Copertina AV6 europa ing.indd - Dolomiti Turismo

The Cima dei Frati and the Cima dei Prati of
the Forcella Duranno
walk across the whole of the basin enjoying the beautiful and solitary
surroundings until you reach Forcella Val dei Drap at 2290 metres.
2 hours from the bivouac.
Go steeply down the opposite slope, which is a mixture of grass
and scree, up to a small saddle on the right. Walk across this until
you reach a small notch in the rock with Forcella dei Cacciatori written
on it (2173 metres). At this point you pass the gorge, which descends
directly from the east rampart of Cima dei Preti, and climb up over
easy rock, keeping to the right, inside a steep couloir. Further on after
another saddle you cross the upper Val dei Cantoni.
2 hours from Forcella Val dei Drap.
4 hours from Bivacco Casèra Laghét de sóra.
The path then continues to the foot of a gully and, without entering
it, climbs upwards again over easy rock, keeping to the left until
it reaches Forcella Compòl at 2450 metres.
2 hours from Val dei Cantoni.
6 hours from the Bivacco Casèra Laghét de sóra.
Beyond the saddle there is a long descent, initially on the left then
going back into the gully on the right. At the beginning of the season
you can find water here. After a few difficult points you arrive at the
foot of the slope where you can sometimes find a small snowfield.
After crossing the snowfield, or the rocks, the path brings you below
a gully then, after another brief descent, you almost arrive at the
bottom of another couloir. In order to reach this you have to tread
very carefully on a small, narrow ledge; this is the most tricky, but not
impossible, part of the traverse. At the end of the gully you descend
further for a few metres, walk across grass and rubble, go up a short
rocky shoulder, overcome one more little gully and you literally pop
out close to the Bivacco Paolo Greselìn situated at 1920 metres.
2 hours from Forcella Compòl.
9 hours from Bivacco Casèra Laghét de sóra.
The Bivacco Greselin is situated at the edge of the large Cadin de Frati
basin, between Cima dei Frati and Cima dei Preti and is owned by the Padua
CAI Section. It was dedicated in 1958 to a mountaineer from Padua who was
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