woohoo the dollies!!!!! (Dolomites)

Ever since Paula & I started to develop the skills and experience to climb in more adventurous environments (mountains, multi pitch) the Dollies appeared on our radar and took our hearts, with its mixture of beautiful settings, familiar limestone like rock, and endless possibilities from moderate to extreme.

It feels a bit like returning, well not quite home, but somewhere cherised as we returned for our third time. This time without a deadline for a return flight home and also planning to meet up with some friends from the UK (Pilar & Julian) who were coming out for a week.

Both Paula and I were psyched to come back and meet up with some friends after 3 months in the van together ;-)

We started in some familiar areas at Cinque Torri, then Sella Towers and Piz Ciavazes, initially seeming to spend our days with our heads in the clouds, a little more altitude and the mountain weather.

Some memorable routes included Finlandia at Cinque Torri, Vintanzer on Sella Tower 3, Schubert and then Roberta 83 on Piz.

Clear crisp skies after days of storms, moon out views from our wild camp spot at Cinque torri

Finlandia

Brilliant to see Julian and Pilar for a week