| Tomco17. 08. 2025 09:19:21 |
Montasio 15.8.2025
I would like to share my excitement from my first visit to Montasio.
Until now, it always somehow fell out of plans due to the distance. My philosophy was that it's "a waste" to drive 2 hours for a relatively short tour, namely barely 1,300 meters of elevation is hard to count as something grand. For Montasio, this does NOT apply! I think that few mountains can give you so much in "just" that much elevation. (To avoid misunderstanding, the marked via Amalia is by no means an option for the first ascent. But the desire remains, when the time ripens  )
To start, the environment of Sella Nevea / Na Žlebeh and the Pecol pastures is straight out of a fairy tale. I'm enchanted. The views from Disteis saddle I won't forget anytime soon either. If anything will instill awe for the mountains in you, it's the view from above into the vertical wilderness of the Clapadorie gorge.
For the way up, of course, the path through Findenegg's couloir was planned, down via the normal route over the ladder.
Just the traverse to the Suringar bivouac is no joke. Some ledges are relatively exposed and the crumbly terrain in such exposure requires complete concentration. The views below and into the distance are breathtaking all the time. What mountains! I was a bit worried for my better half, how it would go through Findenegg's couloir, but at the beginning she went like a chamois. However, she got stuck a bit higher in a couple of places, which by this logic I conclude are more II than I. That short narrow chimney and some detail further towards the ridge. But these details are short and not overhanging, so I could help her in a very safe way by extending a hand from above. We were prepared that there might be such a situation and there was no stress on either side. Personally, the couloir is a fantasy for me, a real authentic mountaineering experience. It's marked excellently and there's no doubt you'd stray somewhere. The views upon exiting the couloir wow, we also notice an interesting little ridge that needs to be traversed to the summit, which probably isn't for everyone.
Regarding flying rocks in the couloir, yes, there were situations, but we weren't sure if from predecessors or from ibex – probably both. But just as well, rocks were flying later on the normal route, which with such a quantity of visitors you simply have to take into account. Two fellow hikers on the path were saying they got hit by a rock on the normal route.
There was a huge number of visitors, the vast majority from Slovenia. The descent via the normal route also thrilled us. I don't know what the previous ZPP was like, but this renovated one is quite twisted, basically it's a real via ferrata. In some places we were quite glad we had the SVK for this descent. Some traffic jams on the ladder, but for 15.8. expected. The shortcut down the scree is of course splendid.
Countless ibex, all the time along the path and everywhere around. Just that was an unforgettable experience. We also observed the famous fight of two adult ibex. Heard a lot of marmots, my partner managed to see one, I hope for more luck next time.
For the way back, I perhaps thought we could go over Levo, but with the heat that hit during the descent and the long drive waiting for us, we decided for next time. We'll do it some autumn, starting from the other side.
Unforgettable day and a whole bunch of new goals marked around there. 👍
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