Rifugio Dibona - Tofana di Rozes (via Rifugio Giussani)

Access to starting point:
First, we drive to Cortina d'Ampezzo (to get here, possible via the border crossing Rateče or Predel to Trbiž / Tarvisio and then on the highway in the direction of Videm / 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 crossroads, where we continue left (possible also right) in the direction of Cortina d'Ampezzo. At all next crossroads, 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 crossroads 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 to the mountain hut rifugio Dibona branches off to the right (the turn-off is at an altitude of approx. 1700 meters). The considerably rough and initially asphalt road brings us higher to a crossroads, where we continue on the left lower road (right: mountain hut Duca d'Aosta) and follow it to the parking lot for the mountain hut Dibona.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on a macadam road past a gate. We follow this road to a crossroads with signposts, where we go right on a wide mule track following the signs »Rif. Camillo Giussani«. The wide path then slowly ascends and in the left bend the path from the mountain hut Rifugio Pomedes joins us, a little later also from the left path 404, which crosses the slopes below the south wall of Tofana di Rozes. The mule track then continues to ascend on the increasingly steep slope between Tofana di Rozes and Tofana di Mezzo. Soon we come to the abandoned mountain hut Cantore. A short ascent follows alongside the cargo cableway and we are already at the mountain hut Rifugio Giussani.
From the mountain hut, we continue towards the west and after a short ascent over scree the path from the peak Tre Dita (three fingers) joins from the right. At the junction, we continue left upwards and on a somewhat steeper path we begin to ascend towards the ridge. The blazes on this part of the path are very rare and strongly faded, numerous cairns assist us. During the ascent towards the ridge, some caution is also needed because there is quite a lot of scree on the path. When we reach the ridge, the climbing path up the west wall of Tofana di Rozes also joins from the right. There follows an ascent along the summit ridge and soon we reach the very panoramic summit.

On the way: Rifugio Giussani (2580m)