Gran Sasso ~ 2767 m.a.s.l.

Ghiacciaio del Calderone - B/C

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Elevation: 50m

Parking: 42.4431°, 13.559°

Ferrata: 42.4732°, 13.5697°

10min
time

3h
approach

2h 30min
exit

100m
length

Description

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Characteristics

Gran Sasso - limestone massif in the Abruzzo Apennines, which includes the highest peak of the Apennines, Corno Grande 2912m - via ferrata crossing.

Ferrata Ghiacciaio del Calderone, the opposite variant of the Vetta Orientale ferrata. It leads to the glacier above the Carlo Franchetti hut.

Arrival

Prati di Tivo, pasture in the Valico del Laghetto saddle 1650m or from the other side of the parking lot at Campo Imperiale 2130m.

Onset

From the top of Vetta Orientale 2903 m you descend about 250 m to a well-marked start with a sign. BE CAREFUL not to confuse it with the side marked unsecured climbing route of difficulty I-II UIAA, which is a few meters earlier.

Descent

Across the glacier further according to the parking lot,

Interesting facts

This via ferrata has a second return option called Vetta Orientale.

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