Passo Gardena - Piz Boe

Access to starting point:
A) From Kranjska Gora over Korensko sedlo to Austria, where at the first larger crossroad we continue left towards Podklošter / Arnoldstein and Trbiž / Tarvisio. At the end of the settlement Podklošter signs for Šmohor / Hermagor point us to the right on a regional road, on which past the mentioned settlement we drive to the end of the valley Gailtal, or more precisely to the settlement Kötschach-Mauthen, where we turn right towards the settlement Oberdrauburg. The route ahead leads us over the Alpine pass Gailbergsattel (982 m), after which we descend into the mentioned settlement. After we cross the bridge over the river Drau, we continue left towards the settlement Lienz. In the main roundabout in Lienz we continue "left" in the direction of the settlement Sillian and Italy. Further, we cross the border between Austria and Italy, and we follow the main road past settlements Dobbiaco / Toblach, Villabassa / Niederdorf, Monguelfo - Tesido / Welsberg - Taisten, Brunico / Bruneck. Only a little after the last-mentioned settlement, past which leads a bypass road, we turn left into the valley Alta Badia. Further, we drive through the mentioned valley and in the settlement La Villa we turn right towards the pass Passo Gardena. Further, we follow the ascending road to a large parking lot a few turns before the pass Passo Gardena. At the parking lot is also a big sign with the inscription »Via Ferrata – Klettersteig«.
B) From Nova Gorica we drive to Italy and further on the highway towards Venice / Venezia. At the town Portogruaro we leave the highway towards Venice and continue right on the highway towards Pordenone. At the next highway junction near Conegliano we continue right towards Belluno. Near Belluno the highway ends and at the next crossroads we continue in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo. When we arrive in Cortina d'Ampezzo, we follow the signs for the Alpine pass Passo Falzarego. At the pass Passo Falzarego (2105 m) we turn right in the direction of the pass Valparola and further towards Alta Badia. In the settlement La Villa we turn left towards the pass Passo Gardena. Further, we follow the ascending road to a large parking lot a few turns before the pass Passo Gardena. At the parking lot is also a big sign with the inscription »Via Ferrata – Klettersteig«.

Path description:
From the parking lot we head south following the signs »Utia de Pisciadu«. The path ascends quite steeply and brings us to a junction where a transverse path towards the secured path Via Ferrata Tridentina branches off to the left. We continue straight and continue ascending towards the precipitous walls of the peaks in the Sella group.
To the right then branches off the path towards the pass Passo Gardena, but we continue straight upwards and begin to ascend through the narrow valley named Val Setus, surrounded by precipitous walls. Here the path ascends over scree and runs below the cargo cableway. Higher up the slope becomes increasingly steep and in the last part the path is also secured with a steel cable and pegs. Here the path ascends steeply several times and some caution is needed. If we are not used to such paths, self-belaying is highly recommended. The secured path soon ends and brings us to gentler slopes where there is a junction.
To the right the path leads towards the saddle Forcela dei Camosci, we continue left towards the hut Rifugio Pisciadu. From the junction the path first ascends slightly, then a short descent follows towards the hut, which we already see ahead.
From the hut we continue south following the signs »Cima Pisciadu, Rif. Boe« and descend towards the lake. The path then turns right and in the ascent crosses scree on the left side of the lake. Here the path runs below the steep walls of the peak Pisciadu and brings us to somewhat steeper slopes. Further the path turns left and begins to ascend somewhat more steeply with the aid of fixed protections. During the ascent some caution is needed, but self-belaying is not necessary.
The path then becomes less steep again and brings us through the valley named Val de Tita to a junction on the south side of the peak Pisciadu.
To the left upwards leads the path to Cima Pisciadu, we continue somewhat right following the signs »Rif. Boe«. The path ascends up the valley for some time, then turns right again and ascends somewhat more steeply towards the wide ridge near the summit Sas de Mesdi. When we reach the ridge we continue south and begin to descend. To the right then branches off the path towards the saddle Sela de Pisciadu, we continue straight and continue descending. The path then levels out somewhat and brings us to a junction at the saddle Forcella d'Antersass.
Here to the right downwards branches off the path towards the settlement Canazei, we continue slightly left in the direction of the hut Rifugio Boe. The relatively flat path then quickly brings us to another junction. Both paths lead to the hut Rifugio Boe, but the right one is more demanding as it crosses exposed slopes below the summit L'Antersass. The path is well secured and not overly demanding, nevertheless at the start of the path there is a sign warning that self-belaying is required. The left easier path is slightly longer and ascends a rocky slope to the summit L'Antersass. From the summit the path then descends south and rejoins the more difficult path. After a short crossing of somewhat steeper slopes we reach flat terrain and only a short walk to the hut Rifugio Boe remains.
From the hut we continue left following the signs »Piz Boe«. The path begins to ascend over scree towards the southeast. Higher up the path brings us to a junction before a short rocky step. Since the path is usually crowded, the right path is for ascent and the left for descent. At the junction we therefore continue right and cross a somewhat exposed slope along the steel cable to the right. A short ascent along the steel cable follows and the path becomes less demanding again. Further the path ascends quite steeply up the summit slope of the mountain. When we reach the ridge the path from the pass Passo Campolongo joins from the left and only an ascent along the scenic ridge to the summit remains.

On the way: Rifugio Pisciadu (2585m), Lech de Pisciadu (2564m), Forcella D Antersass (2839m), D Antersass (2907m), Rifugio Boe (2873m), Forces dai Ciamorces (3110m)