John Thomson

The Dolomites

The Dolomites is a magical land of big mountains, steep faces, and exposed climbing. Textured grey and tan limestone yields climbing of an unmistakable European variety, facey and delicate, protected by pitons or small cams or not at all, and completely without hand cracks. Add in a network of huts dotting the remote alpine valleys to keep approaches civilized and meals full-service, and you get the picture: a veritable paradise of alpine rock climbing.