Rifugio Dibona - Punta Anna (Via Ferrata Punta Anna)

Access to starting point:
First, we drive to Cortina d'Ampezzo (to here it is possible via border crossing Rateče or Predel to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then on the highway in the direction of Vidma / Udine to the exit Tolmezzo. From Tolmezzo we follow the road in the direction of the village Ampezzo and the mountain pass Passo della Mauria. The road then descends and brings us to a junction, where we continue left (possible also right) in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo. At all next junctions we follow the signs for Cortina d'Ampezzo. Or from the Primorska side, where we drive on the highway in the direction of Trst / Trieste. Further, we drive on the Italian highway in the direction of Padova, but only to the highway junction, where we continue in the direction of Veneto and Belluno. Near Belluno the highway ends, and at the next junctions we continue in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo and then follow the signs for the alpine pass Passo di Falzarego. We then follow this ascending road to the spot where the road in the direction of the hut rifugio Dibona branches off to the right (the turn-off is at an altitude of approx. 1700 m). The initially asphalted road brings us higher to a junction, where we continue on the left lower road (right: hut Duca d'Aosta) and follow it to the parking lot for the hut Dibona.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we continue on a macadam road past a gate. We follow this road to a junction with signposts, where we turn right onto a wide mule track following the signs »Rif. Camillo Giussani«. The wide path then slowly ascends and in the left bend brings us to a marked fork.
Ahead upwards the path to the hut Camillo Giussani continues, but we turn right towards the hut Pomedes. The path first crosses scree below steep walls towards the east and quickly brings us to the start of the secured path Via ferrata Astaldi. The secured path on ledges crosses the south wall of the peak Punta Anna. The path is well secured with a steel cable and technically not overly demanding. The secured path soon ends and from the right an easier path (no. 421) from the hut Dibona joins us. This is followed by an ascent along dwarf pines and the panoramic path soon brings us to the hut Pomedes.
From the hut we continue left following the signs »Via Ferrata Punta Anna«. The path leads past the upper station of the cableway and then ascends over scree upwards to the entry into the climbing section of the path.
The climbing path in the first section, during the ascent, crosses the wall somewhat to the left and at that point steeply ascends several times. Continuing, the path becomes somewhat more demanding and ascends almost vertically towards the ridge. This is followed by an ascent along a very panoramic and exposed ridge. The difficulty does not decrease further and the path mostly continues along the ridge, only at a few points deviating from the ridge to the left western side. Later the ridge becomes somewhat less steep and a somewhat less demanding but unsecured ascent follows to the summit of Punta Anna.
We can descend towards the hut Rifugio Giussani and then back to the starting point.

Along the route: Rifugio Pomedes (2203m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Torre Aglio (1 h 30 min), Tofana di Mezzo (3 h 45 min)

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