Pinne gialle first repeat at Tognazza by Andrea De Giacometti

After La Suerte 8c/+ at Zuzu Area, Movimenti tellurici 8c+ at Igne and Wormhole 8c+ at Tarzan Wall, the climber from Feltre Andrea De Giacometti has now made the first repeat of Pinne gialle at Tognazza. This difficult and beautiful four-pitch route was bolted by Maurizio 'Manolo' Zanolla and freed in September 2014 along a series of tiny cracks that run alongside the large central corner up this huge porphyritic outcrop - absolutely unique to the Dolomites - just below Passo Rolle.

De Giacometti repeated the route belayed by his girlfriend Laura Gonzalez Calavia and after his ascent he told planetmountain.com: “This route has taught me a lot, I reckon it’s the most complex and certainly the most beautiful up this face. A climb with character, with a "soul" that needs to sought out and understood. You need to be in tune with the wall, it’s a game of emotions up there… in order to climb it you need much more than just good training and strong fingers."

According to De Giacometti, the four pitches are as follows: P1: 7a/+ 30m; P2: 7c/8a 15m; P3: 8b/c 45m (18 quickdraws); P4: 7b/c 30m. It is interesting to note that close to Pinne Gialle there’s another of Manolo’s extreme slab masterpieces, Baby Rabbit 8b/c. Unrepeated even today, this route was first ascended in 1995…

TOPO: Pinne gialle, Tognazza


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On 23/09/2014 Maurizio 'Manolo' Zanolla made the first free ascent of Pinne gialle, a difficult new 4-pitch climb up the side of the large central corner at Tognazza (Passo Rolle, Dolomites, Italy).