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olomites are the very symbol of the Trentino and the Brenta Group are possibly the symbol of the symbol. The Brenta Dolomites are Europe 's most thrilling mountains, arguably it's most beautiful and certainly it's most outlandish. Everyone has seen pictures of the Dolomites, but the reality will always exceed your expectations especially the Dolomiti di Brenta , Brenta Group. The vast limestone towers that soar, thousands of feet above the surrounding scree and high meadows, with beautiful, often virgin, mixed forest on the lower slopes, glaciers, and torrents that all evoke the grandest serene majesty. The variety of colors, the shapes of the limestone rocks and walls are unique in the world. Pinnacles and amazing walls alternate with colorful green valleys full of forests, meadows, torrents and canyons with huge waterfalls. They are not as high as the tallest Alps, but outdo all for sheer drama. The principal peaks are Cima Tosa (3173), Cima Brenta (3150), Crozon di Brenta (3118), Cima d`Ambiez (3102, Cima Mandron (3033) and Torre di Brenta (3008). The Brenta is a complex mountain range made up of high dolomite and limestone peaks; it belongs entirely to the Trento province. Most consider it part of the Italian Dolomites, but geographically it belongs to Alpi Retiche Meridionali (Central Alps). Its boundaries are 4 valleys: on the northern side Val di Sole, on the eastern side Val di Non and the Paganella plateau, on the southern side the Giudicarie, and on the western side Val Rendena. The name Brenta is derived from the local dialect term brent (brenta in Italian): a big wooden bucket used to carry water. The dense presence of mountain lodges-Refugi..in the central part of the Brenta Dolomites (one every 2/3 hours hiking) does not disturb the environment. The Northern part of the Brenta Dolomites is wilder and has many malghe (shelters for the cows). It is a paradise for climbers as well as hikers as well as tourists who ascend with cable seats and.or cars. The area is riddled with outstanding walks.

The Dolomites: The Brenta

the formidable Bocca di Brenta (the mouth of the Brenta)Shortly after, there was created the Societ Alpinisti Trentini (SAT) in Campiglio, an Alpinisim Club that began the development and the cultivation of the Brenta Dolomites. At that time, Douglas William Freshfield put the Dolomites, the mountains of the lands of our people, on the world map in his book Italian Alps. (Do you know that 2/3 of the Alps are in Italy and even the peak of the Matterhorn is in Italy) There followed the likes of Francis Fox Tuckett who began undertaking ever more challenging. Otto Ampferer and Karl Berger, Austrians undertook the Campanile Basso, a most difficult monolith. They did this with ropes and nails only to be followed by Paul Preuss, who did it alone with no equipment whatsoever.

There are two very distinguishing peaks, Bell Towers, in the Brenta: the Campanile Basso and the Campanile Alto. The Campanile Basso is a summit located in the central chain of the Group 2877 meters above sea level, is a solitary spire-section tends square , situated between the Campanile Alto (2937 m) and the top of Brenta Alta . The monolith, which stands in the heart of the group, has long been considered an inaccessible mountain, due to the apparent absence of cracks and the high exposure of the walls.

There are refugi, lodges throughout the Brenta. The first one, Refugio Tosa, was built by the SAT in 1881. Other refugi include Tuckett, Brentei, Agostini, Dodici Apostoli, Alimonta, and Grafer. On the rocky cliffs, one The Brenta Dolomites were simply there as part of the can find flocks of chamois or watch an eagle in flight and environment for our people who struggled to survive the newly re-introduced brown bear. It is a paradise to be making hay and pasturing their cattle on the slopes and enjoyed. pastures of the Dolomites. They had neither the time nor the leisure to pursue climbing or Alpinism . Serious Riccardo Decarli (Biblioteca della montagna-SAT, alpinism began in 1864 led by the English, then by the Trento) Austrians and the Germans. At that time, 1864, an Irishman, John Ball and his Trentino alpine guide crossed 30

Via delle Bocchette is a special feature of the Brenta. It is via ferrata or "iron road", plural vie ferrate or in English via ferratas ) is a protected climbing route consisting of a steel cable which runs along the route allowing a climber to secure themselves to the cable. The views are spectacular and singular. These vie ferrate are strongly associated with the First World War, when several were built in the region to aid the movement of troops.

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