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    Italian Dolomites – Via Ferrata Hut to Hut

    Italian Dolomites – Via Ferrata Hut to Hut

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    A Via Feratta adventure unlike any other!


    A Via Feratta adventure unlike any other! This itinerary was developed with SMG by our partners at Holimites, and their mountain guides who live and work in the Dolomites. This is a spectacular hut to hut journey with via ferrata along the route. Climb one of the high Dolomite peaks, Monte Antelao and circumnavigate the town of Cortina D’Ampezzo. This is an incredible week for anyone who enjoys adventurous, multiday, mountain hiking and wants to experience the thrill of rock climbing without the usual technical difficulties.

    This trip is reservable as a custom itinerary at customized pricing.  Please contact the SMG office to inquire.

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    One of the most remarkable gems of the Earth.

    Bravo! You are about to discover one of the most remarkable gems of the Earth, the Italian Dolomites. This inspiring landscape, located near the Italy-Austria border, was industrialized during World War 1, to create a way for troops to move easily across extremely rugged mountain terrain to mobilize to strategic positions. Via Ferrata means “Iron Path” and that term accurately describes how unscalable rock walls and ridges were transformed into climbing “trails.” Over the last century, the via ferratas have slowly been upgraded into an historic, yet modernized, way for people to experience rugged mountain travel without great risk or expert climbing skills. Via Ferrata provide access to the otherwise inaccessible, but they can be challenging to travel, demanding plenty of full-body exertion, an ability to handle exposure, specialized safety equipment, and a sense of adventure. With the help of some of our close friends who live and work in these mountains, we have put together a unique itinerary that links all of the most classic, dramatic, and challenging via ferratas encircling Cortina d’Ampezzo with the Dolomites High Route (Alta Via) trail system to create an athletic, hut to hut journey like nothing else you will ever experience.

    7 Days
    Alpine
    Alpine Climbing Destinations
    Alps
    Alps
    Alps
    Fastpacking / Lightweight Backpacking
    Mountain Running
    Rock
    Rock Climbing Destinations
    Trail
    Trail Destinations
    • Included
      alpine climbing
      backpacking
      Dolomites climbing
      fastpacking
      Hut to Hut
      mountain running
      rock climbing
      Via Ferrata
    • Not Included
      14ers
      3D chute
      3rd pillar
      3rd Pillar Dana
      AIARE
      AIARE 1
      AIARE 2
      Alaska
      Alaska skiing
      alpine
      alpine rock climbing
      Alps
      Alps climbing
      Alps running
      Alps skiing
      Alps trilogy
      American Mountain Guides Association
      AMGA
      avalanche awareness
      avalanche course
      backcountry
      backcountry 101
      backcountry ski
      Backcountry Skiing
      backcountry snowboard
      Bear Creek Spire
      Berner Oberland
      Bernese Oberland
      Bishop
      Bishop Skyline
      Blacksmith Peak
      Bloody Mountain
      Breakthrough
      Bridgeport
      California
      California fourteeners
      camping
      Cardinal Pinnacle
      Carson Peak
      Celestial Aretes
      Chamonix
      Chamonix climbing
      Charlotte Dome
      chef
      classic rock climb
      classic Sierra rock
      climb
      climbing
      climbing camp
      climbing skills
      climbing Swiss Alps
      Clyde Minaret
      Convict Creek
      cook
      courses
      courses instruction
      crampon
      Crest tour
      Crystal Crag
      custom
      custom private ski
      Dana Plateau
      destinations
      Devil's Slide
      Dolomites
      Double Eagle Resort
      Dream Bowl
      East Buttress
      East Face
      Eastern Sierra climbing
      Eastern Sierra skiing
      Eastern Sierra Winter
      Eiger
      Evolution Loop
      exam
      Fishhook Arete
      Four Seasons
      France
      Glass Creek
      Grindelwald
      guide course
      Haute Route
      heli assisted
      heli skiing
      Hemlock Ridge
      High Sierra
      High Sierra skiing
      high tour
      hiking
      Horse Creek
      horses
      Horsetail Falls
      ice 101
      ice axe
      ice climbing
      ice climbing course
      Incredible Hulk
      instruction
      intermediate level
      international
      introductory
      introductory ice climbing course
      Italy
      John Muir Trail
      John Muir Wilderness
      June Lake
      June Mountain
      Jungfrau
      Kautz Glacier
      kids
      kids climbing programs
      Las Vegas
      lee vining
      Lee Vining area
      lee vining canyon
      level 1
      level 1 refresher
      level 2
      light and fast
      lightweight
      Lone Pine
      Lone Pine Peak
      Lovers Leap
      Mammoth Lakes
      Mammoth Lakes to Yosemite
      Mammoth Mountain
      Mammoth to June
      Mammoth to Yosemite
      Matterhorn
      Matterhorn Peak
      McGee Creek
      Merriam Peak
      mixed climbing
      Monch
      Mont Blanc
      Mont Blanc run
      Mount Conness
      Mount Dana
      Mount Emerson
      Mount Gabb
      Mount Humphreys
      Mount Mills
      Mount Rainier
      mountaineering
      Mountaineers Route
      Mt Conness
      Mt. Dana
      Mt. Emerson
      Mt. Humphreys
      Mt. Russell
      Mt. Sill
      Mt. Tom
      Mt. Whitney
      Mt. Winchell
      mules
      multiday
      negatives
      Nevada
      North Palisade
      North Peak
      north ridge
      onion valley to mt. whitney
      Ortler
      Owens River Gorge
      pack outfit
      pack support
      packers
      palisades
      Palisades Glacier Camp
      peak descents
      Peter Croft
      Pine Creek
      Polemonium Peak
      porters
      Positive Vibrations
      private
      private custom
      professional development
      Red and White Mountain
      Red Dihedral
      red rock
      Red Slate Mountain
      rescue skills
      Ritter Range
      rock
      rock 201
      Rock Creek
      Rock Creek to Mammoth
      Sabre Ridge
      San Joaquin Ridge
      Sawtooths
      self arrest
      self belay
      self rescue
      Sequoia National Park
      sherpas
      Sierra
      Sierra 5.10
      sierra alpine
      Sierra Mountain Guides
      Sierra Nevada
      Sierra skiing
      single pitch instructor
      ski
      ski guiding
      ski mountaineering
      ski tour
      ski touring
      skiing
      snow
      snow skills
      snowboard
      SPI
      splitboard
      sport
      sport climbing
      Starlight Peak
      supported
      Switzerland
      Tahoe
      Temple Crag
      third pillar
      Thompson Pass
      Thunderbolt Peak
      Tioga
      trad climbing
      trail running
      traverse
      Tuolumne
      Twin Lakes
      Ultra Trail Mont Blanc
      ultralight
      Valdez
      white line
      wilderness trip
      winter
      Yosemite
      yosemite national park
      Yosemite ski
      Yost Meadow
      Zermatt
      Zermatt Valley

