Piz Badile

Italy / Lombardy / Province of Sondrio

The Piz Badile is a mountain located on the Swiss Italian border in the Bregaglia region. As well as several less famous routes, it is home to the relatively easy classic North Ridge and the famous Cassin Route, one of the Great North Faces of the Alps.

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Climbs

2 recorded climbs.

Year Climb Grade Climber Style Date
First ascent. With Luigino Esposito and Vittorio Ratti.

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.

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

Cassin Route TD Luigino Esposito Alternate Leads | alpine 14th-16th July 1937
First ascent.
Cassin Route TD Vittorio Ratti Alternate Leads | alpine 14th-16th July 1937
First ascent. With Luigino Esposito and Riccardo Cassin.
Climb Grade # Recorded Ascents Ascents Recorded Between
Cassin Route TD 3 14th July 1937 – 16th July 1937
North Ridge D 1 10th September 2021