Col de la Pieres

Photo 1: The Sassolungo (Langkofel) massif rising above the forested slopes of Val Gardena, with the town of Selva di Val Gardena in the valley.

Photo 2: On the ridge to the left, the Rifugio Stevia mountain hut, and above it the summit of Col de la Pieres with its cross, the goal of today's climb.

Photo 3: The Rifugio Stevia hut (2312 m) beneath the massive limestone bulk of Col de la Pieres, its summit cross above.

Photo 4: The wooden Rifugio Stevia hut (2312 m) on a grassy meadow. In mid-June it was still closed.

Photo 5: Rifugio Stevia from the other side, with the Sassolungo (Langkofel) massif behind it and a view down into the Val Gardena valley.

Photo 6: A view across the valley to the broad grassy ridges of Seceda with its huts and cable cars, distant ranges layered on the horizon.

Photo 7: A close-up of the sharp Fermeda towers (Torri della Fermeda) in the Odle (Geisler) massif.

Photo 8: A wooden bench with the carved name of the Piza saddle (Piza Scharte, 2491 m), with Seceda and the Fermeda towers behind.

Photo 9: A view from above of the large Rifugio Firenze (Regensburger Hütte) with its sun terrace, surrounded by meadows and trails.

Photo 10: A panoramic view of the Odle (Fermeda) rock towers above green meadows and forests laced with trails.

Photo 11: A trail signpost on the rocky ridge pointing to the Rifugio Stevia hut and to the summit of Col de la Pieres (1 h), green valleys behind.

Photo 12: Col de la Pieres seen from the Piza saddle: layered limestone walls and vast scree slopes.

Photo 13: A steep ascent with wooden log steps winding up through scree and rock toward the summit of Col de la Pieres.

Photo 14: The summit cross of Col de la Pieres on the rocky top, with the Sassolungo (Langkofel) massif and the Val Gardena valley behind.

Photo 15: The Piza saddle (Piza Scharte, 2491 m) between rock walls, with the scree descent route down to Rifugio Firenze (Regensburger Hütte).

Video from the hike up Col de la Pieres.