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Deep
inside the Italian Dolomites, east of Val Gardena is Passo Gardena
(Grödner Joch) 2121m. Here's the pass visible just before
reaching it. Our initial
route up is the snowey slope to the right in this picture. |
A look
to the south from the pass. |
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Sassolungo (Langkofel) 3181m, to the
soutwest. |
It
doesn't take many minutes to reach Jimmys Hütte, some 100
altitude meters
above the pass. |
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After
Jimmys Hütte
it gets steeper, but still no problems to climb with snowshues.
The problems are to come later, but we don't know that yet. |
Dante
is wearing proper clothes for the weather we have, it's cold. |
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The landscape is stunningly beutiful in all
directions. Here is a look to the east
from more than 2400m. |
After a couple of
difficult passages, here's the next one. We must descend this
steep
slope to reach the final climb towards the pass, Forc. de Crespeina 2558m. |
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At the pass. The climb
is made from the left in this picture. It's steep and difficult
to handle with snowshoes. |
Our
initial target is Col Toronn 2655m, but at 2600m we must turn
back. We
tried to follow the ridge from the pass and that was not the
optimal route. We
should have cimbed the steep slope to the right side
instead. That would have
been difficult but possible. But we are
physicaly and mentally tired now, with a
long and difficult way back.
Here is a look back towards the pass. |
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Dante,
passing the last tough passage, a steep slope, before descending to
Jimmys Hütte and finally our car. |
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