Nobody asked if I were coming for Day 3's via ferrata. Alberto and Richard must have assumed I would be going and that I were "very comfortable" (Not!) with the heights, tiny ledges and ladders by now. I do not think they fully understood the phrase "it's scary" each time they asked me how I am doing. "But you are doing fine!", they would say.
So, on Day 3, we took 2 chairlifts near Campolongo and landed at the start of another via ferrata on the Sella Massif - Ferrata Piz da Lêch. After the first chairlift ride, we saw the Queen of Dolomites - Marmolada, the highest mountain in the Dolomites (3,342m).
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| Marmolada, dressed in white |
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Views from the long chairlift rides were scenic
and saved a lot of legwork! |
We were the first on the chairlift and were absorbing in the view when 4 people rushed past us to start the via ferrata climb. In the end, we had to wait for them to move because they were stumped by the first step (which was a huge distance from the ground, even for people with long legs) and some trickier spots on the rocks and chimneys.
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| Photo credit: Alberto |
Richard and I were fortunate to have Alberto to demonstrate and guide us through. There were a spot or 2 where we had to substitute a foot with a hand so as to move upward. I just had to mostly watch what Alberto was doing and followed instructions when he gave them and we did not have any major issues.
The ledges, rocks and chimneys led us to 2 long ladders (yucks!).
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| Photo credit: Richard |
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| Photo credit: Alberto |
At the end of the via ferrata, we saw more of Marmolada and Pisciadu (from yesterday's climb) and slowly made our way to the summit. The 360 degree view from the top was impressive - we saw the Marmolada, the whole Sella Massif, villages and many more that I am unable to name.
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| 360 degree view from the top |
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| Richard likes to live his life at the edge |
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| Tiny houses |
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