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Una lacrima sul viso

Start (m): 1200

Difficult: 5/III

Lenght (m): 100

Approach: take the cable lift from Alagna up to Bocchetta delle Pisse. Head towards the valley of Bors, following down the old path of cages of the funicular. Towards the end, keep left and high on a slope. The icefall is about 300 meters beyond the station of the funicular. The icefall in question is the most at the left, the only one that does not come out on top but ends up against the rock. The stops are all equipped with bolts and chain.

Central Pisse’s Icefall

Start (m): 1200

Difficult: 4+/III

Lenght (m):150

Approach: take the cable lifts from Alagna up to Bocchetta delle Pisse. Circumvent the building and head towards the valley of Bors, following down the path of funicular cages out of service. In a stretch is necessary to remove the skis in correspondence of an icefall. The icefall is about 300 meters beyond the station of the cable car, and is the third from the left of the 4 parallel icefalls of Pisse.

Right Pisse’s Icefall

Start (m): 1200

Difficult: 3+/III

Lenght (m): 200

Approach: take the lifts from Alagna up to Bocchetta delle Pisse, from where you descend into the valley of Bors. The icefall is the most impressive and the rightmost of the three of the amphitheater of the Pisse.