{"id":6267,"date":"2021-05-12T10:50:21","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T08:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitmarmolada.com\/attivita\/via-ferrata-routes\/marmolada-west-ridge-via-ferrata\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T09:25:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T07:25:12","slug":"marmolada-west-ridge-via-ferrata","status":"publish","type":"attivita","link":"https:\/\/www.visitmarmolada.com\/en\/activities\/via-ferrata-routes\/marmolada-west-ridge-via-ferrata\/","title":{"rendered":"MARMOLADA WEST RIDGE VIA FERRATA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Classical via ferrata ascent, not to difficult in normal conditions, which allows to reach the higest peak of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitmarmolada.com\/en\/unesco-dolomites\/\">Dolomites<\/a>, Punta Penia. It is also possible to cross Marmolada glacier, but in this case you need to have with you the proper equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Punta Penia is the easiest route to reach the top of Mount <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitmarmolada.com\/en\/places\/marmolada\/\">Marmolada<\/a> climbing on its west ridge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This historical via ferrata extends in a high altitude wild landscape, but doesn&#8217;t have any particular technical difficulty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The descent could be crossing Marmolada glacier or following the return path. This excursion must be carefully pianified because of its length and difference in altitude, better with the support of an Alpine Guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Level: medium <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Difference in altitude: 1300 meters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting point: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitmarmolada.com\/en\/activities\/road-bike\/fedaia-pass\/\">Fedaia Pass<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Refreshments on the way: yes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Time: 5 hours <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maximum altitude: 3343 meters high<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Punta Penia Via Ferrata\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n9TIQ_ocXFs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6268,"parent":6265,"menu_order":34,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"categorie-attivita":[],"class_list":["post-6267","attivita","type-attivita","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>MARMOLADA WEST RIDGE VIA FERRATA - Visit Marmolada<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitmarmolada.com\/en\/activities\/via-ferrata-routes\/marmolada-west-ridge-via-ferrata\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MARMOLADA WEST RIDGE VIA FERRATA - Visit Marmolada\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Classical via ferrata ascent, not to difficult in normal conditions, which allows to reach the higest peak of Dolomites, Punta Penia. 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