10 Feb Valle dell’Orco Icefalls

 
 
 
General good conditions in  Val Soana (a left side valley of Valle dell’Orco)
 Santanel : well formed and often climbed
 
In Vallone di  Forzo: La Spada di Damocle and Cristal d’Arque well formed and frequently climbed. Be very careful to the snow condition.
 
Crazy Ice in Valle dell’Orco is (as always) far to reach, but in good shape and frequently climbed
 
In Vallone di Piantonetto: a possibile new line by Marco Appino and Renzo Vottero.
The artificial structure of X-ice in Ceresole is full of nice pillars and walls. Possibility to top rope. Crowded!
Balma Fiorant, the beautiful  icefall located on  Caporal, is still in good conditions very frequently repeated.

See more details about those icefalls  on  Alpine Ice The 600 best icefalls of the Alps. Edizioni Versante Sud Milano and Ghiaccio dell’ovest by Giancarlo Grassi and Aldo Cambiolo edizioni Vivalda Torino.
 

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Source: up-climbing