Information about the Ortles climbing route Via del Coston
During the spring and summer seasons the Dolomiti SkiRock Mountain Guides lead groups of mountaineers to climb the route Via del Coston on a two-day exciting excursion.
Programme
Day 1
The excursion starting point is the typical mountain village of Solda (1900 metres), where it is possible to visit the renowned Reinhold Messner mountaineering museum. Park your car in the big cableway parking but then, instead of taking the lift to the Rifugio Citta di Milano, start walking along the trail and then turn right to ascend the slopes. After two hours walk you will reach the hut Rifugio Coston, 2661 metres a.s.l..
Day 2
You will leave the mountain hut at dawn and cross a first gravelly slope that leads to the rocky Hintergrat crest. The climbing terrain is both ice and rocks, the difficulty level of this route is II and III grade, with one IV grade pitch. This climbing route will lead you to the summit of mount Ortler (3905 metres). Then descend on the normal route along the snowy north-west peak, across crevasses and some climbing pitches equipped with fixed steel cables, to reach the hut Rifugio Payer (3029 metres).
Technical information
- Mountain huts along the path: Rifugio Coston, Rifugio Payer
- Elevation gain: 1300 metres
- Difficulty level: III° and a IV° pitch
- Ascent duration time: 5/6 hours
- Descent duration time: 4/5 hours
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