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Dolomites 30-Jul-2010 At 9:16:03 PM rockotter

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Awesome shorter(120m) routes on much better than average Dolomites rock at Cinque Torre outside Cortina. Think about the North West Ridge of the Cima Della Madonna called the Schlierkante I think, absolutely fabulous. Also its great climbing in the Cattinacio, we did Via Fantasia and you must climb Torre De Vajolet while you are there. Best pizza of the trip was from the Five Torre Cafe at Cortina. We bivied illegally off the road, hiding the hire car as best we could rather than pay extortionate rates at camping grounds. Take your own favourite energy bars from Australia for the big routes, we couldn't find anything decent over there, and the superlight climbing sack and approach/decent shoes are essential. Don't take the friendly way we treat foreign climbers in Australia as your standard, maybe they have too many visitors to be very friendly. Have a great time!