The Dolomites are a section of the Alps mountain range in Italy. Besides the spectacular views, visitors to the Dolomites can enjoy skiing, snowshoeing, snowboarding, ice skating and sledding in the winter months, and hiking, mountaineering, mountain biking, base jumping, paragliding and hang-gliding in the summer.
The Dolomites are a challenging and beautiful range of steep limestone peaks situated south of the Austrian/Italian border. Many of the peaks are over 3000m+ high, giving long and demanding big wall routes up to 800m long. Some routes can be over 20-pitches long, however the vast majority of them can be done in a single days outing or with an overnight stay in a mountain hut or lodge.
The range and style of rock climbing routes that can be experienced in the Dolomites is unique and varies from
- Single pitch sports routes
- Lots of long moderate alpine routes up to 800m long
- Imposing big wall routes such as the north face of Cima Grande arguably one of the great north walls within the Alps.
