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 par ...
in
South Tyrol
it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol
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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 re ...
. 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.
Climbing
The mountain is a serious climb, and it is essential to bring full climbing equipment.
Piton
A piton (; also called ''pin'' or ''peg'') in climbing is a metal spike (usually steel) that is driven into a crack or seam in the climbing surface using a climbing hammer, and which acts as an anchor for protecting the climber against the ...
s line the main routes. The normal route starts at the
Sella Pass, at about 2,200m above sea level.
Paul Grohmann 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