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Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m

bagi12. 09. 2019 19:20:34

Piz Ciaval is the direct neighbor of Tofana in the Dolomite group Fanes and our goal this time, which we tried to connect into a circular variant. The whole thing was initially planned as an easier hike before the afternoon rain, but it turned out to be a bit bigger bite velik nasmeh

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For persistence we were rewarded with exceptionally little rain and plenty of new stuff in these remote, poorly visited areas right next to Tofana. We made a beautiful loop around the Dolomite towers, marveled many times and at many things and enjoyed the day nasmeh

. More in the photo story …

Coordinates starting point ( Passo Falzarego ) : 46.519526, 12.008710

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m Not particularly cold morning at Falzarego Pass

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m Our path will follow the 401/402 markers for a long time yet

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m Up there, Rif. Lagazuoi hut and the upper gondola station bask in the morning sun

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m View from the other side as well

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m Following the 401 markers into Val Travenanzes valley, which cuts deeply between Tofane and Fanes

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m In these towers runs the famous Tomaselli ferrata. Our goal is much further ahead in the same ridge group

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m Tofana hid in the fog the whole time, but the saddle with Rif. Giussani hut occasionally shyly revealed itself

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m Geological fault *Tera Roses*, by which the Val Travenanzes valley is known. Here everything is full of small streams.

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m View back at one of the larger patches of red earth. The material is pure scree, despite abundant moisture not at all muddy.

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m From Passo Falzarego to the lowest point we descended almost 500m. We continued along path 17 towards Passo Casale. Now only uphill :)

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m We didn't even dream of what we were embarking on :) Our summit is towards the right side, vast scree fields lead to it.

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m Torre Fanes right by the path.

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m Uffff …. we have already climbed all this. Deep below is the valley we descended into from Passo Falzarego.

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m There is no end to the scree fields. To the first rocks we covered almost 800m of them. But the path over them is solidly built and not difficult.

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m Only just below the Casale saddle do the first rocks appear

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m …. of unusual shapes

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m .… already slightly mystical in the fog

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m Casale saddle, junction with the former military connection between individual posts. Here runs the variant of the Dolomite high route Via alta 1

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m Time for a short break in the shelter. In the fog it was quite cold despite the uphill walk

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m On this side of the saddle, the comfortable military path continues

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m Even to our summit leads a comfortable path

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m Piz Ciaval, direct neighbor of Tofan

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m From the summit we returned a little to the approach saddle. The fog cleared and a part of the scree we had crossed was revealed

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m We continue on the comfortable path towards bivouac Della Pace

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m Monte Ciastel. The bivouac is located in its shelter at 2758 m

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m They have nicely placed the bivouac in the rock face of the Dolomite tower. The entire area around it is full of remnants from the First War and it was certainly once a military base here

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m The very spacious bivouac has a few bunks and a huge common area

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m View in the other direction

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m We continued the descent, still following the markers 17

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m Pizes de Furcia Rossa. In their slopes runs the eponymous via ferrata, as a continuation of the path from the bivouac. All together it is a military path

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m We, however, continue towards the valley in the direction of the Ucia de Gran Fanes hut. We turn before it

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m Right next to the path lie incredibly large boulders

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m … another one

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m Oh dear … in the distance it's already brewing, but the time is just after noon. That's also why we didn't go to the Tofane

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m The path finally turns in the right direction for the return. Heavenly chefs are also at work in this direction.

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m Well, at least we aired out the rain gear :)

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m We switched to path 20B, up which we climbed to yet another pass. This time Forcello di Lech.

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m Finally at the pass and the rain has eased. Here the path turns steeply downhill.

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m path marker

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m The descent promised plenty of fun on scree, but reality was quite the opposite.

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m Never encountered such an exemplary descent on distinctly unpleasant material. Pure promenade :)

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m Photo taken looking back. This is how they arranged the path on steep scree.

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m We've already gotten used to it. After every proper descent a nice long ascent awaited us :)

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m Little lake Lech de Lagacio at the lowest point of descent. From here we continue on path 20.

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m View back. We descended through that gap.

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m Towards Lagazuoi pass the ascent is long and steady. The gradient is pleasant enough for not overly tiring walking.

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m Almost at the goal. Meant as a morning tour before rain, it turned into a full-day one. Good we didn't go to Tofane. Would have been way too short :)

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m View back. It started drizzling again, but we were already safe. We had incredible luck with the rain :)

Piz Ciaval (Monte Cavallo) - 2912 m GPS track of the hiked path. It came to 26 km of path and 2200 m of elevation gain

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bagi18. 07. 2024 15:43:49

Years pass, they say nothing. As if in the blink of an eye, five years have passed since our first visit to this panoramic mountain. First time via the strenuous variant from Val Travenanzes, this time via the easier one from Capanna Alpina. Monte Cavallo is a rewarding goal in both cases nasmeh

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The summit was of strategic importance in the First World War, which is evident from the numerous remains of caverns and wooden shelters. This includes the well-visited Bivacco della Pace shelter below Monte Castello, built on the remains of the original buildings. We've been here three times already and it's always full of visitors.

The path to the shelter and further to the summit is excellently marked and orientation is no problem. From Capanna Alpina we followed path 11, just before the Gran Fanes pasture turned right onto path 17. There is also a concrete shortcut that exceeds the post on this forum. In both cases, the intermediate goal is the shelter and continuation to the final goal. The path is a military mule track, which especially in the summit section has seen better days. There are no special problems, just a bit more caution is welcome. In our case, the return was via the same variant, but you can make an endlessly long circular route from the first post velik nasmeh

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A few prices for hikers and our tourist gluttons ... parking fee at the arranged parking lot next to Capanna Alpina is 10 € for 24 hours. Next to it are clean toilets with running water, also equipped for the disabled. Coffee price is 2.8 €, price for 0.5 l of excellent draft Forst beer is 6 €.

Coordinates of the starting point (Capanna Alpina): 46°33'34.8"N 11°58'53.3"E