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Piz Ciavazes – Rossi/Tomasi Route
(and a lesson learned)

Friday, 7th September 2012
Seen from from the Sella Pass road, the Piz Ciavazes cannot fail to impress – a massive wall of steep, good rock which breaks abruptly two thirds the way up at the ‘Gamsband’. Most routes proceed no further than this level, since the upper tier is said to be poor rock. Even more impressive is …