The rock pyramid of Antelao masters that Cadore and at 3,264 m it is the second highest mountain in the Dolomites and the highest peak in the Eastern Dolomites. The distinctive single mountain is also called "King of the Dolomites" called and lies in Veneto and around 15 kilometers southeast of Cortina.
places
Valley location is San Vito di Cadore (1011 m) in the valley of the Boite.
background
One of the Legends of origin tells of the giant Antelao, enchanted by a witch's spell, who would remain strong, young and beautiful as long as his heart remained cold and he would not fall in love.
The fate for Antelao comes as the king's daughter Pomauria from the palace of Mount Malòn. The beautiful girl seeks and finds Antelao in the mountains of the Maramarole. At first the giant rejects the princess, but love hits him when he recognizes her blue eyes in a flower of a forget-me-not left behind by Pomauria.
Despite a warning from the witch, the unfortunate visits the worshiped Pomauria in her castle, feels the beginning of his transformation, takes refuge in the mountains of the Marmarole and plunges into the water of the Boite. Overnight the giant turned to stone and grew into a huge mountain before the eyes of the Pomauria that followed him.
The official First ascent is a little unclear, it was probably carried out by Matteo Ossi, a chamois hunter from San Vito and around 1850. The first official tourist ascent then took place on June 18, 1863 by Paul Grohmann, Francesco and Alessandro Lacedelli and Matteo Ossi, who, according to Grohmann, did not know the transition to the actual summit. The ambitious Paul Gromann later also denied the documented and first ascent of the nearby on September 19, 1857 Monte Pelmo by the Irish John Ball.
language
Cadore is one of the regions where Ladin is the main language, followed by Italian. The German language is rarely spoken outside of the tourist zones.
getting there
- The Directions from the north The easiest way is via the Brenner motorway and from the exit Brixen (Bressanone), through that Val Pusteria above Brunico (Brunico) to Dobbiaco (Dobbiaco). In Toblach turn south into the Höhlensteintal and another 32 km to Cortina d'Ampezzo, from Cortina it's 12 kilometers through the valley of the Boite to San Vito.
- The next Train stations are the terminus of the former Dolomitenbahn with Dobbiaco in South-Tirol in the north and Calalzo in Belluno in the south-east, each a good thirty kilometers away from Cortina.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
activities
Normal way
The rock pyramid of the Antelao is climbed less often than the comparably high Dolomite peaks, also because of its isolated location, this is the starting point Rifugio Galassi (2018 m). The summit can be reached almost without climbing, but absolute surefootedness and a head for heights are essential.
From the mountain hut on Forcella Piccola, the ascent takes place over scree fields and ribbons to the beginning of the characteristic wide slab of limestone, known as "Laste".
The further ascent then runs over this steeply inclined plateau of the rock slabs from a height of around 2700 m with an even incline of around 35 ° to just before the summit, the route is sometimes perceived as exhausting due to the steep incline. There is also a rock step a few meters high and not too difficult to overcome.
The summit is then slightly set off from the uppermost end of the slab sections, at the transition an exposed easy climbing (places up to II) is required.
The plates can still be dangerously iced up towards the end of spring, even due to night frost.
Ascent from the hut around four hours, only a little faster on the descent.
hike
The region around the Antealao is a popular and almost lonely hiking area in the fantastic rocky scenery of the Dolomites.
accommodation
Accommodation in the valley see section places in front.
Alpine protective and mountain hats for hikers and mountaineers:
- 1 Rifugio "Pietro Galasssi" (2018 m) ((Sezione CAI Mestre)), Comune di Calalzo di Cadore (Bl). Tel.: 39 (0)436 9685. The hut can be reached from the valley town of S. Vito de Cadore and on hiking trail No. 229 in about two and a half hours.
- 2 Rifugio Scotter - Palatini (1580 m) (Private hut). Tel.: 39 (0)436 99035. The hut is located at the approach to the Rifugio Gallassi (see above), the approach is from the valley town of S. Vito de Cadore on hiking trail No. 229 in about three quarters of an hour.
- Rifugio San Marco (1823 m). Tel.: 39 (0)436 9444.
climate
The Antelao, which is a little further south compared to other Dolomite peaks, is also considered to be more susceptible to the weather influences of the nearby Adriatic: Fog and clouds with precipitation are somewhat more common on the mountain than in the other Dolomite regions.
literature
- : Developing the Dolomites: In the footsteps of the pioneers Paul Grohmann and Viktor Wolf-Glanvell in the pale mountains. 2008, ISBN 978-8882665241 ; 224 pages.
cards
- Cortina d'Ampezzo e Dolomiti Ampezzane, 1:25 000; Vol.03. Tobacco, Hiking map of South Tyrol, ISBN 9788883150036 . 9,50 €
- Pieve di Cadore-M. Antelao 1: 25,000; Vol.WK 634. KOMPASS hiking map, ISBN 978-3-87051-822-6 . 5,95 €
