Climbed this peak a looong time ago. It was a very foggy day and other than the Cengia di Ball it was a rather boring climb. Nevertheless it's one of the major peaks in the Dolomites - you have to climb it at least once.
It was a fantastic day with only 6 people in the monte Pelmo (It was thursday). It was very long for us, specially the descent of great ramp of scree to return from the ridge to the spectacullar cengia di Ball.
It's not a bad idea to carry a small rope (we used one of 14m) for the cengia specially if you find some section of the cengia a little wet or if you have some fear im some exposed places because it has climbing spikes of iron in the wall but generally in a sunny day you can walk slowly without it. The most dangerous pass has a fixed rope in two smalls sections and you can use a string with carabineer for safety.
We came truth a dream because we saw Pelmo in our first visit to Dolomites and we had obssesioned with it and finally 5 year after that ... we climbed it.
alpinbeta - Mar 31, 2015 11:09 am Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2010
Pelmo Normal route
Superb views!
Silvia Mazzani - Jan 7, 2013 6:35 pm Date Climbed: Jul 21, 1991
Normal Route
Via Rifugio Venezia
patrickneal - Oct 4, 2011 8:18 am Date Climbed: Oct 1, 2011
Ridiculous
Ball's ledge is terrifying. I hate you all for not mentioning that.
andrea.it - Sep 14, 2006 9:56 am Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2006
Normal
From Zoppe' di Cadore in 3.30 hours.
Corvus - Sep 3, 2006 9:32 pm Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2006
Normal Route
I climbed 1700 mt in 1 day starting from Zoppè. Very fabulous mountain. Excatly, no cables into the 1 km of the cengia and final ridge.
Route Climbed: normal route Date Climbed: august 2005
Start from Coi village (above Zoldo Alto), 1500m. Reached the summit after 5h, via Venezia hut + Cenghia di Ball (normal route). Fabulous and huge mountain, NO LIFTS! NO CABLES! this is a pleasure...
Route Climbed: Normal route Date Climbed: July 2002
Fantastic mountain with good views. Started from campsite at Palafavera to refugio then up normal route. Quite a long walk on scree but well worth it. Also very quiet compared to surrounding peaks.
Mathias Zehring - Oct 12, 2002 3:56 pm Date Climbed: Sep 8, 1999
normal route from Rifugio Venezia
groovy tour on a special mountain. My girlfriend and I spent a week in the Zoldo valley (I had won this in a radio quiz!). We did it in 2 days together with a trip round the mountain as recommended. The exposed Ball-ledge took us a lot of will-power
kleberr - Jul 15, 2023 7:06 pm Date Climbed: Jul 22, 1989
Cengia di Ball - a long dayhikeClimbed this peak a looong time ago. It was a very foggy day and other than the Cengia di Ball it was a rather boring climb. Nevertheless it's one of the major peaks in the Dolomites - you have to climb it at least once.
Rafa Bartolome - Jul 26, 2016 4:33 pm Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2016
From rif VeneziaIt was a fantastic day with only 6 people in the monte Pelmo (It was thursday). It was very long for us, specially the descent of great ramp of scree to return from the ridge to the spectacullar cengia di Ball.
It's not a bad idea to carry a small rope (we used one of 14m) for the cengia specially if you find some section of the cengia a little wet or if you have some fear im some exposed places because it has climbing spikes of iron in the wall but generally in a sunny day you can walk slowly without it. The most dangerous pass has a fixed rope in two smalls sections and you can use a string with carabineer for safety.
We came truth a dream because we saw Pelmo in our first visit to Dolomites and we had obssesioned with it and finally 5 year after that ... we climbed it.
alpinbeta - Mar 31, 2015 11:09 am Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2010
Pelmo Normal routeSuperb views!
Silvia Mazzani - Jan 7, 2013 6:35 pm Date Climbed: Jul 21, 1991
Normal RouteVia Rifugio Venezia
patrickneal - Oct 4, 2011 8:18 am Date Climbed: Oct 1, 2011
RidiculousBall's ledge is terrifying. I hate you all for not mentioning that.
andrea.it - Sep 14, 2006 9:56 am Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2006
NormalFrom Zoppe' di Cadore in 3.30 hours.
Corvus - Sep 3, 2006 9:32 pm Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2006
Normal RouteI climbed 1700 mt in 1 day starting from Zoppè. Very fabulous mountain. Excatly, no cables into the 1 km of the cengia and final ridge.
Gabi - Aug 25, 2005 6:40 pm
Route Climbed: normal route Date Climbed: august 2005Start from Coi village (above Zoldo Alto), 1500m. Reached the summit after 5h, via Venezia hut + Cenghia di Ball (normal route). Fabulous and huge mountain, NO LIFTS! NO CABLES! this is a pleasure...
andyg2 - Jun 27, 2003 7:30 am
Route Climbed: Normal route Date Climbed: July 2002Fantastic mountain with good views. Started from campsite at Palafavera to refugio then up normal route. Quite a long walk on scree but well worth it. Also very quiet compared to surrounding peaks.
Mathias Zehring - Oct 12, 2002 3:56 pm Date Climbed: Sep 8, 1999
normal route from Rifugio Veneziagroovy tour on a special mountain. My girlfriend and I spent a week in the Zoldo valley (I had won this in a radio quiz!). We did it in 2 days together with a trip round the mountain as recommended. The exposed Ball-ledge took us a lot of will-power