Malga Fosse - Cima Vezzana (Via Ferrata Bolver Lugli)
Starting point: Malga Fosse (1936 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.28933°N 11.79916°E
Path name: Via Ferrata Bolver Lugli
Time of walking: 4 h 30 min
Difficulty: very difficult marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 1256 m
Altitude difference (by path): 1350 m
Map: Tabacco 22 1:25.000
Access to starting point:
From Nova Gorica, we drive to Italy and we drive forward on the highway to the settlement Portogruaro, where at the highway junction we turn in the direction of the settlement Belluno. We follow the highway to exit Belluno, after the settlement Belluno we follow the road in the direction of the settlement Feltre and then towards the settlement Transacqua and mountain pass Passo Rolle. A little before the mountain pass, we will on the right side of the road notice a larger parking lot at mountain pasture Malga Fosse on which we park.
Path description:
From the starting point on the mountain pasture Malga Fosse we continue towards the southeast following the signs »Rifugio Rosetta, Col Verde«. The path at the beginning slightly descends on grassy slopes, after that mostly in a gentle ascent crosses the slopes below the summit Cimon della Pala. The path named Sentiero dei Finanzieri later ascends a little steeper and brings us on a less steep grassy slopes.
The path further starts slightly descending and it brings us to a marked crossing. Right downwards leads the path towards the ski slope Col Verde, straight leads the path ahead towards the mountain hut Rosetta, and we go left upwards following the signs »Via Ferrata Bolver – Lugli«.
From the crossing at first follows a short ascent on a mostly grassy slope, which brings us to the entrance into the wall.
In the initial part, the path isn't secured and that is why some more caution is needed (climbing 1-2 grade). The path which is marked with red dots few times quite steeply ascends, only on a shorter little more exposed part it is secured with a steel cable.
Higher, the path brings us to the beginning of the secured path named Via Ferrata Bolver Lugli. Mountain wall becomes even steeper, and the path from here ahead is all the time well-secured. In the very beginning the secured path ascends through a steep groove left upwards and then the path turns slowly to the right. The path further several times almost vertically ascends by the steel cable, so that also some strength in the arms is needed. In the last part, the climbing path runs left from a steep gully and is even a little more exposed. When we come to the top of the wall, we continue left and after a short ascent by the ridge we come on less steep slopes where the secured path ends.
The path further turns slightly to the right and after a short undemanding crossing brings us to bivouac Fiamme Gialle.
From the bivouac, we continue towards the northeast and we descend to a saddle Passo del Travignolo where from the right side joins the path through the valley Valle dei Cantoni. On the saddle, we continue straight following the signs Cima Vezzana and we start ascending on quite steep scree upwards. The path then turns to the right and it brings us to a smaller saddle below Il Nuvolo. We continue left and we are then for some time ascending on a rocky slope upwards. In the last part, the path again turns a little to the left and follows an ascent by the panoramic ridge to the top.
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