The Tip of Pian Bessey. Still further, to Pila, it raises the Punta della Valletta
(3.090m), which everyone knows, at least for some time. For nearly 150 years, since before she
"did not exist". The Punta di Pian Bessey is its great Eastern shoulder, but for a few metres, does not exist or, if it exists, everyone pretends not to notice this. It has a clear ridge to the Col Garin
(2.815m), the other is secondary to the South-soutwest over the unfathomable precipices, and a third Northwestern, short and almost flat that reached the useless Hill of the Valletta
(around 3.000 meters), dates back to the Punta della Valletta. No one leaves home to go to Punta Pian Bessey but since when was it placed the Bivouac Nebbia, someone leaves. Are only local people who make them from Cogne visit. Many here go up to the lake, a few daring instead to the pyramid of Garin, in full view from the Summit of Pian Bessey. Before there were only hunters. Under the ridge. All others go to Emilius, someone at Punta Rossa and others, even fewer at the Punta Garin. However, if you want to do something different, go to Punta Pian Bessey. You will not find climbing
"glorious" and even passages in rock extremes. But you can find a great peace and unusual landscapes, that they give you another Southern Side of the Group of Emilius. And also, knowing look, great Alpine Stars.Of this
"heap of stones". What can we say? Almost
3.100 meters high, is placed between the Col Garin
(2.815m) and the Col of the Valletta, the Eastern end of that long watershedd between the Cogne valley and the Basin of Pila-Resort, just over Aosta Town; from the Tip of the Valletta
(3.090m) is divided: one branch goes North to Mont Bellefaçe and Testa Nera to end with the Punta del Dard
(2.033m). A second, much more extensive, down to the Col de Tsa Setze then head to the Northwest to Punta de la Pierre
(2.653m), on the border between the Municipalities of Jovençan and Aymavilles. Do not expect to find satisfaction in climbing here, but an island of Peace and, we have said above, beautiful and great Edelweiss. But if you go down the Northeast Ridge from the Col Garin, on the edge of the ridge, you can find something. Maybe in a storm. Immediately below instead halls Centuries track of Chamois Hunters, but it is trivial and not worth attending. Maybe in a storm. Immediately below instead halls Centuries track of Chamois Hunters, but it is trivial and not worth attending. From the Tip of Valletta, on the other hand, is a beautiful, easy and scenic journey. Maybe meet a herd of goats, that dwell here. Avoid the other hand the other slopes that are tiring, boring and poorly remunerative, including those on the South Slope. In fact, a small spur leads down to the Southsouthwest to Share
2.974 meters; this serves as a
"pivot" by dividing the same into two sections: one to the Southwest in the direction of the Hill Tsa Setze (on the old road leading to the Pass of Valletta) and a second straight for Southeast over the real Plan Bessey. A number of channels grassy-rocky climb towards Northeast Ridge above the Col Garin. Do not be
"fooled" even though the apparent promise
"shortcuts" (especially toward shoulder
2.936 meters). They are all steep and dangerous, as incidentally also the way on the other side is directed from the trail Northeast to the Col Tsa Setze, reaching that of Valletta. From Summit beautiful views on the Group Emilius with the near Becca di Nona, along the Vallon of Arbolle, Punta Rossa, Pic Garin and Arpisson's Tower; on the other side of the Chain of entire Gran Paradiso and to the underlying Cogne with its white Belltower, that rises above the its splendid
"Prato di Sant'Orso" (Lawn of St. Ours).