For last day in Cortina we chose Tofana. 2 hours from Dibona hut(2083m) to the peak in the early morning cold. 3 hours later on the way back lower part of the path, below Rif. Giussani (2580m), was hot like hell without any breeze … and there was some 100-120 people climbing up!#$% … ferragosta is starting










Mt. Marmolada



Panorama from Tofana di Rozes – click for bigger version

5 hours ascent from Cimabanche pass on northern side. We lost one hour due to bad signs and went to another peak behind Cristallo. There was very crowded upper Dibona via ferrata part, because people took lift to Rifugio Lorenzi (2918m) from south side and climb downhill.




There’s a lot of empty cans, barbed wire and metal parts from first world war, bacause front line was on mountains around Cortina

Tofana group

Cristallo group


There was a lot of biting knees and quarrying on scree slopes



Crowded upper part of via ferrata Dibona

A lot of bunkers, caves, passages and remains of rock shelters around



Tofana group and Pomaganon group in front

We took old narrow cable lift on the way down

Misurina lake



Panorama from Rifugio Lorenzi – click for bigger version

After Livigno we went to Cortina. I was first time there and absolutely not the last time. First day we had turist walk trough city center and in the afternoon a warm up tour from Falzarego pass (2105m) to Averau (2649m).

Tofana group






Nuvolau

Nuvolau from Averau


Averau



Pomagagnon group (left) and Cristallo group (middle)