Monte Civetta

Monte Civetta (3,220 m) is a prominent and major mountain of the Dolomites, in the Province of Belluno in northern Italy. Its north-west face can be viewed from the Taibon Agordino valley, and is classed as one of the symbols of the Dolomites.[2]

For the contrada of Siena, see Contrade of Siena.
Monte Civetta
Highest point
Elevation3,220 m (10,560 ft)
Prominence1,454 m (4,770 ft) [1]
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates46°22′48″N 12°03′12″E 
Geography
Monte Civetta
Parent rangeDolomites
Climbing
First ascent1855

The mountain is thought to have been first climbed by Simeone di Silvestro in 1855, which, if true, makes it the first major Dolomite peak to be climbed. The north-western face, with its 1,000-metre-high cliff, was first climbed in 1925 by Emil Solleder and Gustl Lettenbauer. It is historically considered the first "sixth grade" in six-tier scale of alpinistic difficulties proposed by Willo Welzenbach (corresponding to 5.9).[3] Thirty years later UIAA used this as a basis for its grading system.

The famed Svan mountain climber Mikhail Khergiani died in a climbing accident on Monte Civetta in 1969.[4][5]

References
  1. "Monte Civetta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  2. "Monte Civetta - summitpost.org". summitpost.org. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  3. Scott, Doug (1981). Big Wall Climbing. Oxford University Press. pp. 27–33. ISBN 978-0195202700.
  4. "Альпинисты Северной столицы. ХЕРГИАНИ МИХАИЛ ВИССАРИОНОВИЧ". www.alpklubspb.ru. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  5. Грузия, Анастасия Шрайбер Sputnik. "Покоритель гор и Тигр скал: путь альпиниста Михаила Хергиани из Сванети". Sputnik Грузия (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-04-30.


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