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Approach & climb in the Vallee Blanche, Chamonix.

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Dolomites Climbing Trip

The dolomites are a mountain range in Northern Italy. They form a beautiful limestone towers that attract climbers and tourists from all around the world. Me and Itay made the Dolomites one of our stops in our 2018 Italy climbing trip. I must admit that the dolomites was one of my favorite climbing destination in Italy. The landscape is breathtaking and often you feel you are on a different planet. Get all the tips regarding where to stay, what to climb and more! 

Accommodations

The area has a bunch of small chalet tacked between mountain range and cattle. We found our chalet through AirBnB and were so thankful for the experience we had there. It was small, and required some climbing (on a latter) to get from one floor to another but we enjoyed it. We had a wood stove for cooking and hot shower through solar panels. 

There was also horses and cows from a near by farm surrounding us which made the experience even more unique. If you in need of fresh milk, cheese or eggs you can simply take a walk down to the farm where you will can purchase the products directly from the farmers! They were very friendly and spoke basic English which was very helpful. 

If you would like to book the chalet we stayed at click here.

Climbing

You will defiantly need a guide book to climb at the Dolomites, there is so many different routes and often they are mixed (trad and sport). I highly recommend this book for the dolomites.

Out favorite climb at the Dolomites was a multi pitch called Via Delle Guide in the Cinque Torri area. It was perfect warm up to Dolomites multi pitching and can be a perfect for climbers trying their first multi-pitch. It has 5 pitches, its a SPORT multi pitch which is hard to come across in the dolomites, we did not use any trad gear, and the belay stations are set up nicely for easy and safely climbing. 

 Other Recommendations

The weather can be unpredictable in the Dolomites as most peaks are over 2,500 meter so check the weather before you leave to climb and come prepared with a rain jacket and warm gear. The dolomites are also super popular place, you will want to arrive early and start climbing early to avoid the crowd, especially on the multi pitches. As you can see in the photo below, as we finished our climb the storm kicked in.    

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These boys were the sh#t in 1973... Gary Ayres, Shawn Curtis and Dean Fidelman in climbing regalia

“My canvas is climbing and everyone in it.” -- Dean Fidelman

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Jeff Porter onsighting the fantastic looking Vascularity (23, 5.11b), Rain Cave, Newnes Plateau, Gardens of Stone National Park, Sydney, Australia

photo: Dave Bateman

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Cédric Lachat in the last moves of “Esclatamasters” in Perles, by Raph Fourau

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Summertime - 7C/C+