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A fantastic view
Your ferrata climbing is now over, and you are only a short ways from the summit of Tofana di Mezzo. Taking care to follow the waymarks, the route ascends with some easy scrambling along the now-broader ridge towards the summit. Eventually you will reach the perimeter fence of the touristy area near the summit, and from there it is only a couple of minutes to the summit cross. Congratulations - you've completed a challenging route!
Checkin' out the drop
How we got here...
Tofana di Mezzo
courtesy PChen
courtesy DBoyd
Final bit of trail
Approaching the tourists
On the top
If the day is clear, you've got fantastic views in all directions, including into the Alps north into Austria, the Tofana di Dentro in the foreground, Cortina D'Ampezzo 7,000 feet below, and many other surrounding mountains.
courtesy DBoyd
The distant high alps
Tofana di Dentro
Cortina from above
From the summit, you can see the deck of the upper cablecar station. A wide path leads down to it. If you started up on the chairlift system at Pietofana, you can then purchase your one-way return ticket back down two sections of the lift system to Col Drusie, and from there walk a short bit of gravel road back to the parking lot at the Pietofana chairlift station.
Upper cablecar station
The deck
The cablecar
Our starting point
Interactive trackmap with photo points - Punta Anna and Gianni Aglio ferrate - click map to view
Interactive trackmap with photo points - Punta Anna and Gianni Aglio ferrate - click to view


Quick Reference Ferrate Route Index
Mountain(s) Name of Route Height Difficulty1* Difficulty2**
Latemar Group S.A. Campanili del Latemar 2846m / 9337' 2C B
Punta Polse V.F. Attilio Sieff 1450m / 4757' 2A -
Cima Dodici & Sass Aut V.F. Franco Gadotti 2637m / 8651' 2C C
Gran Cir / Grosse Tschierspitze Gran Cir / Grosse Tschierspitze 2592m / 8503' 1A A
Piz da Cir V / Tschierspitze V Piz da Cir V / Tschierspitze V 2520m / 8267' 2A C
Exner Tower, Sella Group VF Brigata Tridentina (aka Pisciadu Climbing Path) 2585m / 8480' 3B D
Little Lagazuoi Lagazuoi Tunnels 2752m / 9028' 1A A
Col Rosa V.F. Ettore Bovero 2166m / 7106' 3B E
Punta Fiammes V.F. Michielli Strobel 2240m / 7348' 3B D
n/a V.F. Giovanni Barbara 1400m / 4593' 1A C
Masare V.F. Masare 2727m / 8946' 2B C
Roda de Vael (Rotwand) V.F. Roda de Vael (Rotwand) 2806m / 9205' 1B C
Cima Auta V.F. Paolin-Piccolin 2624m / 8608' 3B C
n/a V.F. Canalone 1700m / 5577' 4A -
Colac V.F. dei Finanzieri 2715m / 8907' 3C E
La Mesola / Padon ridge V.F. delle trincee 2727m / 8946' 4B F
Piz da Lec V.F. Piz da Lec 2910m / 9547' 3B D
Cima di Mezzo, Cristallo Group V.F. Marino Bianchi 3154m / 10,347' 2B D
Brenta Group Via delle Bocchette Centrale 2800m / 9186' 3C D
Pasubio Group Sentiero Attrezzato Gaetano Falcipieri 2040m / 6690' 2A -
Monte Casale Via Ferrata Che Guevara 1632m / 5350' 3C -
Monte Rochetta / Piccoli Dolomiti Via Ferrata Fausto Susatti 900m / 3000' 2A -
Monte Rochetta / Piccoli Dolomiti Via Ferrata del Centenario SAT 1250m / 4100' 3A -
Monte Baldo / Piccoli Dolomiti Via Ferrata delle Taccole 2150m / 7050' 4A -
n/a Sentiero Attrezzato Rio Sallagoni 400m / 1325' 4A -
Fanes Group Via Ferrata Cesco Tomaselli 2970m / 9733' 5C F
Fanes Group V.F. Tomaselli Descent Route 2970m / 9733' 3C -
Fanes Group V.F. al Col dei Bos / degli Alpini 2519m / 8265' 3B -
Monte Lessini / Vicentine Alps Via Ferrata Carlo Campalani 2157m / 7076' 3B -
Monte Lessini / Vicentine Alps Sentiero Alpinistico Angelo Pojesi 1967m / 6455' 2B -
Shoulder of Cimon della Pala / Pale Group Via Ferrata Bolver Luigi 3005m / 9860' 4C F
Pala / Pale Group Sentiero Attrezzato Camillo Depaoli 2326m / 7830' 1A -
Pala / Pale Group Sentiero Attrezzato Dino Buzzati 2500m / 8200' 2C C
Monte Civetta / Civetta Group Via Ferrata Alleghesi 3220m / 10,560' 4C E
Sesto Group Sentiero De Luca / Innerkofler 2640m / 8660' 2B D
Sesto Group Via Ferrata delle Scalette 2618m / 8588' 3B D
Sesto Group Sentiero Curato Militare Hosp 2618m / 8588' 2A -
Sesto Group Ferrata Nord (al Croda Rossa di Sesto) 2933m / 9624' 2B B
Punta Anna / Tofana Group Via Ferrata Punta Anna 2740m / 9000' 5C F
Tofana di Mezzo / Tofana Group Via Ferrata Gianni Aglio 3244m / 10,650' 5C F
n/a Via Ferrata Ivano Dibona 3008m / 9900' 2B C
Tofana Group Sentiero Astaldi 2303m / 7553' 1A -
Brenta Group Sentiero SOSAT 2449m / 8036' 2B D
Brenta Group Sentiero Oliva Detassis 2822m / 9260' 4B -
Brenta Group Sentiero Bocchette Alte 2998m / 9836' 4C E
Brenta Group Sentiero Afredo Benini 2901m / 9517' 2C D

(*) Difficulty rating from the newer Cicerone Guide by Fletcher and Smith
(**) Difficulty rating from older Cicerone Guide by Hofler/Werner
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