Langkofel (; ; ; 3,181 m) is the highest mountain of the

Langkofel Group The Langkofel Group (, ) is a massif in the (western) Dolomites of the Italian Alps. It separates Gröden (to the north) and the Fassa valley (to the south), as well as the Sella massif (to the east) and the Rosengarten (to the west). Northwe ...

in the

Dolomites The Dolomites ( ), also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range in northeastern Italy. They form part of the Southern Limestone Alps and extend from the River Adige in the west to the Piave Va ...

South Tyrol South Tyrol ( , ; ; ), officially the Autonomous Province of Bolzano – South Tyrol, is an autonomous administrative division, autonomous provinces of Italy, province in northern Italy. Together with Trentino, South Tyrol forms the autonomo ...

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

. The name translates to "long peak" / "long rock" in all three languages. It stands over the Ladin community of

Val Gardena Val Gardena (; ; ) is a valley in the Dolomites of South Tyrol, Northern Italy. It is best known as a tourist skiing, rock climbing, and woodcarving area. Geography The valley's main river is the Derjon, a tributary of the Eisack river. The ...

Climbing

The ascent of the mountain is an alpine mountaineering ascent requiring specialist equipment and experience. The normal route starts at the

Sella Pass The Sella Pass (; or ''Jouf de Sela''; ) (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 Canazei Canazei ( Ladin: ''Cianacéi'') is a ''comun ...

, 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 an ...

was the first to reach the summit in 1869. In 1911,

Angelo Dibona Angelo Dibona (7 April 1879 – 21 April 1956, nickname: Pilato) was an Austro-Hungarian and Italian mountaineer. He is remembered as one of the great pioneers of climbing in the Dolomites and is responsible for many first ascents throughout the ...

opened a route on the northwest face, reaching the summit of the Campanile Ovest. The “Dibona route” is considered one of his greatest achievements. As of today, it is an almost unknown route. In 1918, E. Pichl and R. Walzer climbed the north ridge of the Campanile Nord, a route that has since become a classic. The northwest pillar was first climbed in 1966 by Pietro Sommavilla and Giovanni Viel. Ivo Rabanser and Marco Furlani established a route called "Pilastro Magno" on the northeast face in 1993. In January 2013, alpine guides Adam Holzknecht and Hubert Moroder completed the first ascent of “La Legrima,” an ice and mixed climbing route on the north face.

References

Alpenverein South Tyrol

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