The third leg of our Dolomites trip was from Passo Pordoi to Passo di Falzarego. Enroute, we saw three mountain ranges, probably some of the best in the Dolomites. They are the:
1) Marmolada, the highest in the Dolomites. It consists of a ridge running west to east. On the north side is the the only large glacier in the Dolomites. The ridge consists of several summits, decreasing in altitude from west to east: Punta Penia (3,343 m), Punta Rocca (3,309 m), Punta Ombretta (3,230 m), Monte Serauta (3,069 m), and Pizzo Serauta (3,035 m).
2) Civetta. The north-western side of the mountain, which we saw from the road, has a steep cliff more than 1,000 m high.
3) the Averau-Nuvolau group, among the most unique in the Dolomites.
A nice and popular mountain group, the Averau-Nuvolau, consists of a handful of lower, but typically dolomitic mountains. They have good accessibility, nice look and provides great panoramas.
Averau is the highest mountain in the group. Especially from the south-east it looks like a giant bunch of towers, with almost vertical east and south walls. The northern side is a bit less steep, but a vertical step in the middle also causes that also the normal approach needs some 50 meters of a medium hard ferrata. The Nuvolau is a ridge summit with the hut on top.
The most interesting mountain here is Cinque Torri It means "Five Towers" but there are actually more than 5 towers.
1) Marmolada, the highest in the Dolomites. It consists of a ridge running west to east. On the north side is the the only large glacier in the Dolomites. The ridge consists of several summits, decreasing in altitude from west to east: Punta Penia (3,343 m), Punta Rocca (3,309 m), Punta Ombretta (3,230 m), Monte Serauta (3,069 m), and Pizzo Serauta (3,035 m).
2) Civetta. The north-western side of the mountain, which we saw from the road, has a steep cliff more than 1,000 m high.
3) the Averau-Nuvolau group, among the most unique in the Dolomites.
A nice and popular mountain group, the Averau-Nuvolau, consists of a handful of lower, but typically dolomitic mountains. They have good accessibility, nice look and provides great panoramas.
Averau is the highest mountain in the group. Especially from the south-east it looks like a giant bunch of towers, with almost vertical east and south walls. The northern side is a bit less steep, but a vertical step in the middle also causes that also the normal approach needs some 50 meters of a medium hard ferrata. The Nuvolau is a ridge summit with the hut on top.
The most interesting mountain here is Cinque Torri It means "Five Towers" but there are actually more than 5 towers.
1. A glimpse of Civetta (3,220m)
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2. Monte Civetta (left) and Marmolada Massif (right)
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3 & 4. Monte Civetta
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5. The glacier on the summit ridge of Marmolada
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6. At Passo di Falzarego (2,117m)
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7. From left to right, Civetta Massif, Cinque Tori (2,361m), Averau (2,648m) and Nuvolau (2,574m)
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8. Averau
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9. Sasso di Stria ("witches rock" 2,477m) at Passo di Falzarego
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10. Averau (left) and Nuvolau (right)
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11. A look at the individual towers of Cinque Torri
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12. Sasso di Stria
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13. Cinque Torri (left), Averau (middle) and Nuvolau (right)
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14. Another look at the individual towers of Cinque Torri
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