1. Only do the via ferrata if you are reasonably fit and in excellent health.
2. Do not do the via ferrata in bad weather, especially if it looks like a storm is coming.
3. Do not do the via ferrata alone: if you have an accident nobody will be able to call for help.
4. The risk of rock falls increases if there are others on the via ferrata or with wind or rain.
5. Always check route conditions; in winter you may find snow and ice on some routes which make progression dangerous.
6. Use proper safety gear (helmet, harness, ferrata kit with double self-locking carabiners and energy absorbing systems); put on your helmet once you get near to the wall. Rocks might fall before you get to the start of the via ferrata.
7. During progression always keep both carabiners clipped onto the safety cable and when you pass the anchor points make sure at least one is clipped on to each safety cable.
8. Only one person may be on any length of cable between two anchor points.
9. Wear clothing suited to the altitude, the season and the length of the route: hiking boots and ferrata gloves to protect you from contact with the metal parts.
10. Pay special attention on the easy parts where there are no cables.
11. Always check the condition of the bolts and cables on the wall as they can suffer damage in bad weather. If you even think you see any problems that might compromise safety, turn back and let us know about the situation at info@gardatrentino.it .
12. Always evaluate a few important conditions: the proximity to other crowds, all the gears available and the preservation of the route. Beware, YOU are ultimately and solely responsible for taking this path and the safety rules and features that goes with it.
13. These instructions are no substitute for the specific courses held by mountaineering associations or professional guides. Unless you have experience doing via ferratas, it is better to go accompanied by a mountain guide.

Emergency number 112.

The information on this chart is subject to inevitable variations, so this means that none of the indications are absolute. It is not entirely possible to avoid giving inexact or imprecise information, given how quickly environmental and weather conditions can change. For this reason, we decline any responsibility for changes which the user may encounter. In any case, the hiker is advised to check the conditions of the places, environment and weather before setting out.

Access

From the car park in Biacesa follow directions for the trail SAT 470 del Bech, then the bolted trail SAT 471 delle Laste.

Route

After a few bends on the road you find yourself at the start of the bolted section which heads up easily slabs as far as a small cave (5) . You get over the final rocky outcrops and come to the shelter Bivacco Arcioni and the Chapel of San Giovanni. From here you can return to Biacesa on SAT 460 along the Val Vasotina valley. Keep going and you come to three tunnels with a ladder (make sure to take a headlamp) (6-7-8) excavated in the rock from one side to the other. You reach the summit along the trail that leads up on your right.

Return

From Cima Rocca head down the north side along a steep bolted section which leads you to the mouth of the main tunnel. Once you reach Bocca Pasumer you go down to Biacesa on SAT 460.

You can reach Biacesa with the bus line "Riva - Valle di Ledro".
Info & timetable: www.gardatrentino.it 

From the Garda Trentino area follow the directions to Valle di Ledro. Biacesa is the first village after the long tunnel. 

Getting to northern lake Garda / Garda Trentino: www.gardatrentino.it 

• technical mountain clothing   
• hiking boots with Vibram or similar sole   
• via ferrata gear   
• harness   
• helmet   
• gloves   
• pickaxe and crampons (when necessary)   
• a length of rope (recommended)
• headlamp is needed for the tunnels