Ascent of Monte Catria on 2020-08-08| Date: | Saturday, August 8, 2020 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Monte Catria | | Location: | Italy | | Elevation: | 5581 ft / 1701 m |
Ascent Trip ReportAfter yesterday afternoon's ascent of Slovenia's Snežnik.
From N, parking beside Refugio della Vernosa access track at junction: this easy peak may be made even easier by driving the roughish unpaved road to this point; or parking at road highpoint with Monte Catria signposted. Barbed wire gate above parking is openable, another above it has a squeeze stile with the small Rifugio inside the enclosure, locked with contact instructions for anyone unable to make the summit in a day :-) Track above thru beechwood then swings R climbing thru pasture, thick fog, l pass a small tent with voices inside, higher up child and adult voices but no-one seen, at the summit is a tall stylish lattice steel cross which in the fog l can barely see the top of, the highpoint is just SW of the cross. Further S the Abisso Cani Sciolti turns out to be a deep crevice in the limestone, possibly just wide enough to fall into. Another feature near summit has same name but is just a hollow with a memorial. I head down, the fog is lifting, the little tent is gone, the early sun produces nice lighting effects in the beechwood. The higher-looking peak to WNW is Monte Acuto, only 1668m. About 40mins round trip for Catria.
Catria photos
Late morning I climb Monte Cucco. |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 790 ft / 240 m | | Route Conditions: | Road Hike, Maintained Trail, Open Country | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 790 ft / 240 m | | Distance: | 1.9 mi / 3 km | | Start Trailhead: | 4791 ft / 1460 m | | Descent Statistics | GPS Data for Ascent/Trip
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