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Madritsch Pass

Mon, 10/10/2011 - 17:06 — giocons

sottotitolo:

(From the Martelltal)

Autore

Autore:

Giovanni Consigli

Scheda

Segnavia:

151

Data del rilievo:

23/04/2011

Foto di copertina:

Tipologia Percorso:

A/R

Difficoltà:

Impegno Fisico:

Very long walk with a lot of rise

Periodo Consigliato:

June to September

Tempo Complessivo:

6h30'

Tempo di Salita:

3h45'

Tempo di Discesa:

2h45'

Esposizione:

Ovest

Quota di partenza:

1920 m

Quota di Arrivo:

3151 m

Dislivello:

1231 m

Quota Massima:

3151 m

Acqua:

At Refuge Corsi and torrents

Accesso:

From Merano (Meran) drive the Val Venosta (Vinschgau) on the national road nr. 38 of Stilfersjoch until Coldrano (a little beyond Laces. From here turn left on the local road of Martelltal. Drive up this nice valley to reach the artificial lake of Gioveretto and, after a last stroke with narrow bends, on arrive the plan of Paradiso al Cevedale a little below the Refuge (m. 2010), at an altitude of nearly 1920 m. A vaste pay parking lot is available, be aware, however, that during the summer season in the most busiest can happen, due to the large number of visitors, that you'll find no space ...

Introduction

Martelltal is one of the most beautiful of the Stelvio National Park. It penetrates deep into the heart of the group and serves to move closer to the peaks of the node Cevedale - Gioveretto thanks to the comfortable support points of refuge Corsi and Refuge Martello. The route described here is perhaps the most beautiful of these places: long and wide, especially in the twilight of the hot summer evenings, makes for the hiker an unforgettable experience. The large crowd of walkers usually does not proceed much beyond the refuge Corsi (which can be easily reached in just over an hour from the parking) so that the long ascent is often done in the silence and solitude. The Pass Madritsch, despite of its respectable altitude, does not require crossing glaciers and therefore constitutes the major route of pedestrian access between the Martelltal and Solda Tal. Since the slope of Solda access is much faster (thanks to the funicular of the refuge City of Milan) is really advisable to do this hike from the side most remote and difficult, having, as areward, generous and spectacular landscapes.

Description

Just across the parking lot stands a large spur that appears to bar the valley. The two sides of it are steep and impending. At the top of it there is a large grassy terrace where we find refuge Nino Corsi. From the parking branch numerous traces of the path that dates back a grove (signals) and steeply lead on a wide carriageway which then becomes an easy mule track which rise up the spur obliquely, makes two turns and sits up almost at the top of the latter with a climb and a further series of turns to the beautiful shelf where there is the large building owned by CAI Milan . The Refuge is located at m. 2265 in a beautiful location, right at the entrance of the long Valley of Madritsch and the parallel valley of Pozzo. To the left of the latter, against the wall you can see another rocky hill upon which you can see the Refuge Martello. So far about 50 minutes.
Behind the refuge, with a typical Tyrolean Cross, the path splits. To the left the No 150 points to Long Lake and the Passo del Lago Gelato, right on our route (number 151) after a few short ascent on hill and meadows we are at the entrance of the great Valley of Madritsch, extraordinarily large and mountainous, crossed by a stream and covered with fine in its lower part from large areas of grass and sparse bushes.
The trail meanders between these vast grasslands in moderate slope, reaches a first rounded off and exceeds the height of a large plateau where, looking behind, you discover the glaciers, the top peaks of the Marmot and Venice. In front of this beautiful plateau, you see all the way forward, closed at the bottom of the ridge with our Pass, and to his right, the elegant Top of the pyramid Beltovo. The path continues floor with a very pleasant way, crosses the stream and supports the right of resuming the climb first in a series of hills interspersed with short shelves that are followed with great dramatic effect (see cover photo). It deals with the second highest rise which earns more meters and return in a second flat area again near the torrent. Behind it rises another round rump that precedes the final basin. With a steeper slope on the comeback trail, cross right at the base of the summit, around it and continues flat along a further rise that looks like another short elevation. This is avoided, this time on its left and, again on grassland dotted with rocks here and there, after another short climb, you touch the third small plateau where the terrain begins to become more uneven. Now you face a succession of two steps covered with debris behind which is the big gray final basin, prelude to the ridge that separates this valley with Solda.
Earth, stones, debris and rough screes take the place of the grassy plain, in a decidedly alpine environment: the climb continues, with two short steps, and horizontally. Just behind the final wall of debris there is a wide curious sandy stroke. The stretch that precedes it, in the warm light of late afternoon is simply spectacular. The view is very wide on the crown of peaks and deep valley just going up (see photo) From this point the path straightens and goes on typically metamorphic rocks through a serpentine path to the target against the looming wall. More and more steeply between boulders and advancing in a kind of channel that dominates the valley where you're coming from, it touches the summit ridge on the left and the pass is reached easily (m. 3151, about three hours from the refuge).

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