Cantoni di Pelsa – Western Ridge – Cantoni della Busazza – Eastern Ridge<\/p>\n
Southern Civetta<\/strong> is one of the most complex mountains<\/strong>\u00a0you can find. The main massif appears on the map like an\u00a0immense claw, roughly oriented with three front \u201cfingers\u201d\u00a0pointing south and a rear finger to the north. Access from\u00a0south is certainly the most convenient: the rock structures are at a lower altitude, less severe thanks to their\u00a0southern exposure with very high, vertical walls, with\u00a0towers of compact limestone which look inaccessible.<\/p>\n The Dolomites are covered in towers and peaks, but often\u00a0the most popular among these are nothing more than big\u00a0rocks compared to the seven hundred metres of Torre<\/strong> Trieste<\/strong> or the eleven hundred metres of the Busazza<\/strong> ar\u00eate<\/strong>.\u00a0Climbing up Mussaia<\/strong> you get the impression that between\u00a0two great towers there is a labyrinth of summits and spires,\u00a0these are Cantoni di Pelsa and Cantoni<\/strong> della<\/strong> Busazza<\/strong>. The distinction is more visual than structural: the Cantoni di Pelsa<\/strong> end before the massive chunk of rock of Cima<\/strong> di<\/strong> Terranova<\/strong>, while the Cantoni della Busazza can be considered to extend up to the start of the ridges that then turn northwards to enclose the Van del Giazzer<\/strong>. Seen from the front, however, they appear as one single structure.<\/p>\n Climbing Cantoni<\/strong> means sunshine, realtively\u00a0short approach walks, no worrying about tricky descents\u00a0or sudden weather changes, free climbing on good rock\u00a0with mostly natural protection and a carefree life between one climb and the next. There are also very difficult routes here, often with sections of very loose rock,\u00a0descents like that of Torre Trieste, and faces like the west\u00a0wall of the Busazza, over a thousand metres high, in the\u00a0shade for most of the day, with no retreat routes to the\u00a0sides, and summit altitudes of around 3000metres.<\/p>\n