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]
Monte Civetta | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,220 m (10,560 ft) |
Prominence | 1,454 m (4,770 ft)[1] |
Listing | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
Coordinates | 46°22′48″N 12°03′12″E |
Geography | |
Parent range | Dolomites |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1855 |
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]
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