| bagi27. 09. 2022 13:11:38 |
Beautiful autumn days called for a Dolomites visit and this time Monte Civetta came up. We usually explore the wider area, so we took 2 days for her too. We traversed the long way around, which we'd do exactly the same again after seeing it  .
We started in Palafavera, where there is plenty of free parking. Signs at its edge directed us to path 564 towards the Pioda pasture. There we turned left onto 556 all the way to the Coldai hut and branched off there onto path 557 towards ferrata Alleghesi.
The branch to the ferrata is marked on the rock, and a bit before that we admired the crowds in the wall. Since most hikers were German-speaking, the word *Stau* was most often used for jams. That means in Slovenian you'll be stau  . The crowds didn't hinder us much, as a friendly greeting and thanks always opened a free path to pegs, brackets and cables. There are plenty everywhere, as people of all sorts of experience climb here.
The ferrata environment is nice, typically Dolomitic, technical difficulties nowhere exceed category C. But ferrata Alleghesi is long enough that it should not be underestimated. Weather is also an important factor, which due to the high altitude can quickly create winter conditions. We couldn't have wished for better weather and soon we huffed up to Monte Civetta. First we feasted our eyes on the vast views, then satisfied our hunger at the Torrani hut right below the summit. The hut is special and very pleasant, and they brew coffee on a hand-operated machine. Literally .
We planned to overnight at the Vazzoler hut, so we descended via ferrata Tissi. This is quite a different story from Alleghesi. It runs in an area of vertical walls that with their might demand respect from rarer visitors. Technical difficulties go up to C/D category, the protections were in excellent condition this time. The descent via ferrata is supposed to be easier than the ascent according to some reports, but that could be debated. In short... the ferrata is of the harder sort and demanding, but at the same time very beautiful. Whoever has enough experience will surely enjoy it.
This was followed by a long descent to the Vazzoler hut along path 558, all the way in nice surroundings and great weather. We had reserved the overnight stay the day before, which proved to be a good decision given the weekend. The hut was full and at dinner there were barely enough seats for everyone. But everything ran smoothly, staff friendly, food good, prices reasonable. Bottom line, we were more than satisfied.
The next day we viewed the Civetta range from the other side too. At the Vazzoler hut we found path 560, which led us in nice surroundings towards the Tissi hut. We also had things to see on this side. Here are home to Dolomitic towers that climbers adore. Civetta is unrecognizable from here, but that doesn't matter. The whole range above the valley along which the path runs makes a strong impression. All the way to the Tissi hut, where we took a break, and further to the popular Lago del Coldai lake. It wasn't far to the Coldai hut anymore and there we closed the loop. This was followed by descent to the valley to the starting point and we sped off to new adventures. More information follows in the photostory ...
Parking coordinates (Palafavera): 46.4019850N, 12.1014211E
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