Catinaccio

This massif is located in the Sciliar-Catinaccio nature park.

The Catinaccio is a mountain range of about 8 km, which extends from Passo di Costalunga in the south to the Sciliar in the north and is located between Val di Tires and Val di Fassa.

According to the legend of King Laurin, the German name “Rosengarten” (rose garden) for this mountain range derives from a garden sheeted with roses. Linguists, however, claim that “Catinaccio” derives from the Ladin word “ciadinàc”, which means coarse gravel.

The highest summit of the Catinaccio is the Catinaccio d’Antermoia (3,004 m), which can be scaled via fixed rope route. It was C. Comyn Tucker and T.H. Carson from Great Britain to make the first ascent in 1873. However, the main summit is not the Catinaccio d’Antermoia, but the Cima Catinaccio (2,981 m). Other popular peaks and summits are the Torri del Vajolet, the Croda di Re Laurino (2,813 m), Cima Sforcella (2,810 m), Croda Rossa (2,806 m) and Croda Davoi (2,727 m).

Also numerous fixed-rope routes have been established in the Catinaccio, like for example the Ferrata Laurenzi, the Ferrata Santner, and the Masaré route.