Catinaccio/Rosengarten Group (Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy)

The Catinaccio Group - also known as Rosengarten, German name in use on the South-tyrolean side of the massif - is a fine and famous group belonging to the Western Dolomites and located among the Val di Fassa, the Val di Tires and the Val d'Ega. The highest peak of the group is the Catinaccio d'Antermoia 3004 m.  Cima Catinaccio 2981 m is the second highest summit of the group, after Catinaccio d’Antermoia, this latter being the only summit in the group exceeding the 3000 meters.The Catinaccio group has a quite simple structure, just as a big ridge oriented North-South, starting from Seiser Alm (Alpe di Siusi) and ending with the Passo di Costalunga (Carer Pass). Highly frequented in summer from the hikers, because of fine sceneries and paths that cross it, and from the climbers. The Vajolet towers, three spires that even if lower are as famous as the Lavaredo, are the sector more popular with alpinists. Moreover the Roda di Vael, with its big red wall which you can see from Carer Pass, and Catinaccio East wall, with many fine routes very difficult and fine routes, recall the climbers' attention in a particular way. The Catinaccio group is also very popular with advanced hikers and scramblers, due to the presence of some Via Ferrata, such as those of the Catinaccio d'Antermoia and Santner.