Punta Sorapiss
| Punta Sorapiss | ||
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 Punta Sorapiss (center) from the southwest |
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| height | 3205 m slm | |
| location | Belluno , Italy | |
| Mountains | Sorapiss , Dolomites | |
| Dominance | 7.2 km → Antelao | |
| Notch height | 1085 m ↓ Forcella Piccola | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 30 '25 " N , 12 ° 12' 42" E | |
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| rock | Main dolomite | |
| Age of the rock | Upper Triassic | |
| First ascent | Paul Grohmann , Angelo Dimai and Francesco Lacedelli on September 16, 1864 | |
| Normal way | Southeast flank ( III ) | |
| particularities | highest peak of the Sorapiss | |
The Punta Sorapiss ( Sorapìs in Ladin ) is a 3205 m slm high mountain in the Dolomites in the Italian province of Belluno . It forms the highest point in the mountain group of the same name southeast of Cortina d'Ampezzo .
Location and surroundings
The Punta Sorapiss forms the heart of the Sorapiss group. From the summit there are ridges in three directions. To the north, the ridge stretches to the Dito di Dio ( Italian for God's finger ), a striking rock needle that, with Lago di Sorapiss in the foreground, represents the most famous photo of the Sorapiss. To the east, the ridge runs over the Monti della Caccia Grande ( 3,023 m ) and the saddle of the same name to the neighboring summit of the Tre Sorelle ( 3005 m ). To the west and south-west of the Punta Sorapiss are the Fopa di Matia ( 3155 m ) and the Croda Marcora ( 3154 m ), two other well-known secondary peaks. The massif shows imposing wall formations on all sides. In the northern Karen are the three remains of the glaciers Ghiaccaiao Occidentale , G. Centrale and G. Orientale .
Alpinism
The first ascent of Punta Sorapiss took place on September 16, 1864 by Paul Grohmann and the Cortinese mountain guides Francesco Lacedelli and Angelo Dimai. After two attempts, which were unsuccessful due to the weather, they chose the ascent from the west over the Fopa di Matia and descended using today's normal route . At that time the summit height was given as 3310 m , which means that the Punta Sorapiss was the fourth highest mountain in the Dolomites after the Marmolada , the likewise incorrectly assessed Cimon della Pala and the Antelao .
Ascent
The ascent usually takes place from the Rifugio San Marco ( 1823 m ) above San Vito di Cadore . In 2¼ hours through the Forcella Grande with the Bivacco G. Slataper ( CAI , approx. 2600 m ) you can reach the last base before climbing the summit. Then you follow climbing tracks through the rubble to the entry point at 2760 m . Climbing in the I and II degrees leads over well-stepped rock and ribbons to the summit, which you finally climb into a narrow gap after a total of five hours after a short descent. A chimney with a terminal block in the first half of the route forms the key point ( III ). The descent takes place via the ascent route. Despite the southern exposure , firn is not uncommon, especially in the entry area. The route is also considered to be at risk of falling rocks .
The summit itself has not yet been made accessible by via ferrata , but can be circled on an extensive tour. The starting point is the Rifugio Vandelli on Lago di Sorapiss ( 1928 m ), from where the massif can be circled in eleven to 12 hours on three via ferrata (counterclockwise: Sentiero ferrato Francesco Berti , Sentiero Carlo Minazio and Via ferrata Alfonso Vandelli , Difficulty D ). Two bivouac boxes serve as bases on the way.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Richard Goedeke & Hans Kammerer: 3000er der Dolomiten. The normal ways. J. Berg Verlag , Munich 1993, pp. 139 ff. ISBN 978-3-7079-0606-6 .
- ^ Paul Grohmann : Hikes in the Dolomites. Publishing house by Carl Gerold's Sohn , Vienna 1877, pp. 150 ff. [1]
- ↑ Normal route to the Sorapiss summit. Rifugio San Marco , accessed June 20, 2016 .
- ↑ Horst Höfler & Paul Werner: Via ferrata in the Dolomites. With the Vicentine Alps, Brenta and Lake Garda mountains. Bergverlag Rother , Munich 2000, p. 142. ISBN 3-7633-3096-8 .