Summer 2027 traverses are open

Above the valley, every ridge has a name.

Nine days hut to hut through the Dolomites with guides who have climbed every summit in this photo. Eight guests, two guides, one rope.

Plan your traverseSee the route

  • 9 days

    hut to hut, no road crossings

  • 3,094 m

    highest summit on the route

  • 8 guests

    per two-guide rope team

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Pale limestone towers of the Dolomites above a forested valley, with morning haze filling the ridges to the west

  • Summit3,094 m

    Torre Grande

    Day 7. A via ferrata up the north face, on top before the afternoon cloud builds.

    46.63 N, 12.35 E

  • CouloirSnow until July

    Canalone Bianco

    A north-facing gully that holds snow all summer. Crampons come from the hut store.

    46.62 N, 12.34 E

  • Lookout38 km view

    Western skyline

    On clear mornings the whole western skyline lines up, glaciers and all.

    46.61 N, 12.30 E

  • Ridge2,780 m

    Cresta di Val Fonda

    Day 4. An airy scramble along the crest with fixed cables on the two steep steps.

    46.60 N, 12.28 E

  • Timber mountain hut on a grassy shoulder at sunset, pines behind it

    Hut1,980 m

    Rifugio Pian Alto

    Night 3. Hot showers, a wood stove and polenta from the hut kitchen.

    46.59 N, 12.27 E

Forcella Alta, 2,612 m, 07:40 in July

01Torre Grande3,094 m