Scott - Jul 6, 2019 4:49 pm Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2019
Sass Pordoi
Kessler and I decided to head to Piz Boè today. We rode the cable car up to Sas Pordoi and headed for Piz Boè, mostly on the snow. The route to Piz Boè was a fairly easy rock scramble with fixed cables. Coming from the US, it was weird to have a restaurant and hut on the summit! We ate a fancy lunch before headed down the other side of the mountain to Pizes del Valun and Le Pointe. We only saw one person on this route. The couloir below Le Pointe was filled with snow and very steep, but there was a fixed rope in places.
After reaching the Grand Valacia we headed long a trail on a bench between the huge cliffs and circled around to the south side of the mountains. There were a lot of marmots in the meadows. We then took a steep trail down to the WWI monument (Ossario del Pordoi Kreigerdenkmal) where 8000 soldiers are buried from WWI and 800 from WWII. Sombering place. After visiting the monument, we walked back to the Passo Pordoi and took a bus back to Canazei.
MikeLJ - Feb 2, 2019 7:42 am Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2016
Cable car
Easy with the cable car, Marie and I continued up Piz Boe.
Cissa - Jun 18, 2017 9:15 am Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2017
Via Gross
Nice route
damgaard - Apr 21, 2017 1:55 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2016
After Piz Boe
Girlfriend and I climbed the Cesare Piazzetta route to the summit of Piz Boe and then bagged Sass Pordio before taking the cable car down. Nice round trip.
rgg - Jan 25, 2017 9:38 am Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2016
Via Maria
With Jan.
alpinbeta - Dec 11, 2015 12:59 pm Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2015
Via Maria on Sass Pordoi
Nice classic route
Alberto Rampini - Feb 23, 2013 5:12 pm Date Climbed: Jul 26, 1975
Fedele, Dibona, Piaz routes
All beautiful routes!
Lodewijk - Mar 28, 2010 11:48 am Date Climbed: Mar 27, 2010
The easy Way
The easy way up, great views!!
Unfortunately the weather became so bad we didn't go for Piz Boe
mvs - Jul 27, 2009 8:07 am Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2009
Route Climbed: Fedele with Dibona Finish
Dan Clifford and I climbed the long Fedele Route on the West Face, then finished to the top on the upper 6 pitches of the Dibona Route. Wow...is all I can say. Packed every kind of climbing into 26 full value pitches. Climbing through the waterfall was more like canyoning than climbing!
Koen - Sep 15, 2008 7:46 am Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2008
Mariakante
Nice climb, we actually took the wrong start... to the right of the couloir where Mariakante starts, there's another route in which we mistakenly started but rappelled back down after noting our mistake... Nice to have a beer immediately after topping out ;-)
We almost made the same mistake. All those bolts looked inviting, but it also looked much more difficult higher up.
darinchadwick - Aug 15, 2008 8:41 am Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2008
Maria Kante
This was the only rock climb we were able to do in the Dolomites due to foot injury. If you can only do one rock climb on the Sella Massif....
My wife and I hadn't rock climbed much in the past year or so. this made this rather exposed 9 pitch route all the more exciting. Great variety of climbing, and nice exposure in places too. And my knees were grateful for the speedy Gondola descent.
Even if I prefer ways and mountains that are not crowded, the Via Maria is a great way. Hard, but not too much difficult. The fun aspect is to end the way on the terrace of the restaurant among quiet tourists having their relaxed lunch!!! (perhaps they are right, or not???)
Route Climbed: S-butress ("Maria-Kante") Date Climbed: July 1992
I climbed the route with my wife (at the moment we climbed it she was not my wife but my girl friend). At the first pitch she was hurt by a rockfall but she was able to continue to the top.
Scott - Jul 6, 2019 4:49 pm Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2019
Sass PordoiKessler and I decided to head to Piz Boè today. We rode the cable car up to Sas Pordoi and headed for Piz Boè, mostly on the snow. The route to Piz Boè was a fairly easy rock scramble with fixed cables. Coming from the US, it was weird to have a restaurant and hut on the summit! We ate a fancy lunch before headed down the other side of the mountain to Pizes del Valun and Le Pointe. We only saw one person on this route. The couloir below Le Pointe was filled with snow and very steep, but there was a fixed rope in places.
