Il volo di Pegasus - Monte Monaco
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Il volo di Pegasus: The Monte Monaco and Pizzo Monaco towers
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First ascent
Albert Leichtfried & Reinhard Ranner 13/05/2010
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Orientation
North
Length
260m
Difficulty
7a R/S 3+,II
Obligatory difficulty
7a
Period
Autumn, spring
Route
Volo di Pegasus is a beautiful route which climbs perfect rock and is marked by the incredible rock formations and tufas. First ascended on-sight from the ground-up by visiting Austrians Albert Leichtfried & Reinhard Ranner, the route climbs difficulties up to 7a but Leichtfried warns: "with only 17 bolts on the pitches, the route turned out to be a great adventure."
Getting there
From San Vito lo Capo drive to the obvious Monte Monaco. Park the car at the northern entry to Camping la Pineta. Access
Walk to the North Face and the base of the route in just 15 minutes. The route starts left of an obvious grey pillar. The route starts to the left of La Lingua Pura. Itinerary
P1: 6a, 60m, 2 bolts
P2: 6c, 25m, 6 bolts
P3: 6a+, 50m, 1 bolts
P4: 6a, 40m, 0 bolts
P5:6a+, 35m, 2 bolts
P6: 7a, 25m, 4 bolts
P7: 6b, 25m, 2 bolts Descent
Walk down the south face in 45 minutes, some grade II scramble. Gear
Set C3, Camos 0,4-3, slings. 17 bolts on the pitches, 11 bolts on the belays.
From San Vito lo Capo drive to the obvious Monte Monaco. Park the car at the northern entry to Camping la Pineta. Access
Walk to the North Face and the base of the route in just 15 minutes. The route starts left of an obvious grey pillar. The route starts to the left of La Lingua Pura. Itinerary
P1: 6a, 60m, 2 bolts
P2: 6c, 25m, 6 bolts
P3: 6a+, 50m, 1 bolts
P4: 6a, 40m, 0 bolts
P5:6a+, 35m, 2 bolts
P6: 7a, 25m, 4 bolts
P7: 6b, 25m, 2 bolts Descent
Walk down the south face in 45 minutes, some grade II scramble. Gear
Set C3, Camos 0,4-3, slings. 17 bolts on the pitches, 11 bolts on the belays.
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Beauty
First ascent
Albert Leichtfried & Reinhard Ranner 13/05/2010
By
Planetmountain
Orientation
North
Length
260m
Difficulty
7a R/S 3+,II
Obligatory difficulty
7a
Period
Autumn, spring
Route
Routes in the same mountain group
Related news
07/06/2010 - Alpinism
Il volo di Pegasus, new route on Monte Monaco, Sicily Austrians Albert Leichtfried and Reinhard Ranner have carried out the first ascent of Il volo di Pegasus (260m, 7a) on Monte Monaco, San Vito lo Capo, Sicily.