heads. Luckilly the Vajolet valley, the main one in the group offers also many other magnificent mountain monuments, so people spread around. The eastern part of Kesselkogel is a bit more quiet, although there's also a hut near the beutiful Antermoia lake. And on the southern side of the mountain there is a mysterious and beautiful Larsec land, where you will meet only a few mountaineers. The northern part of Kesselkogel is the wildest one, shattered in many walls and ridges.
Summit ViewsGetting ThereThe majority of mountaineers arrive from Val di Fassa. From Vigo di Fassa up to Ciampedie (1998) runs a cable car. The road into Valle del Vajolet is closed for public traffic on the altitude of 1500m, so you must either walk or take a mountain taxi. I'm not sure, but probably mountain bikes are allowed, so you can take advantage of the road, ascending to Gardeccia, 1960m. Other possibilities to approach the base of Kesselkogel are much longer, although there are mountain huts all around, which give you the opportunity to make various two day tours.
There are two marked routes to the top:
1. From west (from Grassleitenpass) there is a medium demanding ferratta (steel-cable route), following the ledges over almost vertical walls. One good hour (if there is no crowd).
2. From east you hike from the Antermoia lake (2490m) up to the height around 2650m, where steep walls begin. But from right to left they are cut by a quite comfortable ledge, which the marked route uses. Also this route is made safe by steel cables. One hour and half.
Of course the crossing of the mountain is highly recommended, especially because you can always come back around the mountain via Passo Antermoia, 2769m, on the south side of the mountain. This pass is also used by those, who decide not to climb the top for any reason, but still want to arrive from east to west or vice versa.
Red TapeExcept the closed road into Valle del Vajolet there are no limitations.
When To ClimbSummer months are the usual possibility, The most stable weather in the region is from July to September, October can be an option, but days are getting shorter for a one day tour.
CampingValle del Vajolet:
On Ciampedie, cca 1900m: Rif. Negritella, Rif. Larsec, Rif. Ciampedie.
Rif. Catinaccio, 1900m
Rif. Gardeccia, 1960m
Rif. Stella Alpina, 2000,
Rif. Preuss (Preuss Huette), 2243m
Rif. Vajolet (Vajolet Huette), 2245m
Rif. Principe (Grassleitenpass Huette), 2600m
Eastern side:
Rif. Antermoia (Antermoia Huette), 249m
Northern side:
Rif. Bergamo, 2119m
Tierser-Alp Huette, 2438m
Miscellaneous InfoSee some more information on the Rosengarten group page.
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