The Saslonch, Sassolungo or Langkofel ( lld, Saslonch; it, Sassolungo ; german: Langkofel ) (3,181m) is the highest mountain of the
Langkofel Group
The Langkofel Group ( lld, Saslonch, it, Gruppo del Sassolungo) is a massif in the (western) Dolomites of the Italian Alps. It separates Val Gardena, Gröden (to the north) and the Fassa valley (to the south), as well as the Sella (Dolomites), S ...
in the
Dolomites
The Dolomites ( it, Dolomiti ; Ladin: ''Dolomites''; german: Dolomiten ; vec, Dołomiti : fur, Dolomitis), also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range located in northeastern Italy. They form pa ...
in
South Tyrol
it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol
, settlement_type = Autonomous area, Autonomous Provinces of Italy, province
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,
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
. The name translates to "long peak" / "long rock" in all three languages. It stands over the
Ladin
Ladin may refer to:
* Ladin language, a language in northern Italy, often classified as a Rhaeto-Romance language
*Ladin people, the inhabitants of the Dolomite Alps region of northern Italy
See also
*Laden (disambiguation)
* Ladino (disambigua ...
community of
Val Gardena
Val Gardena (; german: Gröden ; lld, Gherdëina ) is a valley in Northern Italy, in the Dolomites of South Tyrol. It is best known as a tourist skiing, rock climbing, and woodcarving area.
Geography
The valley's main river is the Derjon, a ...
.
Climbing
The mountain is a serious climb, and it is essential to bring full climbing equipment.
Pitons line the main routes. The normal route starts at the
Sella Pass
The Sella Pass (german: Sellajoch; lld, Jëuf de Sela or ''Jouf de Sela''; it, Passo Sella) (2218 m) is a high mountain pass between the provinces of Trentino and South Tyrol in Italy.
It connects the Val Gherdëina in South Tyrol and Cana ...
, at about 2,200m above sea level.
Paul Grohmann
Paul Grohmann (12 June 1838 – 29 July 1908) was an Austrian mountaineer and writer.
Biography
Grohmann was a pioneer in exploring technically challenging mountains and is thought to have made more first ascents of Eastern Alps summits than any ...
was the first to reach the summit in 1869.
References
Alpenverein South Tyrol
External links
{{Commons category-inline, Langkofel
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of South Tyrol
Alpine three-thousanders
Dolomites