    Day -1

    Arrive in Venice, Italy.

    Day 0

    Pick up by private shuttle at your hotel in Venice. Travel to the Northern region of the Dolomites known as the Alta Badia.

    Day 1

    Day hike. Via ferrata instruction and warm-up. Stay at same hotel.

    Day 2

    From Badia, hike the Forcella dal Lago and Ferrata Veronesi. Stay at the Rifugio Lagazuoi near Cinque Torri and the site of a great WWI battle. 6-7 hours.

    Day 3

    A big day. Climb Ferratta Lipella, one of the more prestigious of ferratas in the Dolomites with tunnels, summit ridges, and high places with stunning scenery to the summit of Tofana di Rozes. Descend to Rifugio Dibona. 7-8 hours.

    Day 4

    A grand traverse on via Ferrata of some significant peaks. Hike toward Punta Anna to link up with Ferrata Olivieri, considered one of the most interesting and beautiful via ferratas in the Dolomites, over the stunning Tofana di Mezzo, to Ferrata Formenton. Descend via chairlift to Cortina d’Ampezzo. Transport to the town of San Vito di Cadore and walk to the Rifugio San Marco. 6-7 hours.

    Day 5

    Climb Monte Antelao. This day our goal is to summit a great peak of the Dolomites. The climb is long and strenuous but quite aesthetic and not so technical. The elevation gain is 1440 meters (4700 feet) from the hut to the summit, so we will get an alpine start. The difficulty is Class 3-4 and we will use a rope, but technical rock climbing skills are not necessary. 6-7 hours, and we will return to stay at the same hut.

    Day 6

    An awesome day covering a lot of ground. From the hut, hike the Alta Via to Ferrata Berti. Continue down beneath the glaciers of the Sorapis Group to Rifugio Vendelli for a snack. Onward to the road at Tre Croci Pass and across the valley to access the lift up to Rifugio Lorenzi at 3000 meters. 6-7 hours.

    Day 7

    The hut puts us in a spectacular position to finish via a traverse of the Cristallo Ridge on the Ferrata Dibona, and then down to the Rifugio Ospitale where we celebrate an amazing journey while we wait for our private shuttle back to the start of the trip. After the Dolomites:

    Day 8

    Transport to Venice by private shuttle.