La Crusc - Sasso delle Dieci / Zehnerspitze

Access to the starting point:
a) From Kranjska Gora via the Koren saddle to Austria, where at the first major junction continue left towards Podkloštro / Arnoldstein and Trbiz / Tarvisio. At the end of Podklošter, signs for Šmohor / Hermagor direct you to the right on the regional road, which takes you past the town to the end of the Ziljska valley, or more precisely to Kötschach-Mauthen, where you turn right towards Oberdrauburg. The road continues over the Gailbergsattel Alpine pass (982 m), after which you descend into the above-mentioned town. After crossing a bridge over the River Drava, turn left towards Lienz. At the main roundabout in Lienz, turn left towards Sillian and Itali. Next we cross the national border between Austria and Itali, and we follow the main road past Dobbiaco / Toblach, Villabassa / Niederdorf, Monguelfo - Tesido / Welsberg - Taisten, Brunico / Bruneck. Just after the last mentioned town, which is passed by a bypass road, we turn left into the Val Badia valley. Continue along the valley and we follow the road to Badia / Abtei. In Badia / Abtei, turn left and park in the parking lot at the bottom station of the chairlift. We then take two chairlifts to the highest point of the ski resort.

b) From Nova Gorica, drive into Itali and continue on the motorway to Portogruaro, where at the motorway junction turn in the direction of Belluno. Follow the motorway to its end (do not turn towards Belluno) and then continue driving towards Cortina d'Ampezzo. When you arrive in Cortina d'Ampezzo, follow the signs for the Passo Falzarego Alpine Pass. At the Passo Falzarego (2105 m), turn right towards Alta Badia and ascend the neighbouring Passo Valparola (2192 m), then descend into the aforementioned valley, which we follow to Badia / Abtei. In Badia / Abtei, turn right and park in the parking lot at the bottom station of the chairlift. We then take two chairlifts to the highest point of the ski resort.

The chairlift operates from 8:30 to 17:15 during the summer months.

Path description:
From the top station of the second chairlift, continue slightly to the right and follow the wide path through the forest to the church. At the crossroads by the church, continue straight ahead, with paths 13 and 15 leading off to the right. The wide path soon leads into the rare dwarf pines, where you come to a crossroads again, entering the Fanes Sennes Braies Nature Park. Continue right on path 7, crossing the slopes covered with dwarf pines to the south. Continue on route 7 and the path leads to the scree below the buttress of Le Ciaval. After climbing the scree, enter the gully where the climbing part of the route starts.

The ascent through the gully is secured by a rope and leads to a ledge which is then traversed for some time. The route is quite exposed and is mostly unprotected. The path then climbs steeply up along the steel cable a few times before crossing an exposed ledge to the south. There is also some rubble on the unprotected path, so great care is needed. Later, the path turns slightly to the left and climbs up a crumbly slope alongside a steel beam, with a few scrambles to help. There is then a slightly longer scramble along a ledge to the south. In the last part of the climbing route, the route turns left again and then climbs along the glacis towards the Ju dla Crusc saddle.

At the saddle, where the view to the east opens up, continue to the left, following the signs "Monte Cavallo, Cima Dieci". From the saddle, climb up the eastern sloping side of the ridge. The path climbs crosswise here and leads us past the indistinct summit of Piz dl Zubr. The path opens up a few more times to views of the vertical western walls of the ridge, and then the ridge gives way to the right and climbs up the eastern slopes of the L'Ciaval (Kreuzkofel) peak to reach a crossroads.

It is a few minutes' climb up to the left to the top of L'Ciaval, but we continue straight on and after crossing it, the path leads to the ridge on the north side of the summit of L'Ciaval. The path continues along the right-hand side of the ridge and, after a slightly steeper slope, brings us in front of the final more difficult part of the route.

The path climbs almost vertically along the steel cable and is also slightly exposed. The climbing section is short but the use of self-belay is still recommended. Once you reach the ridge, the route becomes slightly less difficult and there is only a short climb to the top.

On the way: Ju dla Crusc (2612m), Piz dl Zubr (2718m)

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