The trip

LEVEL ****

Elevation: +/- 1000m on average per day
Walking time: 6 to 7 hours per day
Type of hike: mountain route on technical trails, often stony with steep or vertiginous passages with well secured cabled sections.

GUIDING

Number of participants between 6 and 12 people supervised by a qualified professional mountain leader and a mountain guide for the Via Ferrata.

ACCOMMODATION

5 nights in refuges or gites in a dormitory or a multiple person bedroom.
Remember to bring your own sleeping sheet and pillowcase.  
Two blankets or a duvet per person are provided in each accommodation.

MEALS

Breakfast and dinner are provided in each accommodation.
Picnics are included and are carefully prepared daily by your mountain leader, comprising a variety of healthy salads and local products.
We do our best to accommodate special diets (gluten-free, vegetarian etc.). However, we encourage you to bring some additional products for your own picnics.

YOUR BACKPACK FOR THE NIGHT WITHOUT YOUR BAGGAGE

For the night without your baggage at the accommodation (you will get it back the night after), here are the things to add to your backpack (about 2 kilos are enough!):
- small toilet bag
- sleeping bag liner sheet
- change of clothes (bare necessities!)

MAPS

Tabacco Map 07 Alta Badia Arabba - Marmolada (1/25000)
Tabacco Map 03 Cortina d'Ampezzo (1/25000)
Tabacco Map 10 Dolomiti di Sesto (1/25000)

Practical information

ACCESS TO DEPARTURE POINT

Meet at 1:00pm in front of Cortina d’Ampezzo bus station, bus transfer to Passo Capolongo. Please have lunch before.

BY TRAIN (then bus)
Paris - Milano - Venice, or by Turin - Venice
SNCF information: 3635 oui.sncf

Bus transfer Venice - Cortina:
>> Cortina Express  (+39 0436867350)
>> ATVO line 29                                         

BY PLANE 
Venice Marco Polo International Airport, then transfer by bus to Cortina d'Ampezzo (about 2h).
>> See bus schedules on ATVO (line 29)
>> Cortina Express  (+39 0436867350)

BY CAR
By Milan, Verona, Venice, Belluno and Cortina.
Two long-term free car parks on the outskirts of Cortina (about 10 minutes walk from the train station/1km): "Lungo Boite" (west) and "Parcheggio Via del Parco" (south).

End point Saturday around 3:00pm in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

ACCOMMODATION BEFORE AND AFTER

Cortina d'Ampezzo Tourist Office: www.cortina-tourism.com

CONTACT US

If you are late please contact the agency as soon as possible on: +33 (0)4 50 79 09 16 or +33 (0)6 42 49 76 07

Equipment & baggage

EQUIPMENT LIST

Clothes

• Walking trousers
• Shorts (Bikini/swimsuit, just in case!)
• Breathable or merino wool t-shirts
• Breathable or merino wool leggings
• Fleece or jumper
• Wind stopper or Goretex jacket
• Waterproof poncho + gaiters or Goretex trousers + waterproof rucksack cover
• Pair of gloves and a warm hat
• Sun hat or baseball cap
• Walking socks (1 pair per day)
• Sturdy walking boots with a good sole, already broken in
• 1 change of clothes for the evening
• A pair of comfortable shoes for the evening

Other Equipment

• Toilet bag
• Quick drying towel
• Sunglasses and sun cream
• Water bottle or Camelback (1.5 litre minimum)
• Knife, fork and spoon
• Plastic lunch box/plate for your picnic lunches
• Plastic cup for coffee
• Small First Aid kit (antihistamine, ibuprofen, Compeed type blister pads...)
• Survival blanket
• Head torch or hand torch
• Sleeping bag liner sheet and pillowcase (blankets provided at accommodation)
• Two adjustable walking poles (highly recommended)
• Identity card or passport

BACKPACK

Bring a comfortable backpack of 30 to 40 litres for your personal belongings for the day (warm clothes, waterproofs, water, plate and cutlery for your picnic, sunscreen and your identity papers) and please keep a little room to carry a picnic and snacks.

BAGGAGE TRANSPORT

Your baggage will be transported daily (except Days 1, 4 and 5) between accommodation by our logistics vehicle. You are allowed 1 soft, sports type bag with all your possessions inside, no heavier than 12kg. Your bag has to be carried everyday by the driver, where access is not always easy, please think of their backs! Baggage which is too big and too heavy won't be accepted by the drivers!

If you wish to prolong your holiday, we can safely hold another bag for you which you may leave with us at the departure point and it will be deposited at the end point with your other baggage.