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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. |
Sassolungo
(Langkofel) 3181m, to the
soutwest.
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It
doesn't take many minutes to reach Jimmys Hütte,
about 100
altitude meters above the pass. |
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. |
At the pass. The climb
is made from the left in this picture. It's steep and
difficult to handle with snowshoes.
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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. |
Dante,
passing the last tough passage, a steep slope, before descending to Jimmys
Hütte and finally our car. |
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