Today is the circumnavigation of Latemars at . As one the best wife of all never Fixed rope route would like to commit, have I informed me yesterday in detail via the Internet. I am not however become quite smart. Most of the time it was called: Secure step required, some smaller climbs, more difficult Alpine way, but no rope required, No-rope climbing route.
Since that little something meaningful happened me, have I also taken with my sister, which ever one Latemar round has made. She said: everything easily doable, maximum 4 until 5 Hours . Some Spanish occurred me, since according to trekking.suedtirol.info the tour with approximately 9 Hours can be estimated, But what the heck.
On the way to the Latemar. Look to the neighbouring mountain, the world famous rose garden.
Food, Clothing and of course photo gear packed and on it goes, over at the village Carezza up to the Costalunga pass . We Park our car directly at the valley station of the new ski lifts (about 1.750 m) on the right side of the road and first start of the Hiking trail No. . 17 and then on the Mountain climbing No. . 18 to the small Latemarscharte (circa 2.500 m) upwards . Wir haben uns absichtlich für diesen Startpunkt und für diese Richtung entschieden, the hard part, with the direct m (circa 900 m) at the beginning of the Mountain tour to be able to get behind us.
More hiker, most holidaymakers, hiking in the same direction. If that go in this direction, then it will be certainly not so bad. So at least my guess. At a crossroads of the Hiking trail No. . 13 with the mountain footpath n °. 18, leave us strangely all "with out".
In small coils a steep leads now Steep track to the top. First still relatively easily accessible, winning at altitude, but abandoned and more difficult. It takes not too long, until I best wife of all the Trekking -Poles shall bear, because it is on all fours up the mountain climb must (wants to).
After about an hour of walking time we are faced with one about 3 m high, extremely smooth rock face. No wire rope, No iron pins, nothing! And now? The trekking poles are packed now. Also I need now free hands, to cope with the rather difficult and only walking experts reasonable short passage. We do it. I hope that is not constantly so on…
Small Latemar notch – Border between South Tyrol and Trentino, Italy
The increase for small Latemar-wort on about 2.520 m above sea level is limited Fortunately two or three something more dangerous, but feasible even without equipment, Climbing passages. Now we have the hard climb behind us and must only have about 250 Altitude up to the Latemar-Spitz handle . Given that this 250 Altitude on about 1,5 Km split, seems they Wegstecke to be relatively easy.
After 10 Minutes we are informed of. Not the climb makes a dash through the US, but the mountain climb in itself. Time and again we are forced, extremely exposed Climbing sections to happen, without us a wire rope, a hook or a pen would give help. We constantly need to consider, as we take our steps and are constantly we busy, finding the proper grips in the rock.
Somehow I do not understand, why my sister had meant: No problem, at all there is no more difficult way. Probably she meant a different path. The time, You will need for the circumnavigation, mismatched Yes also.
At this point saying: Although this section on my Hiking map and also in the digital network South Tyrol not as a fixed rope route, but only as "Alpine path for non" is, level I personally for non-climbers like us, This path as almost even more dangerous as a climbing path secured by wire rope and hooks! Each hobby-hiker, he reads this post, be warned: is it the Latemarumrundung is only for fully transports, non and her body and above all, their spirit fully having in the handle!
The best wife from all , no suspension bridge crossing the normally and never on a viewing platform up to, reflected extremely wacker. Apparently your ratio has won the battle against their fears. We are extremely slowly on the road. Usually we make at the time estimated by trekking.suedtirol.info at least 1/3 good time; This time it will be reversed certainly. Always stay, see where is the next mark (We want to versteigen us in no way!), study how the body best to master is etc.. Search kicking and handles, for us hikers and non-climbers is a very unusual, the situation detailed limits of endurance. After an hour and 15 Minutes "Climbing" we are still safely at Latemarspitz on and have as suggested 15 Minutes on the estimated time lost.
On the Latemar Spitz
According to Weather forecast should be wonderful today Mountain weather prevail. Is unfortunately not the case. The view of the Val d'Ega steal us fog and clouds, Carezza with Karerpass and the Rose garden with the Red Wall. To fill in for a two minutes the view free, to then build like a wall before us.
360° Photo Latemar tip with a view to the Latemarturm and the rose garden
Fruit, Chocolate and a two SIP elderberry juice again drive our blood sugar content in the height. We spend about an hour some eating, the best wife of all freezing, and I waiting for the right look, under the Summit cross the Latemarspitze on 2.796 m above the sea.
After we have us anyway not more back (the descent would be much more dangerous than the rise in our eyes) We decide, as planned our Latemar-Umrundung continue. First, we have a few metres up to the Alpine path No. . 18 back, the we the Latemar-Spitz to reach, have left. Now it goes southward downhill. We clamber in turn sometimes on all fours, the not secured, dangerous path down until we see before us an orange bivouac.
Unfortunately we can not achieve it, because a column blocks the way us. We would have to go around the column, by first descend and ascend again on the other hand. The Bivouac is not on our way, We follow the now more-growing Alpine path no.. 18 in a southwesterly direction. About us on the crest of the Latemar towers along a real climbing path would lead, the we love but to omit!
A two difficult passages are still before us, but when compared to the ascent to the Latemarspitz nothing can shock us now. On one 30 cm wide route wandern We , links that Mountain range the Logarei bestaunend, the Latemarhuette (Rifugio Torre di Pisa) on 2.677 m contrary to.
As the site for the Latemarumrundung looks, If it is less dangerous. I was at the dangerous places - as always - Photography ban 
So slowly, the terrain is somewhat flat and it's less dangerous and finally. We can extract the trekking poles and include our usual pace.
Previously have apparently experienced Alpinists obsolete, now, we feel safe, Let us all in the same direction Migratory behind us. This must also be, because we have not even the half of the way behind us.
Down to the ski area Pampeago / Obereggen
About a kilometre before the Latemar hut We turn right, still the Alpine path become easier n °. 18 following . Traversing some sections covered with snow, cross a small boiler surrounded with powerful tips and then get off at the western slopes of the Latemars in the direction of ski area Pampeago/Obereggen from . The trail is here to create when compared to the increase on the Latemarspitze easily and smoothly. Thus I do not mean of course, that one it with sneakers, Hands in the pockets and whistling in the air looking, should take!
As so often with us two, is the descent into the feet more noticeable than the increase in.
The rocky terrain is behind us, among us we see the ski lifts of Obereggen und Pampeago. We do not hold on and walk the beautiful now, Green and above all simple hiking trail (No. . 22) in the North at the foot of the Latemars along.
The trail stretches extremely in the length. It takes N until we on the way. 21 meet the us up to the Mitterleger and then back to lead up to the Costalunga pass. Also the hiking trail no.. 21 It means not much better with our tired feet, He runs without saving the full-length.
After endless 8 We reach tired hours walking time, but still happy, having defeated the Latemar, our starting point to the Costalunga pass.
One very long and above all very, very difficult mountain tour, the I as Climbing – If even without Climbing equipment – would like to call. Whoever his Hiking poles never want to take the hand, He should choose an other hiking tour. Who but a tremendous view in the heart of UNESCO of world heritage Dolomites want to catch, trittsicherer and schwindelfreier Hikers is, the is not recently Climbing shy, in any case the mountain tour of Costalunga pass - Latemar - Obereggen in the South of South Tyrol Dolomites warmly recommended.
Hiking in South Tyrol , is my hobby . Usually the best wife of all and I are on the way on easy hiking trails . While the camera of course never fails . On this blog you can watch the result of our hikes . 
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