Team Tokarczyk Cortina d'Ampezzo Via Ferrata Hut Trek

World War history is plentiful in the region and the Via Ferrate routes and tunnels in the mountainside, especially around the 5 Torri and Lagazuoi region are all visited on this trek.

Taking advantage of the great network of mountain huts, Via Ferrate routes and easy access into the mountains, this is a great trip for anyone wanting to start their alpine career. No previous climbing experience is needed but you do need to have a good level of fitness and endurance, a head for heights is useful and good mobility on rocky, uneven terrain are the only pre-requisites.

the bellow itinerary is flexible depending on your groups requests and requirements

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Price includes 6 guided days, 2 nights half board hotel accommodation in Cortina (twin room sharing), 5 nights mountain hut accommodation with half board in either small rooms or dormitories, local transfers by taxi or bus.

The price does not include travel to and from Cortina (flights & transfers), lunches and drinks, any cost of lift passes, equipment hire and personal insurance.

• Via Ferrata - Clothing

  • Base Layer Top and Bottoms - 1-2 thermal tops and 1 pair longjohns

  • 2 midweight fleece tops or 1 fleece and 1 lightweight duvet jacket - More thin layers is preferable to fewer thick layers between your skin and the outer shell as it gives better heat retention and good flexibility

  • Lightweight trekking trousers

  • Walking shorts or a pair of trousers with zip-off legs

  • Weather Layer Top - Gore-Tex or other waterproof breathable jackets

  • Shirts - Long-sleeved and short-sleeved cotton or synthetic shirts

  • Lightweight over-trousers with long side zips

  • Sun hat and warm hat

  • Gloves - it is important to have a pair of gloves for Via Ferrata which are durable and robust, half-finger gloves are a good option. Gloves Another option is to use some full or half finger cycling gloves

  • A pair of warm waterproof gloves in the event of cold weather

  • Gaiters - Good fitting pair of ankle gaiters to keep socks and boots dry

  • 3-4 pairs of good quality socks

• Via Ferrata - Footwear

  You will need a good hiking or lightweight mountaineering boot that can take either a strap-on or clip-on crampon.  Key features of a good hiking boot include vibram soles, reversed leather uppers (which protects the best site of the leather from scuffing and abrasion and improves durability and water resistance) and ankle flex and a higher cut which give control, mobility and support.

• Via Ferrata - Technical

  Essential items:

  • VF shock absorbers
  • Harness - sit harness with adjustable leg loops and large enough to be worn over all clothing layers
  • Helmet
  • Slings and karabiners

  The following items may be required depending on the conditions:

  • Ice Axe - general mountaineering axe – 55-70cms long depending on your height
  • Boot crampons with anti-balling plates

  All items can be hired from our guides.

• Via Ferrata - Miscellaneous

  • A rucksack with the capacity of between 35 - 40 liters

  • Lightweight sleeping bag liner - now compulsory in all alpine mountain huts

  • Water bottle (at least 1 liter) or Thermos

  • Head torch spare with batteries

  • Penknife

  • Personal medications and first aid kit for blisters, sunburn and headaches (Note: Guides will have comprehensive first aid kits and are qualified in mountain first aid)

  • Adjustable trekking pole(s)

  • Sun Glasses, minimum category 3 for high altitude

  • Sunscreen and Lip Protection

  • Snack food - we advise you take some of your favourite hill snacks with you for each day to supplement food you can buy for lunches in the huts

  • Duffel bag - for gear not required on the trip. Will be left at first hotel and collected on return

  • Passport

  • Money - You will need some cash for food and drinks. There are ATMs in the towns plus most hotels, shops and restaurants will accept credit cards. Huts are also increasingly able to accept credit cards but many still only take cash (Euros or Swiss Francs depending on the trip)

  • Small wash kit with quick drying towel

  • Alpine club card if you are a member of one

  • Book, diary, pen, playing cards - for afternoons/evenings in the hut

• Location

  Cortina d'Ampezzo is a beautiful old town in the heart of the Dolomites with plenty of history. It mixes traditional Italian charm with an Austrian influence from the SudTirol close by.

  The town has hosted the Winter Olympics in 1956 and continues to host many international sporting events, such as the famous FIS Women's downhill on the Olympia delle Tofane piste.

  The Dolomites offer wonderful alpine scenery with their stunning limestone towers and peaks, the valleys in the summer are lush and green and the mountainsides a wash with alpine flowers. The whole region is a UNESCO World Heritage site and has plenty of world war history as its located on the once fiercely contested Italian - Austro-Hungarian boarder.

• Equipment Hire

  Our guides can provide harness and Via Ferrate kit and helmet if you require them, there is a small hire fee for the week.

• Insurance

  It is a condition of booking that you are insured for your chosen activity and the cover must include medical expenses, personal accident, personal liability, third party risks and rescue (including helicopter rescue). You are strongly advised also to take out cover against cancellation and curtailment.

  For UK residents Ski Club Travel Insurance may be a suitable option.

  For more details and to purchase a policy online visit http://www.skiclubinsurance.co.uk/
  If you need assistance arranging your personal insurance please let us know.
   

• About our Guides

  Our Via Ferrate trips are run by our team of IFMGA Mountain Guides. In this region we work with our Italian guide team of Guido and Massimo Candolini, Gianni Dorigo and Andrea Fusari who have grown up in these mountains.

  Trips are run on a maximum ratio of 1:5. Sometimes we run with 2 groups and 2 mountain guides.

• Accommodation Information

  In Cortina we usually stay in the Hotel da Beppe Sello http://www.beppesello.it/ a comfortable 3* hotel in a good location close to the centre of the town. They have comfortable ensuite bedrooms, bar and an excellent restaurant.

  The mountain Refugio's are either dormitory or small room accommodation, all have shared bathroom and shower facilities.

• Meal Information

  The hotel in Cortina serves breakfast and dinner. The mountain Refugio's serve breakfast and a good 3-course evening meal. Cuisine is usually a mixture of SudTirol (Austrian influenced) and Italian food. Wine, beer and soft drinks and bottled water are available to buy in the Refugio's. They can also supple sandwiches/packed lunch each day.

• Skill Level & Pre-Requisites

  You do not need to have any previous climbing experience to join this trip but you do need to be an outdoors type of person. The week requires good fitness so you can walk up and downhill for 6-8 hours per day, the emphasis should be on stamina and endurance. It's useful to be a keen hill walker and be comfortable moving on varied terrain of alpine paths and rocky terrain.

  A head for heights is a good idea as some sections of the Ferrate will be exposed with a large drop on one or both sides.

  You need to have some upper-body strength so you can pull yourself up on the fixed cables and ladders. You also need to be able to carry a 30-35 liter rucksack with all your kit in it for the week.