Rocca di Lities Settore: Cresta delle Torri

Arrampicata Lities Cresta Torri - profilo

The Rocca di Lities system is the extreme rocky Uja di Bellavarda offshoot. A curious gap called Fourquietta separates the true Rocca from the higher and wider Cresta delle Torri area. The latter offers a higher than 250 m wall, very well structured and made of grayish/green prasinite. Several multi-pitch routes have been traced and are characterized by abundant pitons and low obligatory climbing grade difficulty.

Indications

Suggested period
All year around provided there is no snow.
Starting point
Cantoira – Frazione Lities
Difficulty
On the average from 4a to 6b with easier connecting pitches (2b)
Travel time
30 minutes

Recommended for

  • Mountaineers
  • Climbing

Access

From Cantoira, reach the Lities hamlet and park the car near the S. Grato little church.

Itinerary

Walk along the road, which soon becomes a dirt road, through the Martinin hamlet residential area. At the end of it take the mule track and walk along it until reaching a centennial beech wood. You will pass at the foot of an area equipped with some single pitch routes. Overtake the creek and follow the steep marked trail that goes up the scree. Leave this trail when meeting a track with cairns leading to the foot of Cresta delle Torri.

The routes:

  1. Le Tube di Fallopio
  2. Yawooa
  3. Oui, Je atans mon anstre
  4. I guerrieri dell’arcobaleno

Bibliography

www.lities.net

Cartography

Alte Valli di Lanzo – carta n° 17 L’Escursionista & Monti editori; Valli di Lanzo – carta dei sentieri 3 Val d’Ala e Val Grande