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Cima Piazzi - Val Lia

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Itinerary type iconSki mountaineering Duration icon4:42 h Length icon10.81 km LBL_ICONA_DISLIVELLO2073 m Difficulty iconModerate

From the Isolaccia parking lot, start climbing following the beautiful little road that passes by the Baite di Pezzel huts and leads to the little church of Madonna di Presedont located at 1750 m altitude. Following the signs for the Borron hut, you enter again the beautiful forest of larch and fir trees, and shortly afterwards you begin to see the imposing northern slope of the Cima Piazzi. Past the Borron huts you continue halfway up to a vast plateau. From here you cross the stream on the right and climb the vast east-facing slope on the midslope, arriving on the final stretch on the broad ridge of Dosso Peneglia. Now bending a little to the right and re-entering just above, you arrive on the edge of the glacial moraine, near the Cantoni bivouac. You lose altitude slightly as you descend to the right to enter the amphitheater at the base of the glacier, and ascending a steep gully on the left brings you to the glacial falsopiano at the base of the central edge of the wall. We move to the left of the edge and climb up a steep slope that with some very steep sections overcomes the most impervious glacial zone, arriving in the vicinity of the antecedent. Contouring the small rocks to the right, one briefly reaches the summit. From the plateau after Borron it is possible to continue to the left going up with a more direct route the gully that leads to the left of the central edge of the wall and from here continue the ascent as for the previous route.

Cima Piazzi - glacier ascent
Cima Piazzi - sublime colors
Sunrise over Piazzi
Cima Piazzi and Val Lia after a snowfall
Cima Piazzi - the imposing northern slope
Cima Piazzi - The ascent on the glacier
The grandeur of Piazzi.

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