Gardasee and Trento Ferratas

Published on 2024-12-26 by Michael Stanton

Monte Casale

I scrambled up the Che Guevara Klettersteig. The linked website says it is closed but I saw no closure signs. There were two spots with a broken cable, but it seems to be in pretty good shape otherwise.

Low on the Che Guevara...

Views open up to the north

The aptly named Tiramisu buttress!

A bit higher...

The route is separated by little hiking steps

Approaching the summit

A secondary cross near the main summit

Looking south to the lake...

What a nice valley...

Looking to the Brenta Dolomites

Via Ferrata Dell'Amicizia

Today I merely had to walk across town from my place to the base of Cima Sat to start the Via Ferrata Dell'Amicizia.

At the Saint Barbara Hut

Looking to the summit, not far above

Looking down one of the final ladders to Riva

Really cool views of a hiking and climbing paradise

The route as seen from the valley

And from the streets of Riva...

My room for the night

Fennberg Klettersteig

Now in the main valley, I got a late start on the Fennberg Klettersteig, walking for about an hour south from the wine village of Margreid to the base of the cliff. Interestingly, Fennberg doesn't really have a summit -- I've used the nearby GPS point of Giggeregg to mark the summit even though I didn't walk over to it once on top (probably 10 minutes away).

Taking a rest above the initial difficulties...

An impressive headwall to traverse

On the upper route

A beautiful forest for descent

Dramatic sunset on the eastern cliffs

Oberbozen hike

This scarecrow is saying to me 'I wish to live alone'

Postcard-like views on the way to Oberbozen