Elevation
10,968 ft / 3,343 m
Region
Most climbed route
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"Cairngorm Club meet based at Corvara. With Michelle Ward, Adrian Scott and guide Andrea. We took the first lifts on the Marmolada Seggiovia lift. We were to climb via ferrata Marmolada West Ridge to Punta Penia summit. We left the top station at 09:00 and “followed” path 606 to Forcella Marmolada. However, the ground was entirely snow covered. The route descends somewhat to start with. Eventually a small glacier is reached although it was not possible to tell when the glacier started. The route goes up the middle of the glacier and then goes on the right where the via ferrata starts a little below the Forcella. The route is often steep and very exposed with stempels, a few small ladders and pegs. In particular there is a very exposed section with pegs. At some points the cable was buried in snow. At the end of the via ferrata the climb up to the summit of Punta Penia was entirely on snow. We reached the summit at 13:30. There is a small refugio. We went to the cross at the summit and returned to the refugio for some refreshments. We left the refugio at 14:20 and descended the “Via Normale” Initially this was on snow then there is the section of rock that has to be down-climbed. Si..." — peter43 • Jul 15, 2014