The Dolomites

The Pale Mountains

spring '94: snow is melting - picture taken by Markus

Sometimes the breath is taken away, by something so out of the ordinary, like the view from the Alpe di Siusi pasture (Seiseralm) across the domed mountains, the Sassolungo (Langkofel) and Sassopiatto (Plattkofel).

This immense stone colossus is unique in the world, made of limestone, towering above fertile alpine valleys and dark woods. For 100 million years the pale mountains have stood, still peaceful despite the onslaught of all those who have seen them in the distance and wanted to experience mountain life.

Many people come. Rock climbers and alpine ramblers, people who love both adventure and the special peace of the mountains. All of them are fascinated and most of them never forget these mountains. When far away, they will remember them, dream of them, write about them and soon, inevitably, they will return.

The names in italics are the original german equivalent of the otherwise italian names.

Other pictures of the Dolomite Mountains on The Net

The Vajolet Towers
Morning has broken on Sass Rigais (we climbed it at full-moon starting at 2 o'clock in the morning!)
A view from the Sass Rigais peak (3025 m) to south-east (Stevia, Cir, Sassongher, Sella, Tofana, ...)
Seceda and the Odle peaks in the late afternoon (picture taken in December 1994)
Fun, sun and ski - these are 2 pictures of Klaus (a CS-student) jumping and flying over the pistes of Seceda (Sasslong and Sella in the background)

by Zonta Francesco:

Sunset on the Pelmo peak and the north side of the Civetta seen from Col Rean peak (rifugio Tissi)
Pelmo peak seen from the track that leads to the rifugio Sonino (monte Coldai - Civetta range)
Lastoni di Formin and Croda da Lago (on the right) picture taken near rifugio Città di Fiume
Sorapiss lake, seen from Tondi de Sorapiss

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