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Ivona - Jun 2, 2009 6:52 pm Date Climbed: May 28, 2009
ascent in winter conditionsvia normal way.Steel rope above the glacier partly under snow...No people on the route.Unforgetable views!
Climbed with my climbing friend Natalia and Radek (Brade)
brade - Oct 10, 2008 11:58 am Date Climbed: May 28, 2009
Two times: Normal (2009), Normal-Solo (2008)Normal- 28 May 2009
climbed with Natalia and Ivona. Snow conditions good only before sunrise. Descent by rappels along the same route.
Normal- 28 Aug 2008, Solo
5 hours roundtrip from parking, not using cablecar. I was first to the summit that day. Nasty glacier :/ and perfect weather.
damgaard - Aug 5, 2008 1:51 am Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2008
Normal route + VF routeClimbed Marmolada on the 22. using the normal glacier route up and down (wind was too strong for the via ferrata route). rdeached the top in three hours. Down again in 1,5 h.
Climbed again on the 24th, via ferrate up and glacier down (though not much glacier left). The Via ferrata route is not that difficult and much less crowded. Very nice mountain indeed.
Slamer - Mar 31, 2008 7:29 pm Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2007
Punta PeniaWe went both up and down through the glacier. The weather wasn't very good, but you can't have it always, can you???
Was a pity, that the next day the weather was really nice.
Martina Marmoška - Feb 18, 2008 3:14 pm Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2007
MY BELOVED MOUNTAINFerrata Cresta Ovest - West ridge. Wonderful summit with great south wall. Photo -panorama of South wall is in my Image.
In 2006 we reached the Punta Serauta by the Ferrata ETERNA - also very nice route.
alpspitze - Sep 25, 2007 11:58 am Date Climbed: Sep 9, 1997
Via Ferrata up-normal way down.This is one fine mountain. With Werner Oechsle from Kirchheim Germany.
paolo.broggi - Nov 9, 2006 12:58 pm Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2000
Punta PeniaTwo time I have reached the Queen of Dolomites
The second time with my future wife Lella
Pian dei Fiaconi - Forcella Marmolada - West ridge ferrata - Descent on normal route of glacier.
I love this mountain !!!
schmid_th - Sep 5, 2006 2:23 pm Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2001
Top of the DolomitesI reached the top by ascending the via ferrata in the west ridge and descended down the glacier.
Corvus - Sep 3, 2006 9:15 pm Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2006
Punta PeniaSalita Punta Penia in solitaria dalla via ferrata e discesa per ghiacciaio molto crepacciato della Marmolada.
Solo ascent from Via Ferrata and descent to the normal route of glacier.
Ski Mountaineer - May 28, 2006 6:58 pm Date Climbed: May 28, 2006
North face - ascend and ski descentClimbed and skied Marmolada north face (50°), together with Deon Louw (telemark skier).
Nice route!
landroval - Apr 5, 2006 1:37 pm Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2005
north-west facewe climbed the ice-route on the north-west face, starting from Passo Fedaia. The first section was difficult because there wasn'n any snow and we had to "freeclimib" a wall covered with thin ice... crampons didn't grip!!
Dolomites' Lady is always worth being climbed.
turistoalpinista - Mar 14, 2006 7:39 pm Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2005
Ferrata on Cresta Occidentalle...From passo Fedaia to forcella de la Marmolada and then by icy ferrata.Descent by Via normale.
Great panorama from the summit and great lunch too ;-).
waltraud - Feb 14, 2006 9:00 pm
Route Climbed: West Ridge; Date Climbed: June 2001I climbed with my dad for his 60th birthday.
Jamie Ayres - Jan 19, 2006 5:55 am
Route Climbed: Normal Route Date Climbed: 1986with Jude.
Big storm on summit. Had to sit in the hut drinking tea for a few hours until it passed.
Missed the last lift down below the glacier but managed to persuade the operator to let us go down whilst it was running to bring up building supplies!
Very memorable day.
albertofanga - Nov 6, 2005 12:40 pm
Route Climbed: via ferrata Date Climbed: July 3, 2002Ascent with the via ferrata and descent via normal route through the glacier. It was so foggy that we did not realize when we reach the peak: we could not see the cross which was about twenty meter far away.
Darek - Nov 4, 2005 5:15 pm
Route Climbed: from north to south Date Climbed: 25 September 1999Beautiful day trip: Lago di Fedaia - cable-car to Pian dei Fiacconi - Ghiacciai del Vernel - Forc. la delle Marmolada 2896 - Via ferrata Marmolada - Punta Penia (Marmolada) 3343 m- Forc. la della Marmolada - Valle di Contrin - Val Rosalia - rifugio Contrin 2016 - Val di Contrin - Alba - Canazei 1440 m
Tomasz Jazwinski - Nov 4, 2005 9:19 am
Route Climbed: acent: ferrata Hans Seiffert, descent through glacier Date Climbed: July 15th, 2005I climbed solo, it was a really lovely weather whole day. Start at Rifugio Pian Facconi at about 9 o'clock. On the summit at 2 p.m., I made some pictures on the way. Descent on the normal way, through Marlolada glacier. Full equipment for via ferrata and glacier walk was needed.
dynercia - Nov 3, 2005 12:29 pm
Route Climbed: from Fedaia Pass through glacier Date Climbed: july 1997My firs time when I used crampons ;)
Herb - Oct 25, 2005 6:08 am
Route Climbed: Ascent: West ridge via ferrata, descent: Normal route via glacier Date Climbed: 31. August 2005Beautiful round-trip from Pian dei Fiaccioni via the small vernel glacier, the via ferrata (H.-Seiffert way) to the summit and back via the marmolada glacier (normal route).
dmiki - Sep 4, 2005 12:48 pm
Route Climbed: Up the West ridge via ferrata, down the Normal route Date Climbed: 2 Sep 2005Two French hikers without crampons, helmet, harness, ferrata gear or rope had to be helped and turned back after falling and sliding a couple of meters on the Western glacier halfway to the start of the ferrata. The caretaker in the refuge at the top is very friendly and even speaks Hungarian! An unpleasant thunderstorm on the way down below Pian dei Fiacconi.