Approach: Drive along the Stura valley (towards Sambuco) and take the left fork at Pianche. Pass Bagni di Vinadio and continue towards S.Bernolfo. Reach a fork with a road sign to Rif. Laus (Rif. De Alexandri Foches): take the right fork (instead of the left one as shown). After a few bends you will reach the village of S.Bernolfo. Park on the left side of the road just below the village.
Walk up the slope and turn left to take a dirt road. Take the first path on the right, entering the woods; pass the refuge (about half an hour from parking lot) and reach the lake above. The refuge is open in the Summer and only at weekends in September.

Continue along the left side of the lake until a little wooden bridge: cross the bridge and scramble heading the aqueduct at the top of the alluvional fan.

8mm Bec della Soma (q.2500) - topo by Collino Danilo -

8 mm (Ezio Camisassa, Danilo Collino - 2007)

"Bec della Soma" means ridge in local dialect and lies at the left of the routes up the Avancorpo della Testa del Vallonetto.
The route starts up the slab on the left of the acqueduct. The name of the route is self explaining...

The first two pitches are up slabs; the others climb the airy ridge.

Protection: bolts and chian anchors.

Lenght: 160 m
Difficulty: 5c max ( 5b obbl. )
Gear: standard climbing equipment.
Descent: abseiling back down the route.

Climbing in Stura Valley: Bec della Soma (q. 2500) 8 mm

Climbing in Stura Valley: Bec della Soma (q. 2500)
8 mm