TIGNALE E TREMOSINE

TIGNALE

Cas mountain or Castello mountain

This is an high rock barrier composed of grey and yellow limestone which is from 350 up to 650 meters high, situated by Tignale. Near the summit there is the Sanctuary “Madonna del Castello” that was built in 1300, and an house for spiritual exercises, more recent, which was founded by Pierino Ebranati of Salò.

INFOs
The routes which climb the wide face run on rock which is not always so good. Here you can find some stretches on ramps with trees in alternation with small faces , dihedrals and some chimneys.

From south to north
· “Cobelli-Pedretti” route, level from I up to IV
· “Del Santuario” route, max.level IV+
· “Dei Bimbi” route or “Dei Pilastri” route, length 550 meters, eleven pitches, IV and V with sequences VI
· “Cobelli-Gessi” route, III, IV, V with some sequences VI
· “Schindelers list” ? ??
· “Amici di Serenella” route, length 550 meters, IV, V with sequences VI-
· “Delle Mamme” route, length 550 mt, eleven pitches, V with sequences VI-
· “Dei Postini” route, length 550 meters, V and A1
· “Marilyn Monroe” route, length about 550 meters, thirteen pitches, VI-
· “Della Guide” route, length about 550 meters (150 meters ramps with trees), ten pitches, IV- and V+

For more info you can read Camerini-Stenghel, “Il Garda Verticale”, ed. Zeta-Beta 2002

TREMOSINE CLIFF

Beautiful and complicated face, between Pieve di Tremosine and Salto delle Streghe, north of the old tunnel.

Corbelli-Gessi route

There is just one route opened by Renato Corbelli and Paolo Gessi in 1980.

Length: 200 meters; max.level IV and one sequence A0.

From the “Terrace” in the centre of Tremosine, descent through Porto route, pass the base of the Tremosine turret and continue descending. Leave the trail and go on the right by a crumbling ledge; continue on it for 100 meters (I, II). When the face is more stable, leave the ledge and climb directly (IV and one sequence A0) for 200 meters, more or less up to the Belvedere Hotel; from where you return to Tremosine.

TREMOSINE TURRET

Small and elegant rock-pinnacle below Pieve, looking towards Campione. It has a vertical eastern slope and a big chimney-crack towards the main limy-ledge. It is known that a three pitches route was put up by some Germans in 90s, level VI.

From Pieve you descent in Porto route, turn on the right through a trail in the woods that reaches the base of the chimney.

If someone has more information, please send an e-mail to: info@gardaclimbing.it

SALTO DELLE STREGHE

This is a face of about 350 meters behind Campione del Garda, yellow and overhanging. Here you can find 7 several routes with several pitches, in an exciting and beautiful environment.