Cima Catinaccio Rock Climbing

Approach – Unless you stay in a hut up in the Rosengarten area, you will need to take a bus up in the morning (no driving allowed on the bus access road). Park in the car park on the main road between in the town of Pera and Pozza di Fassa (just a few kilometers west of Canazei), catch the 07:30 bus to the Gardeccia hut. Hike up the trail towards the Vajolet hut (path 646) then left under the face on path 541 towards Passo delle Coronelle. From below the center of the face, hike up to the start of the route (1 to 1.5 hours). Be sure to study the face from a distance to figure out the start. There are a pair of cracks that come down from the summit – near the ground the left hand crack begins as a dihedral up off the ground a pitch up. You will need to start to the left of this corner and scramble up and right across broken slabs to a belay just below the dihedral.
Descent – Descend the North ridge to a notch with a rappel station. Make a few short rappels into the gully. Descent the gully down to the right to Santner pass, then take the path down to Rifugio Alberto, then on to Refugio Vajolet and finally down to Gardeccia hut where you can catch the bus back down to Pera. This descent will take 1.5 hours. If you miss the bus you can walk down the tar road (another 1.5-2 hours) to your car.