Category: Climbing & mountaineering

The Cinque Torri, the five towers, are a striking rock group near Cortina d’Ampezzo and a popular climbing area. Around the rocks stretches an open-air museum of the First World War with restored trenches and positions. A chairlift and easy paths make the area easily accessible.HighlightsStriking rock group for climbingFirst World War open-air museumEasily reached…

Chamonix lies at the foot of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps, and is regarded as the cradle of alpinism, host of the first Winter Games in 1924. Highlights: at…

The Triglav, at 2,864 m, is the highest mountain in Slovenia and the national symbol, at the heart of the country's only national park; the ascent leads over secured, exposed routes and is…

The Tre Cime (Drei Zinnen) are the most famous rock formation in the Dolomites and one of the best-known mountain motifs in the Alps. The three striking towers, with the Cima Grande up to 2,999 m, rise on the border between South Tyrol and Veneto in the UNESCO World Heritage of the Sexten Dolomites. The roughly 10 km loop from the Auronzo hut…

The Rosengarten is one of the best-known Dolomite massifs and famous for the Enrosadira, the intense rose-red glow of its walls at sunset. Legend has it that King Laurin turned his rose garden into petrified rock. The massif with the Rosengartenspitze offers demanding via ferratas and hikes across scenic alpine pastures.HighlightsEnrosadira, the rose-red alpenglow of the wallsLegend of…

The Brenta group is the only Dolomite massif west of the Adige and part of the Adamello-Brenta Nature Park. It is famous for its bold towers and for the Bocchette via ferratas, among the most classic in the Alps. The starting point is the fashionable resort of Madonna di Campiglio.HighlightsFamous Bocchette via ferratas through the vertical wallsAdamello-Brenta Nature Park with brown bearsResort Madonna di…