Furchetta

Double peaks of Furchetta (left Large, Small Furchetta right ) seen from the Climb to Sass Rigais from. Links of the uppermost part of the north wall.

The Furchetta ( Ladin Furcheta ) is a mountain in the Geisler Group in the Dolomites. He is the same height as the adjacent main peaks of the Geisler peaks, the Sass Rigais is, however, even prized slightly higher in some leaders with 3030 m with 3025 m.

From the north, the 800 m high north wall dominates the Geisler group. Internally, the Furchetta is in the Large and Small Furchetta southeast offset ( 2975 m) divided, whereby the mountain with its twin peaks of some views acts like an unfolded scissors.

Location

The Furchetta is located slightly east of the center of the Geisler peaks that form a part of the ridge between Val Gardena in the south and in the north and Villnößtal are provided in Puez Odle under protection. To the west it is bordered by Wasserrinnental (Val dla Saliëries ) and separated by the narrow Saliëries Forcella from Sass Rigais. To the east of the crest is the Odla de Valdusa continued ( 2936 m ) and the Wasserkofel ( Sas dal Ega, 2924 m). To the south, the Torkofel ( Sas dla Porta, 2970 m).

Alpinism

The first ascent was made by Johann Baptist Vinatzer, a hunter, in 1870 alone.

The north wall was created in 1914 by a failed attempt to commit roped Hans Dulfer and Luis Trenker known. The first ascent was made on August 1, 1925 by Emil Solleder and Fritz Wiessner, made ​​the first ascent of the Dülferkanzel (now called Vinatzerweg ) but succeeded only on August 8, 1932 Batista Vinatzer with Johann Rifesser.

Today's normal path leads from St. Christina by the Wasserrinnental to Saliëries - notch and from there on alpine (II- III ) through the southwest side of the mountain to the summit.

Etymology

The name can be etymologically from the Latin word furca for fork and the suffix- etta lead back and refers to the multi-pronged, fork-like peaks form.