Beschreibung

This crag is located in a dense fir forest to the north of Croda da Lago in a wonderful scenic position, with a privileged view of Cortina and the surrounding mountains, from the Tofane to the Antelao. The Bèco d'Ajàl is a large tower, a tooth of rock, visible even from the centre of Cortina. The climbing area is located at an altitude of 1,750 metres and features walls with different exposures. Temperatures are quite low, which is why it is suitable for the summer period (June-September). After prolonged rainfall, the walls tend to remain wet for a few days. The crag consists of three large boulders varying in height between 60 and 80 metres the rock is solid dolomite with holes and yellow and black indentations, and a good part of the walls are overhanging, and are classed as difficult. There are around 50 routes, bolted by the Scoiattoli di Cortina, their difficulty level ranging between 6a and 8c, lengths between 20 and 40 metres and a mostly endurance climbing style. The protections, given the rather high difficulty and the overhanging walls, are distant but still safe. It was at this very crag that Cortina's first 8c, the Schiaffo, was freed in 2003 by the Scoiattolo Luca Zardini Canon. Approach: from Cortina go up in the direction of Passo Giau-Passo Falzarego and at Pocol, after Hotel Argentina take the SP638 road in the direction of Passo Giau. After about 1.5 km, just before the Malga Peziè de Parù mountain cottage, park on the left and take the mule track to Val di Formin. Follow it for a few hundred metres and immediately after the bridge turn left, following the sign indicating the crag. After a short flat stretch, climb to the right through a fir forest until, after about thirty minutes, you reach a flat clearing where the vegetation is less dense and the first boulders can be glimpsed from here, take the path to the right in the direction of the boulders and after five minutes you’ll reach the crag.