After reaching the Grand Valacia we headed long a trail on a bench between the huge cliffs and circled around to the south side of the mountains. There were a lot of marmots in the meadows. We then took a steep trail down to the WWI monument (Ossario del Pordoi Kreigerdenkmal) where 8000 soldiers are buried from WWI and 800 from WWII. Sombering place. After visiting the monument, we walked back to the Passo Pordoi and took a bus back to Canazei.
MikeLJ - Feb 2, 2019 7:42 am Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2016
Cable carEasy with the cable car, Marie and I continued up Piz Boe.
Cissa - Jun 18, 2017 9:15 am Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2017
Via GrossNice route
damgaard - Apr 21, 2017 1:55 pm Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2016
After Piz BoeGirlfriend and I climbed the Cesare Piazzetta route to the summit of Piz Boe and then bagged Sass Pordio before taking the cable car down. Nice round trip.
rgg - Jan 25, 2017 9:38 am Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2016
Via MariaWith Jan.
alpinbeta - Dec 11, 2015 12:59 pm Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2015
Via Maria on Sass PordoiNice classic route
Alberto Rampini - Feb 23, 2013 5:12 pm Date Climbed: Jul 26, 1975
Fedele, Dibona, Piaz routesAll beautiful routes!
Lodewijk - Mar 28, 2010 11:48 am Date Climbed: Mar 27, 2010
The easy WayThe easy way up, great views!!
Unfortunately the weather became so bad we didn't go for Piz Boe
mvs - Jul 27, 2009 8:07 am Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2009
Route Climbed: Fedele with Dibona FinishDan Clifford and I climbed the long Fedele Route on the West Face, then finished to the top on the upper 6 pitches of the Dibona Route. Wow...is all I can say. Packed every kind of climbing into 26 full value pitches. Climbing through the waterfall was more like canyoning than climbing!
Koen - Sep 15, 2008 7:46 am Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2008
MariakanteNice climb, we actually took the wrong start... to the right of the couloir where Mariakante starts, there's another route in which we mistakenly started but rappelled back down after noting our mistake... Nice to have a beer immediately after topping out ;-)
darinchadwick - Nov 3, 2008 8:19 am
Re: MariakanteWe almost made the same mistake. All those bolts looked inviting, but it also looked much more difficult higher up.
darinchadwick - Aug 15, 2008 8:41 am Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2008
Maria KanteThis was the only rock climb we were able to do in the Dolomites due to foot injury. If you can only do one rock climb on the Sella Massif....
My wife and I hadn't rock climbed much in the past year or so. this made this rather exposed 9 pitch route all the more exciting. Great variety of climbing, and nice exposure in places too. And my knees were grateful for the speedy Gondola descent.
gogo - Jan 19, 2008 9:21 pm
on the pathGot there during a 10-day trekking, a long time ago...
tphubbard - Jan 31, 2007 1:59 pm
A couple of timesOnce up the footpath, another time up ther ferrata. Scary thunderstorm chased us on way down!
chris.mueller - Jul 7, 2006 8:41 am Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2006
Easy WayFine start to climb Piz Boé
Joerg Marretsch - Mar 19, 2006 9:29 am Date Climbed: Aug 27, 1988
The very normal routeThe easiest way, starting the hike to Piz Boé.
jck - May 4, 2005 11:01 am
Route Climbed: By cable car Date Climbed: 13 February 2002During ski touring Sella Ronda...great views.
mbmspa - Jun 3, 2003 10:13 am
Route Climbed: Via Maria Date Climbed: aug 1999Even if I prefer ways and mountains that are not crowded, the Via Maria is a great way. Hard, but not too much difficult. The fun aspect is to end the way on the terrace of the restaurant among quiet tourists having their relaxed lunch!!! (perhaps they are right, or not???)
Chandra - Feb 27, 2003 9:55 am
Route Climbed: the very normal route Date Climbed: October 12th 1999, October 2nd 2001, July 13th 2002Always again breathtaking ascents... with the cable car.
kletterwebbi - Feb 23, 2003 10:54 pm
Route Climbed: S-butress ("Maria-Kante") Date Climbed: July 1992I climbed the route with my wife (at the moment we climbed it she was not my wife but my girl friend). At the first pitch she was hurt by a rockfall but she was able to continue to the top.