Marmolada Punta Penia – Punta Penia (Marmolada Summit) loop from Passo Fedaia

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Marmolada Punta Penia – Punta Penia (Marmolada Summit) loop from Passo Fedaia

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Marmolada Punta Penia – Punta Penia (Marmolada Summit) loop from Passo Fedaia

06:59

8.83km

1,190m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that are highly dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 452 m for 13 m

After 3.08 km for 1.42 km

After 4.61 km for 1.35 km

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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839 m

Rifugio Pian dei Fiacconi (Destroyed by Avalanche in 2020)

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Refuge and lifts were completely devastated by the avalanche that occurred in December 2020, luckily without victims: crossing point of the normal route at Punta Penia della Marmolada

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3.33 km

Marmolada Glacier

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This glacier descends along the northern slope of the Marmolada, on the border with the province of Belluno. Below it is the Fedaia Pass lake and the Avisio stream originates …

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4.27 km

Capanna Punta Penia Hut (Rifugio Capanna Punta Penia)

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Refuge on highest point on Marmolada at 3343m

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4.36 km

Punta Penia (Marmolada Summit)

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With its 3,343 meters of altitude, Punta Penia is the highest peak of the Marmolada and of all the Dolomites. Climbed for the first time in 1864 by the Viennese …

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4.76 km

Start of the Normal Route Via Ferrata (Dolomites)

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Entry to the via ferrata on the normal route. When it snows, the rope is largely covered in snow and cannot be used. A lot of alpine experience in climbing steep snow slopes and alpine equipment is then indispensable!

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8.83 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.07 km

2.93 km

643 m

106 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.20 km

2.78 km

1.84 km

Elevation

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Highest point (3,260 m)

Lowest point (2,090 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

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Comments

July 20, 2025,MARMOLADA - via normale - Partenza da Passo Fedaia a Punta Penia (mt.3343)

Departure from the Cima 11 refuge parking lot at Passo Fedaia. 5:15 AM.
In an hour and a quarter, we reach the top station of the former Pian dei Fiacconi cable car.
A little further up, we put on our crampons and begin the climb on steep ice; a hundred meters further up, the snowfield begins.
We traverse this entire …

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