Schusterplatte / Lastron dei Scarperi

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Summit view - towards Dreischusterspitze

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Overview

One of the most beautiful and wild subgroups of Sexten Dolomites / Dolomiti di Sesto is the Dreischusterspitze / Punta dei Tre Scarperi subgroup. If you are arriving from Austria along the Drau river, near the old town of Innichen / San Candido a wild castle of rocky needles suddenly shows. In full splendor in front of you is one of the highest and most hardly reachable mountains od Dolomites. South of Dreischusterspitze ridges of this subgroup branches a bit and turns towards the east. In the centre of this mountain world a broad ridge mountain stands - Schusterplatte / Lastron dei Scarperi.

It can be ascended from the south, where the normal approach goes. Some 25 years ago the ascent route was marked. On Tabacco map, No. 10 the ascent is not marked but trip reports on the web still talk about a marked normal ascent. It requires some scramble and easy climbing below the summit and is not hard.

It seems that Schusterplatte is not a mountain for attractive harder climbs. However it is a desired goal of a difficult ski tour. The tour into Wisslahn / Lavina Bianca is one of the most spectacular, but difficult ski tours in Sexten Dolomites.

Unknown to me are the northern and western side of mountain. Any information would be highly appreciated.

Gangolf Haub - From the NE

Gangolf Haub - From the NW

Summit Views

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Summit mood

On the top you will be rewarded with a great panorama. Already during the ascent you will be fascinated by the view towards Tre Cime / Drei Zinnen. Reaching the summit ridge a fantastic view opens towards the wild Dreiscusterspitze. And in a clear day you will also enjoy vistas on the rest of Sexten Dolomites (Elfer and Zwoelfer on the east and haunold on the west) and also further on more distant groups.

Getting There

For the broader overview see the Dolomites page and the Sexten Dolomites page.

From the northern approach you start in Sextental from which you drive southwards either into Innerfeldtal / Val Campo di Dentro or in Fischleintal / Val Fiscalina. In the first one the end parking place is on 1509 m (in 2002 it was still toll free), in the second valley you can drive up to 1454 m (Dolomitenhof - a day parking toll = €3).

If you arrive from the south, you can choose any approach to Drei-Zinnen-Huette / Rif. Tre Cime / Rif. Locatelli, 2405 m. See the main pageof Sexten Dolomites. By car you can drive highest to the parking place below Drei Zinnen / Tre Cime di Lavaredo. The drive up from Misurina must be paid.

Routes Overview

The south face

1. Through Innichbacher Graben / Vallone del Rio di San Candido. From Dreischusterhuette / Rif. Tre Scarperi, 1626 m by the marked path 105 towards the south and on the altitude 1880 m left (SE) into the side valley. Till the end and left over the SE slopes to the summit. Not marked, UIAA I-II.

2. Through Altsteinertal / Val Sassovecchio. From Dolomitenhof, 1454 m some 4-5 hours. Marked path 102 towards Drei-Zinnen_Huette, then towards the north into the upper part of Innichbacher Graben and over the SE slopes to the summit. Easy climb (UIAA I), marked. This tour is done in the lower part also as a ski tour.

3. From Drei-Zinnen-Huette, 2405 m. 2 h 30 min. To Innichriedl, crossing into the upper part of Innichbacher Graben and over the SE slopes to the summit. Easy climb (UIAA I) and scramble. Marked.

4. Ski tour towards the NE. From the summit we go by the NW ridge towards Weisslahnspitze / Punta Lavina Bianca, 2987 m. The ridge is very narrow and exposed, no error allowed. After we do the ridge ascent on foot, we find ourselves on a narrow notch between the two summits. There we deter right down, through a narrow and steep ravine. After overcoming a rocky step, we reach the broad basin of Weisslahn / Lavina Bianca and continue by it to Fischleinboden (valley).

5. The ridge: Schusterplatte - Weisslahnspitze. The difficulty of the riodge is supposedly UIAA II.

Red Tape

No restrictions.

When To Climb

June to September / October are the best summer months. For tour skiing I guess conditions must be perfect, so probably April and May can be safer of avalanches.

Camping

• Dreischusterhuette / Rif. Tre Scarperi, in Innerfeldtal / Val Campo di Dentro,1626 m. Opened in summer. Tel.: +39 0474 966610.
• Talschlusshuette / Rif. al Fondo Valle, in Fischleintal / Val Fiscalina, 1548 m. Opened June - Oct / Dec - April. Tel.: +39 0474 710606.
• Drei-Zinnen-Huette / Rif. Tre Cime / Rif. Locatelli, 2405 m. Opened in summer. Tel.: +39 0474 972002.