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09/06/08. North Face – Comici (VII-, 16P) on Cima Grande Di Lavaredo
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Tre Cime di Lavaredo.
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Comici.
Photos
![Castelrotto](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DSCN2889-1024x768.jpg)
Castelrotto (Sept. 2008).
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Shirley waiting out the weather in Rifugio Auronzo before our climb of Cima Grande’s north face (Aug. 2008).
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Shirley on the approach to the north face of Cima Grande. Prominent north faces of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo group appear in background, with Cima Grande being the middle formation (Sept. 2008).
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Starting up pitch 3 of Comici route on Cima Grande’s north face. This is the first pitch of real difficulties (Sept. 2008).
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Higher on pitch 3 – the first pitch of the real difficulties (this one rated VII- ~ 5.10c; Sept. 2008).
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Shirley on pitch 3 (Sept. 2008).
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Views from low on the route (Sept. 2008).
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Arriving at the third belay (Sept. 2008).
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Leading pitch 4 (Sept. 2008).
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Pitch 4 – a closer look (Sept. 2008).
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Shirley on pitch 4 (Sept. 2008).
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Looking east from the top of pitch 5. Rif. Lavaredo (& the approach) are out of sight and below the saddle. The steep portion of Cima Grande’s face visible here is home to the famous Brandler-Hasse route (5.hard or aid; Sept. 2008).
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Shirley topping out on pitch 4 (Sept. 2008).
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More steepness on pitch 5 of North Face – Comici (Sept. 2008).
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Improving views from the route (Sept. 2008).
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Shirley on pitch 5 (Sept. 2008).
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Shirley admiring the continued steepness (near the 5th belay) of the Comici line on north face of Cima Grande. Note the two people on the path at the base below (Sept. 2008).
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Pitch 6 (Sept. 2008).
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Interesting fixed gear on Comici route (north face of Cima Grande)…a wooden piton or cuneo (wedge; thanks Gabriele! Sept. 2008).
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Pitch 6 (Sept. 2008).
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More pitch 6 (Sept. 2008).
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Pitch 7 (Sept. 2008).
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Starting up pitch 8 (Sept. 2008).
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Higher on pitch 8 (Sept. 2008).
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Looking back at Shirley from the lead of pitch 8 (Sept. 2008).
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And one more of pitch 8 (Sept. 2008).
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Pretty stuff (Sept. 2008).
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Shirley topping out on pitch 8 or 9 (Sept. 2008).
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Returning to the standard Comici line following a deviation up a variation at about pitch 10 (Sept. 2008).
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Leading the 13th or 14th pitch of Comici on north face of Cima Grande. Those 2 or 3 pitches were running with water and were less than pleasant to climb (Sept. 2008).
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Shirley on pitch 14ish (Sept. 2008).
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The views (Sept. 2008).
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Pitch 15 of Comici line on Cima Grande’s north face. One more pitch to the ringband traverse and the top of the route (Sept. 2008).
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View roughly north from Cima Grande’s ring band terrace: (left to right) Toblinger Knoten, Rif. Tre Cime at its foot, and Paterno (the illuminated mountain on the right; September 20080.
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Shirley topping out on the route (Sept. 2008).
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Shirley hiking the ringband terrace (kinda sketchy) to the south side of Cima Grande. Cima Ovest in background (Sept. 2008).
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Shirley on the ringband terrace of Cima Grande after our climb of the Comici route on the north face. Cima Ovest in the background (Sept. 2008).
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Shirley hiking the ringband terrace to the south side of Cima Grande. Cima Ovest in background (Sept. 2008).
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View from the refugio in the morning (Sept. 2008).
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