Page Type: | Mountain/Rock |
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Lat/Lon: | 45.79769°N / 7.78196°E |
County: | Aosta Valley |
Elevation: | 9669 ft / 2947 m |
This Summit, known in place even as or Freidòhòre, between the Valleys of Ayas and Lys or Gressoney is located more precisely near the top of the Northeast Basin Palasina and counterbalanced on the other side from the Corno Bussola (Horn Compass; (3.023m). A ridge connecting the two, interrupted by the Punta Palasina (2.782m) and from that of the Lake (2.816m), separating this basin from the Vallon of Mascognaz immediately to the North. His Southern Ridge instead be directed towards Colle di Valnera or Valdònierfòrkò (2.673/6m), small incision between Palasina and Val Nera into the Lys Valley, before the homonymous Punta (2.754m) on the same watershed which it relaxes towards South on adjacent Vallon Lakes Estoul just above the homonymous Hamlet, always above the same area. Just below is the recent Arp Refuge (2.446m), reached by a private dirt farms road or through paths starting in each case from the same village. This can be useful as a base, even though the climb is feasible in the day, turning to the East before the last ramp on the road that joins him and near the previous junction 2.231 meters. Formed by two ridges and as many sides the second of which is divided into two parts: a small wall, but enough steep and complex, facing West-northwest over the shelter separated by an edge-small crest from wider and easier Slope Southwest. The other ridge or North, short but not entirely easy and formed by various elevations, falls towards Valfredda Pass (2.805m), extreme passage between the three Lakes Valfredda into Palasina Basin and the Valfredda Valley above the Alpenzù (1.779m) in Gressoney Valley. The rock quality is not good, often crumbling or covered with layers of grass, should stay on the ridges, among which we recommend the easier and safer of Southwest, or on the just adjacent slope always Southwest. Also known as Punta Lavassey in locality of Brusson and as the Corno (Horn) of Valnera in Gressoney Valleys, it offers sweeping views of the two valleys up to the two Lyskamms, the whole Monte Rosa Group and the nearby more known Testa Grigia (Grey Head; 3.314m).
BY PLANE:
Approach through Palasinaz Vallon: from Brusson Commune to Estoul Village (+; 1.818m; great parking; panels and variaous signals) with the Regional Road; from this, in North through dirt road concomitant with the trail n° 5, towards Fenillettaz Pastures (1.840m), following alternative (1.882m; signal no transit for unauthorized means), Fontaine (1.903m), Chanlochère (2.012m), fork 2.029 meters, Chavanne (2.107m) Alpages, alternatives 2.103, 2.209 meters nearby Litteran Lake (2.226m), fork 2.231 meters. From the latter, leaving left the farm dirt road that goes towards the above Arp Refuge (2.446m), to the East-northeast instead follow the trail n° 5D/105 that reaches the Colle Valnera or Valdònierfòrkò (2.673/6m) between Valfredda and Valnera Summits. This, via the Southeast Ridge easy with some small rocks in the final, reaching the Summit (EE/F;3h'15/3h'45 from the beginning of dirt road nearby Estoul Village).
Avvicinamento dal Vallone dal Vallone di Palasina: dal Villaggio di Estoul (1.818 m; grande parcheggio con pannelli con segnalazioni varie) dapprima verso Nordovest poi Nord tramite la Strada Regionale; dal villaggio, con direzione a Settentrione per mezzo della poderale concomitante al sentiero n° 5, in direzione degli Alpeggi di Fenillettaz (1.840 m), successivo bivio (1.882 m; segnale di divieto al transito per i mezzi non autorizzati), e le successive Alpi di Fontaine (1.903 m), Chanlochère (2.012 m), bivio 2.029 metri, Chavanne (2.107 m), biforcazioni 2.103, 2.209 metri nelle vicinanze del Lago Litteran (2.226 m), seguente bivio 2.231 metri. Da quest'ultimo, lasciata a sinistra la strada poderale che prosegue verso il soprastante Rifugio Arp (2.446 m), seguire invece una piccola traccia presso il torrentello verso Est-nordest fino al sentiero n° 5D/105 che raggiunge il Colle di Valnera o Valdònierfòrkò (2.673/6 m) collocato tra le Punte di Valfredda e di Valnera; da questo, tramite la facile Cresta Sudest con percorso semicircolare e qualche roccetta finale, raggiungere la Cima (EE/F; 3h'15/3h'45 dall'inizio della poderale presso il Villaggio di Estoul).