best base for Dolomites, mostly sport climbing , July?
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We are going to the Dolomites in July for a 2-week trip and were wondering about the best town to base of off. We are going to rent an apartment and a car, so camping and transit are not a concern. We are driving from Munchen. |
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you're right with Cortina, it's a nice small city. There are other possibilities west of Cortina, (san cassiano, corvara). The climbing routes you are looking for are mainly around Falzarego pass |
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Cortina is a bigger city in the Dolomites...the climbers hang mostly at the huts (Cinque Terre especially, etc etc etc) and dispersed in the various bars and restaurants in the smaller towns. |
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. . (leaving aside the question of, "Why connect Sport climbing with the Dolomites?")
also ...
sometimes it's dry on the north side of the high Austria/Italy border mountains, with a quick drive over the Brenner Pass. Ken |
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There is some sport climbing at the base of the Cima Grande at the Cinque Torre. There is also a guidebook "Arrampicate in Dolomiti" that is focused more on the sport climbs. |
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This place is great: campingvidor.it/en/ |