Apuan Alps, Monte Procinto
'Low Life'

Monte Procinto, North West Wall below the belt

Via " Vita Bassa "

Luisa Siliani - Roberto Vigiani - 2009

Development110 metres

Difficulty Max.: 6b+ / 6c+

Obligatory difficulty: 6a

L'attack is reached from the car park at the top of the dirt track by taking the direct path past the squirrel hut to the Bimbi ridge and then over 2 grade belted rocks. Shortly before reaching the Bimbi attack (50m), walk along the wall of the clump towards the left to the obvious attack (name at the base).

Descent: on foot from the direct path leading back to the base of the wall (2nd grade)

THE WAY

Here's another way for those who want to have fun safely at the Procinto. This time we bolted a route exploiting the wall below the Procinto belt; I specify at once that (since I had omitted it on Vento dell'Ovest and a regional case arose!) - ('holy patience', ed.) This exploits about ten metres of an old route bolted, I believe, by Piotti e C., and on this section two old pitons were replaced with two bolts. Clearly, the route is on good rock and, as you will see from the sketch, makes ideal use of the wall at the weakest points.

The nailing is abundant with stainless steel fixes from the '' series.For fathers of families"as someone called the Pan Pepato (Link>>) on the Pizzo d'Uccello and the difficulties on the first pitch propose two possibilities one "Easy" and the other "Hard".

I would like to specify that these routes are equipped in a close and safe manner deliberately to encourage repetitions; those who find them boring and all the same can easily do more adventure climbing on numerous other routes on the Procinto that are little frequented and bolted in the traditional manner or completely un bolted such as the 'Modern Thieves' route on the North!

Good climbing