Monte Civetta
| Monte Civetta | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,220 m (10,560 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,454 m (4,770 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 46°22′48″N 12°03′12″E / 46.38000°N 12.05333°ECoordinates: 46°22′48″N 12°03′12″E / 46.38000°N 12.05333°E |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Dolomites |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1855 |
Monte Civetta (3,220 m) is a prominent and major mountain of the Dolomites, in the Province of Belluno in northern Italy. Its north-west face can be viewed from the Taibon Agordino valley, and is classed as one of the symbols of the Dolomites.[2]
The mountain is thought to have been first climbed by Simeone di Silvestro in 1855, which, if true, makes it the first major Dolomite peak to be climbed. The north-western face, with its 1,000-metre-high cliff, was first climbed in 1925 by Emil Solleder and Gustl Lettenbauer. It is historically considered the first "sixth grade" in six-tier scale of alpinistic difficulties proposed by Willo Welzenbach (corresponding to 5.9).[3] Thirty years later UIAA used this as a basis for its grading system.
References
- ↑ "Monte Civetta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ "Monte Civetta - summitpost.org". summitpost.org. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ Scott, Doug (1981). Big Wall Climbing. Oxford University Press. pp. 27–33. ISBN 978-0195202700.
External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Monte Civetta (in Italian). |
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