The routes

The route climbs up the heart of the east face of Pizzo Porola, following a series of obvious gullies that alternated sections of alpine ice, powder snow and rock to reach the ridge where the wind was so strong that...

This route rarely comes into condition and should be avoided at all costs after snowfall due to avalanche danger on the slopes that lead to the base of the climb.

A relatively demanding, nice climb set in a beautiful and isolated part of the Alps. Danger of avalanches: beware of snow conditions.

The icefall is comprised of two vertical sections that lead up a sunny rocky wall. A belay is equipped with bolts before the top of the first vertical section, on the right. The second pitch is more continuous with circa...

Long couloir, fun and a great training route, first ascended solo by Cristian Candiotto on 22/12/2007.

This drip is located in Valle della Pietra - Valle di Trona, a side valley of Val Gerola.

Nice icefall dedicated to Cristian Candiotto's future wife.

Very beautiful and highly rewarding icefall. Beware of the thickness of the ice. Water almost always runs within the fall. It requires a long period of intense cold to form completely.

Very beautiful drip. Carefully analyse the thickness of the ice and, given its orientation, the temperature! 

Goulotte del Pioda is a fun climb, with moderate difficulties, clearly visible from Val di Mello. In spring it is usually in good condition and the hardest section is the start, which appeared circa 20 years ago when the Pioda...

Great 2-pitch icefall set in a beautiful gully in Val Budria climbed on 5 January by Cristian Candiotto and Ezio Lualdi. Why Illusion? "Because from down in the valley you simply can't believe that it's up there, when you first...

Nice icefall, unfortunately somewhat short. From afar it looks as if the vertical section could be much longer, and it gets its name because of this. A great climb for beginners, in a fantastic setting.

Highly rewarding climb in a deep drip, isolated and solitary. The final pitch can be seen from the road, just before Passo d'Eira looking north (coming from Bormio).

Fun icefall which rarely comes into condition, marked by a thin drip which descends down the dark compact granite.

Superb alpine outing in a little known area of the Presolana. The route climbs the obvious recessed gully, past compact snow, hard to protect and mixed sections up corners and chimneys. Pro is not always easy to place. Pitches 5...

Nice three-pitch icefall first climbed in December 2012.