Casa Alfredino

22/07/2025

The Valle San Lucano is a geological wonder. Carved by glaciers, it is one of the deepest glacial valleys in the world, 2000m deep in places. Not only this but it's exceptionally narrow, a ratio of 1:1 which is truly unusual. To the left, the 1500m high North face of Monte Agner soars, the tallest face of the Dolomites. Whilst to the right is the Pale di San Lucano is a mere 1400m high. It's a truly special place, and as I drove past this evening it was shrouded in cloud, making it look even more mystical than normal.

21/07/2025

Lovely little trip to the top of Sass Di Roccia in Laste. This great little Via Ferrata isn't long, although it is quite steep. It features a couple of rung ladders and some bridges and leads to a fantastic little Bivouac hut. We stopped for lunch and for the rain to pass through before making our way back down.

20/07/2025

Fantastic news, the Serrai di Sottoguda has officially reopened which means a return by is now possible! Since Storm Vaia the gorge has officially been out of bounds. It's great to be able to welcome you back from this winter. Of course there are lots of other areas which have continued to provide sport. But the gorge is such easy access, with such a great range of routes that it makes it ideal for beginners and returning experienced climbers alike.

09/04/2024

08/03/2024

is a legendary skitour in the central which requires good skills. With sections of of up to 45 degrees the needs to be in good control. To reach the main event, a 600m descent down a narrow you must first across the plateau from , a distance of some 9km with around 300m of ascent at 3000m or more. The views of are spectacular, and so is the skiing. To finish you complete a half . What a day.

21/12/2023

On the way home from skiing in we drove over and we presented with this incredible over .

15/11/2023

Today was about adventure climbing, specifically . and I spent the day visiting in South Wales where we climbed Pluto, VS and the first 5 pitches of Exposure Explosion, an incredible traverseabove the crashing waves of the Bristol Channel before light began fading and we climbed out. Jason said to me it was one of the wildest days climbing he's had, which coming from someone who has spent his life travelling to far flung places shows you the sort of adventure you can have on your doorstep. Amazing day and amazing company as always.

07/11/2023

Oli from front desk, pulling into the first belay of Dragonfly HVS 5a,5a our third route of the day. Awesome work Oli, see you soon! If you're looking to learn to climb, I'm currently helping as many people as I can whilst I gain my Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor award so just say the word. It can be as easy or hard as you like. Clearly Oli is a really capable climber so today we talked about different belay set up at ground level, with different scenarios for the same set of gear placements, and then he got to see it in action as I guided him up some routes in the .

14/08/2023

is home to a number of excellent , mostly from WW1 and of great historical value, but generally quite easy. In recent years two have been added, one on Sass Di Stria, and one on Col dei Bos. The latter, is an old climbing route used by the Alpine Brigade of the Italian army to train its soldiers in alpine warfare. A few years ago the decision was taken to equip it for the use of the general public and so it's a route which has been perfectly equipped with rubber bungs on the bolts and new wire. On the way there are breath taking positions, incredible views and the most perfect lunch spot at the top.

13/08/2023

What does look like in the ? This August I had the pleasure of climbing Via Mama e Papa on the Ra Gusela near . A 10 pitch route on excellent rock, with perfect bolting in a totally alpine environment just 30 mins drive from .

10/05/2023

Sport climbing in the sun and beginning to prepare for the summer season. Got some objectives in mind so good to start laying some foundation!

29/07/2022

Via Vonbank, 200m V on the Piccolo Lagazuoi. All the training at paid off. Wasn't a Sunday send, but was pretty chuffed with it for a warm up route!