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The Dolomites

The UNESCO declares the DOLOMITES with Rosegarden and Latemar to a world heritage region

 

 

 

On June 26 2009 the UNESCO declared the lime mountains of the Dolomites with Rosegarden and Latemar in the North of Italy part of the world natural heritage list. This declaration showed the appreciation of the UN and its respective organisation to the special status and uniqueness of the Dolomites.
The Dolomites and its well reknown mountains like Rosegarden, Latemar, Marmolada, Three Towers, Schlern, to name the most important ones, are now officially part of the nicest mountain regions worldwide.

The Dolomites World Natural Heritage with Rosegarden and Latemar are now forming part of the 50 most beautiful and most valuable landscapes in Europe and 199 worldwide. The Dolomites are in Italy the second world natural heritage besides the Aeolic Islands in the south.

The Rosegarden in the Dolomites

The Rosegarden (Italian Catinaccio, Ladin Ciadenac, Ciadenáze) is since 2003 part of the natural resort Schlern-Rosegarden. The Rosegarden is located between the valley of Tiers with the town of Tiers and Welschnofen in the Eggen valley on the western and the Fassa valley on the eastern side. It runs in north-south direction from the Schlern block in the North to the Karer pass in the south for approx. 8 km.
The highest peak is the Kesselkogel (ital. Catinaccio d'Antermoia) with an altitude of 3004 Metern. It is reachable from the Grasleiten pass via a rope trail track. The first people to mount it where 1873 two Britons C. Comyn Tucker and T. H. Carson with the guide A. Bernard. Due to the rope trails along the western flank and also the eastern flank as well following the first mounting route, the Kesselkogel is one of the most visited peaks in the Rosegarden. The Kesselkogel sits relatively free and is therefore also one of the best panoramic view mountains of the Dolomites.

The main peak is nevertheless the Rosegardenpeak. This is with its 2.981 m ü.d.M only the second highest, but by far the most prominent one of the moutain group in whose midth its is positioned.
The Rosegardenpeak reaches a length of approx 1 km, runs from NNO to SSW and has on the ridge the north peak (2.919 m ü.d.M.), the main peak (2.981 m ü.d.M.) and the south peak (2.913 m ü.d.M.). The most impressive flank is the 600 m high eastern wall.
The first to mount it where again the same Britons with the guide Francois Devouassoud on the today normal way along the western flank and northern ridge. The entry to the normal way is from the Santner pass from the Kölner Hütte reachable, or from the east in a relative long trail from the Vajolet valley.

The six Vajolet towers are a bizarre rock formation in the centre of the Rosegarden group. The stretch from the Vajolet pass in the North (2459 m ü.d.M.) to the Laurin pass (2627 m ü.d.M.) in the south. They are separated in three northern and three southern towers, standing each on a separate base and divided by the Winklerscharte (2650 m ü.d.M.). The three southern towers are better known, as the rock is more solid and also a centrepiece of beauty for the Alps.

The group is known for climbing. Some routes are part of the best known medium difficulty ones in the Alps and therefore quite used in the climbing season.

 



 

 

 



 
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