Beautiful route up the NW Face of the Castelletto. The route, bolted from the ground up during the first ascent, is equipped with 10mm bolts.
GETTING THERE
From Cortina take the road SS48 that leads up to Passo Falzarego. Park the car about 1km before the pass, next to the bar/restaurant Ra Nona (1985m).
ACCESS
Take path no. 412 that leads away from the bar towards Forcella Col dei Bos. After 10 minutes the path transforms into a dirt track; continue up to the Col (2330m), and from here do not follow signs right for the "Ferrata del Castelletto", but instead proceed along the path that leads to Val Travenanzes until the sign for "Ferrata Lipella". Turn off right, reach the "mysterious boulder" (so-called as it is neatly divided in half) and continue on for a further 5 minutes to reach the north-west face of the Castelletto (1.15 hrs from the car). The bolts can be easily seen from the path: Pacchia starts to the left of the yellow roof, close to the massive grey wet streak.
DESCENT
From the summit either abseil using one 70m rope or, more comfortably, from the final belay treverse left along the wide ledge that leads onto the other side of the Castelletto. From here continue down the path in roughly 20 minutes to the base of the routes.
GEAR
8 quickdraws and one 70m rope.
NOTES
The route is equipped with 57 bolts, 18 for the belays, and one on the summit to reach the crest.
