Lagazuoi Grande

The Lagazuoi Grande contains 3 main summits (and some minor towers)
Lagazuoi sud (2835 m)
Lagazuoi di mezzo (2750 m)
Lagazuoi nord (2804 m)

Its typical structure is made of vertical yellow, red and black walls divided by some big horizontal ledges

Just below these walls some easy paths allow a fast access to the climbing zone.
I've spent here some funny afternoons climbing on wonderful rock with classic difficulties (never extreme).

The summits can be reached almost by everyone that has a minimum rock climbing experience, normal routes are very easy
(not more difficult than Sass di Stria) and lead to fantastic panorama points.
I can suggest them as a very fine way to spend a "different" day, even (or expecially) if the weather is not so fine ...
on these summits weather is not a critical problem

... and I can remember also a very fine and suggestive hike, with my family (the day of the total eclipse - aug 1999)
making the counterclockwise "circumnavigation" of the Lagazuoi Grande,

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This hike starts from Forcella Travenanzes, follows a fine well marked path till the Forcella Grande,
comes down on the west side using a steep path (passing near the Bivacco Dall'Oglio) getting the base of the west walls and,
along a track (higher than the normal marked path) passing through war ruins and big stones
comes back to the Piccolo Lagazuoi or, better, to Forcella Travenanzes, wherefrom you can go on, eastward,
along the slopes toward the Tofane till you meet the path leading to Castelletto or to "Magistrato delle Acque" (on the road Cortina-Falzarego)
This hike could require less than 3 hours (till Forcella Travenanzes) ... but the environment is so fine that if you spend there less than 6 hours maybe you haven't understood much about mountain ...

Getting There & Starting Points

Lagazuoi belongs to the Fanes Group

Best way (shortest and fastest) to access the Group is starting from Passo del Falzarego that can be reached quickly in 3 different ways :

from north : Bolzano along the Val Badia road
from south : Belluno - Cortina
or Belluno - Alleghe

all rock routes and hikes in this subgroup can be easily done in one day starting from Cortina or Corvara

Rifugio Lagazuoi (2752 m)
private - restaurant - arrive here by the cable car starting from Falzarego Pass
don't buy the a/r ticket ! coming down is fast and in a spectacular environment,
especially if you follow the galleria degli alpini (a tunnel digged into the rock - lamp very useful !!)

Rifugio Scotoni (1985 m)
in the middle of the Plan de Lagaccio - along the route from Lagazuoi to Armentarola
stopping here to eat is "a must" !

Bivacco Dalla Chiesa (2652 m)
9 beds - in the west side of Forcella Grande (the northern limit of Lagazuoi range)
useful for hikers that want to cross the whole range along the ferratas

Routes Overview - Lagazuoi S

normal route - from East - usually followed for coming down - 2° degree (5.3)

from North - first known ascent route - 3° inf (5.4)

SE wall - Peterka - 4° (5.5)

S edge - 3° sup (5.4)

W wall - Ghedina-Menardi - 350 m - 4°sup (5.6)

W wall - Consiglio-Alletto - 350 m - 4° sup (5.6) the finest !

W wall - yellow dihedral - Barbier-Hasse - 300 m 5° inf (5.6)

W wall - Barbier-Giambisi - 300 m 5° inf (5.6)

Routes Overview - Lagazuoi N

normal route - from NE (Cadin di Lagazuoi) - usually followed for coming down - 1° degree (5.2)

from South - first known ascent route - 1° degree (5.2)

WNW wall - Consiglio.Dall''Oglio - 300 m - 4° sup (5.6) - very amusing

W wall - via della "Rampa" - Barbier - 350 m - 4° inf (5.4)

W wall - via del "Drago" - Barbier-Giambisi - 300 m - 5° (5.7) - the finest, very amusing in fantastic environment

When To Climb

late spring till autumn beginning
winter and early spring for skiiiiiiiiing (wooooonderful !!)

Red Tape

no fees, no permits needed
just remember you walk and climb in a zone where the "big war" has made a lot of deads ...

Images

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