150m, 5 pitches. 6c+. 5 Pitch route up the main buttress over from the picnic area at the edge of the Grand Paradiso park entrance. Absolutely superb and highly recommend outing up the Pala di Fornolosa - incredible, varied climbing, with epic descent optional!

P1: 45m. Climb the bold slab to the meet the beautiful finger crack that runs up the wall. At the end of the crack make a bold traverse leftwards for 8m to meet a second very thin crack line. Belay on small nuts (6c/+)
P2: 25m. Climb the thin crack line in the groove until it runs out at half height. The traverse out to the arete on the left (yikes!) and follow this for a while. When you are totally terrified you can reach back into the groove and place an important nut. Continue to climb the arete to meet the huge break above. (6b)
P3: 20m. Follow the break line leftwards around the corner for 15metres until you meet the base of a big offwidth flake (6a)
P4: 45m. The big offwidth flake! Lovely squeeze chimney right at the top. (6b)
P5: 20m. Easy climbing up ledges and cracks above (6a+).

Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker 16/Aug/2010.

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