Rifugio Dibona - Rifugio Pomedes (Via ferrata Astaldi)

Access to the starting point:
First, drive to Cortina d'Ampezzo (you can get here via Border crossing Rateče or Predel to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then take the motorway towards Udine to the Tolmezzo exit. From Tolmezzo, follow the road towards Ampezzo and the Passo della Mauria mountain pass. The road then descends and leads to a crossroads where you turn left (possibly right) towards Cortina d'Ampezzo. At all subsequent junctions, follow the signs for Cortina d'Ampezzo. Or from the Primorska side, take the motorway towards Trieste. Continue on the Italian motorway towards Padua, but only as far as the motorway junction where you continue towards Veneto and Belluno. Near Belluno, the motorway ends and we continue towards Cortina d'Ampezzo at the next junctions and then follow the signs for the Passo di Falzarego Alpine pass. Follow this ascending road to where a road forks off to the right in the direction of the rifugio Dibona hut (the fork is at a height of about 1700 m). The initially tarmac road leads us higher up to a junction where we continue along the lower road on the left (Duca d'Aosta hut on the right) and follow it to the parking lot behind the Dibona hut.

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue along the dirt road past the gate. Follow this road to a marked junction, where you turn right onto a wide mulatier marked "Rif. Camillo Giussani". The wide path then climbs slowly and, at a left-hand bend, leads to a marked crossroads.
The path continues upwards towards the Camillo Giussani hut, and we turn right towards the Pomedes hut. The path initially crosses the scree under the steep cliffs to the east and quickly leads to the start of the protected Via ferrata Astaldi. The sheltered path crosses the south face of Punta Anna on ledges. The trail is well protected by a cable car and is not too technically demanding. The sheltered path soon ends and an easier path (421) joins from the Dibona hut on the right. The ascent follows the dwarf pines and the scenic route soon leads to the Pomedes hut.

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Rifugio Ra Valles (1 h 35 min), Punta Anna (1 h 55 min), Cima Formenton (3 h 10 min), Bivak Baracca degli Alpini (3 h 20 min), Torre Aglio (3 h 25 min), Tofana di Dentro (4 h 10 min), Tofana di Mezzo

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