Cimon della Pala
| Cimon della Pala | |
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Cimon della Pala, seen from the Rolle Pass
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,184 m (10,446 ft) |
| Prominence | 259 m (850 ft) |
| Coordinates | 46°17′10″N 11°49′16″E / 46.28611°N 11.82111°ECoordinates: 46°17′10″N 11°49′16″E / 46.28611°N 11.82111°E |
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 Cimon della Pala
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| Parent range | Pale di San Martino, Dolomites |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 3 June 1870 by Edward Robson Whitwell, Santo Siorpaes and Christian Lauener |
| Easiest route | Variation for the Summit (rock/mixed climb) |
Cimon della Pala, sometimes called Cimone and The Matterhorn of the Dolomites (il Cervino delle Dolomiti), is the best-known peak of the Pale di San Martino group, in the Dolomites, northern Italy. Although it is not the highest peak of the group, the Cima Vezzana being a few metres higher, its slender point, which can be seen from the Rolle Pass, dominates the landscape.
The mountain lies near the town of Tonadico in Trentino, the southern part of the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, and is the watershed between the Cismón valley and the Travignolo valley. It is the northernmost peak in the chain of the Pale di San Martino and is flanked by the Vezzana. Between the high, steep walls of the two peaks and descending to the north, lies a steep glacier called Travignolo, which is the source of a river of the same name, a tributary of the Avisio.
The peak can be attained by a route which, while easy, requires good experience, called the "Variation for the Summit". This departs from a bivouac shelter called Fiamme Gialle, at a height of 3,005 metres, which is reached by the Bolver-Lugli via ferrata, not technically demanding, but tiring. This mountain route, equipped with fixed cables, stemples, ladders, and bridges, was constructed by a group of mountain guides from San Martino di Castrozza, known in the mountaineering world as the Eagles of San Martino, to mark the centenary in 1970 of the first ascent of the peak on 3 June 1870 by Edward Robson Whitwell and his guides Santo Siorpaes, of nearby Cortina d'Ampezzo, and Christian Lauener of Lauterbrunnen.
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