If you are in the Spluga Pass area and want to climb some of the peaks around, Pizzo Tambo and Piz Timun (Pizzo Emet) will likely be your first choices. Read here which is harder.
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Nature’s Whim: My Wet and Windy Fanes-Senes-Braies Nature Park Chronicle
Last summer when I was in the Dolomites and the weather was simply unpredictable. But I accepted it as it was and decided to make a tour in the Fanes-Senes-Braies Nature Park. It did not really work, so here is my report about the tour.
How to Get to Passo Giau in the Dolomites and What to Do There?
The Passo Giau is one of several high passes in the Dolomites. I have visited it a few times and in my view this is the most attractive pass in this part of the Italian Alps. Hence this report.
Hiking and Mountaineering around Spluga Pass (Splugen Pass) Area
Spluga Pass (Splügen Pass, Spluegen Pass, Passo dello Spluga) is a mountain road pass between Italy and Switzerland with plenty of attractive hiking and mountaineering routes in particular on the Italian side.
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Climbing Pizzo d’Emet (Piz Timun)
If you plan to climb Pizzo Emet (Piz Timun) it is best to start from the east side of the Lago Montespluga. This is the route I followed, and it is described here.