Cassin Route | TD Alpine at Piz Badile

Italy / Lombardy / Province of Sondrio

Quick Info

Grade TD
Type Alpine
Crag Piz Badile
Country Italy 🇮🇹
Rock type Granite
History
First ascent Vittorio Ratti, Luigino Esposito, Riccardo Cassin (14th-16th July 1937)
Recorded repeats 1

Quick Info

Grade TD
Type Alpine
Crag Piz Badile
Country Italy 🇮🇹
Rock type Granite
History
First ascent Vittorio Ratti, Luigino Esposito, Riccardo Cassin (14th-16th July 1937)
Recorded repeats 1
Contributors
35 contributions since 20th December 2025.
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Ascents

4 successful ascents recorded.

Climber Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Vittorio Ratti Alternate Leads | alpine 14th-16th July 1937
First ascent. With Riccardo Cassin and Luigino Esposito.
Luigino Esposito Alternate Leads | alpine 14th-16th July 1937
First ascent.
First ascent. With Vittorio Ratti and Luigino Esposito.

Cassin and team joined Como climbers Mario Molteni and Giuseppe Valsecchi who were already on the climb. The latter two died of exposure and exhaustion during the descent in a famous alpine epic.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piz_Badile

First winter ascent