Cinque Torri, best summer climbing destination

Cinque Torri- Summer climbing holiday

This Summer we spent some time in the Dolomites and had a great chance to coach on Cinque Torri. This amazing rock formation is located at an altitude of 2137 meters with five main pillars, but mainly there are more than five towers spread out. The towers can also be reached by taxi-Neveta-black VWT5 (9€ one way), and chairlift (price is 18-24€, depending on the month) or by foot (1 hour) from the main parking. July and August are the best months for climbing there, with warm temperatures and a bit of wind, and if the sun is too strong, there are plenty of routes in the shade. The view from Cinque Torri is incredibly stunning everywhere you look.

Torre Grande, South Facce.

The biggest area for climbing is Torre Grande, where you can climb on the North, South, East, and West face. We were climbing on the South and west face and can say there are the best routes on Cinque Torri graded from 6a to 8a+. The rock is excellent and the moves are incredibly nice on pockety and crimpy sharp holds.

Torre Grande, North-West face.
On Cinque Torri, you can try harder routes too, like 8b.
Torre Grande, South face. In the background, there is Lastoni di Formin.
Multipitche routes, like Via Normale on each tower, are famous.
Torre Grande, West face.

When the summer heat arrives in the valley, it’s the best thing to go to a high mountain, so Cinque Torri right place to be.  We were lucky with the weather this year, so we could climb all day in the sun. This time we chose the Torre Grande, south and west face. On the South face, the rock is more orange in color, and on the west face is more greyish. Both of the walls are very good quality of the rock.

Torre Grande, South face, is a very solid and great climbing route.

Torre Latina is one smaller tower with nice easier routes, graded from 4c to 6a and the sun hits only in late afternoon.

When you get to the parking lot, with lots of cars, traffic, and people everywhere, you think, that up there in the mountains will be lots of people around. On climbing walls there few people, the rest is spread out the mountains. Climbers are not the only visitors there, hikers and others come to visit the open war museum remaining from World War 1 with bunkers and trenches. Hiking around towers is quite easy and suitable for families with kids.

Trenches and bunkers around the towers.

 

Cinque Torri is one of the best summer climbing destinations for everyone who loves to be in nature, or just hike around pillars and explore an open museum with bunkers.

We took two groups for a climbing day there, and we can not describe how much they loved that landscape and climbing on such good rock with the most beautiful view in the Dolomites.

Until next time.

Anja