{"id":953,"date":"2026-06-07T17:34:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T15:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/item\/marmolada\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:04:10","slug":"marmolada","status":"publish","type":"citadela-item","link":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/item\/marmolada\/","title":{"rendered":"Marmolada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size:1.15em;line-height:1.6;color:#3a352f;\">The Marmolada, at 3,343 m, is the highest peak of the Dolomites and carries their only significant glacier. Its steeply falling south face ranks among the great climbing walls of the Alps, while a cable car leads comfortably from the north side to near the summit. The glacier is melting rapidly; in 2022 an ice break claimed several lives.<\/p>\n<h2>Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Highest peak of the Dolomites with a glacier<\/li>\n<li>Cable car to near the summit (Punta Rocca)<\/li>\n<li>Famous climbing routes on the south face<\/li>\n<li>War museum in the rock (First World War)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Good to know<\/h2>\n<table class=\"at-vergleich\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;\">\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Elevation<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">3,343 m (highest in the Dolomites)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fafaf8;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Special feature<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">the only larger Dolomite glacier<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Ascent<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Cable car to the Punta Rocca<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fafaf8;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Note<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Glacier retreat, ice break 2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Practical info<\/h2>\n<div style=\"background:#f3f1ec;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 20px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Getting there:<\/strong> By car over the Fedaia Pass; cable car from Malga Ciapela.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Best time:<\/strong> Cable car and views depending on the season; high tours July to September.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Cost:<\/strong> Cable car payable (please verify).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Safety:<\/strong> The glacier may only be entered with equipment and a guide; heed current warnings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:12px 0 4px;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0;\">\n<li>The view from the Punta Rocca reaches far across the Dolomites<\/li>\n<li>High tours only with a mountain guide and current glacier conditions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Background &amp; History<\/h2>\n<p>The Marmolada is, at over 3,300 metres, the highest peak of the Dolomites and the only mountain in the group to bear a true glacier, which is why it is reverently called the \u201cQueen of the Dolomites\u201d. Unlike the pale, sharp-edged towers of the surrounding mountains, its north side falls away in a mighty glaciated flank, while the south side forms one of the largest and most famous steep faces of the Alps, a destination of longing for climbers from all over the world, harbouring some of the hardest routes in the Dolomites.<\/p>\n<p>During the First World War the front ran right across the mountain, and Austrian soldiers at that time drove a whole system of tunnels and caverns into the glacier, the notorious \u201cIce City\u201d, in which the troops sought shelter from enemy fire and from avalanches, a harrowing chapter of the mountain war. Geologically the Marmolada consists of ancient dolomite rock, the petrified remnant of tropical coral reefs that grew many millions of years ago in a warm primeval sea. The glacier is melting rapidly today, and its retreat has become a much-noted warning sign of climate change. Thus the Marmolada unites glacial force, dramatic climbing history and the silent traces of a cruel war in the eternal rock.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#221c1a;color:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 22px;margin-top:28px;\"><strong style=\"font-size:1.08em;\">Related<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0 12px;color:#d8d2cc;font-size:14px;\">To make your trip run smoothly , our guides and gear tips for this destination:<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;\"><a href=\"\/en\/wanderschuhe\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Hiking boots \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/packliste-huettentour\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Hut-tour packing list \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/huettenwandern-einsteiger\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Hut hiking for beginners \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/schichtenprinzip-bekleidung\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Layering guide for clothing \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die Marmolada ist mit 3.343 m der h\u00f6chste Gipfel der Dolomiten und tr\u00e4gt deren einzigen nennenswerten Gletscher. Ihre steil abfallende S\u00fcdwand z\u00e4hlt zu den gro\u00dfen Kletterw\u00e4nden der Alpen, w\u00e4hrend eine Seilbahn von der Nordseite bequem bis nahe an den Gipfel f\u00fchrt. Der Gletscher schmilzt rasch; 2022 forderte ein Eisbruch mehrere Todesopfer. Highlights H\u00f6chster Gipfel der [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":977,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","citadela-item-category":[40,31,33],"citadela-item-location":[70],"class_list":["post-953","citadela-item","type-citadela-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","citadela-item-category-gipfel-berge","citadela-item-category-klettern-bergsteigen","citadela-item-category-ski-winter","citadela-item-location-venetien-dolomiten"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/citadela-item"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=953"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/953\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1540,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/953\/revisions\/1540"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-category?post=953"},{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-location?post=953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}