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Inspiring Routes Southern France/Northern Italy 15-Sep-2011 At 2:20:40 PM Cam McKenzie

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On 15/09/2011 Wendy wrote:
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>The more I hear about the Dolomites, the more I think I haven't missed
>out on that much. I thought it was tedious enough being 4 th party on
>the Grand Chamoz at 7 am. I didn't particularly like the Grand Chamoz after
>all that either.

We were there earlyish in the season (June / July), but saw very few people climbing. It wasn't the circus I was expecting. Judging by the log book, I don't think that the Marmolada is ever very popular, and I imagine that most routes UIAA VI and above you would rarely find more than one other party on. The Comici on Cima Grande is probably the most famous route in the dolomites, so there are no suprises that it's popular.

I thought that the Dolomites were some of the most beautiful mountains I have ever seen and would go back there in a second.