The Brenta group east of Madonna di Campiglio, centred on the 2,883 m Campanile Basso. The normal route, first climbed in 1899, is IV and about 270–350 m; the 1908 Fehrmann corner and Preuss's 1911 east face are classics at IV+ to V. The walk from Vallesinella to the start takes 2.5 hours, and most parties stay at Rifugio Brentei or Pedrotti (Pedrotti was open 20 June–20 September in 2026). In summer the Vallesinella road is closed during the day and you must book the shuttle (13 June–13 September in 2026); the B201 bus runs from Trento to Madonna di Campiglio all year.
Dolomite towers in the Catinaccio group above Val di Fassa. The three southern Vajolet Towers stand right next to Rifugio Re Alberto (2,621 m); most routes are IV to IV+ and 120–170 m long, and the 1911 Spigolo Piaz is one of the most popular classics in the Dolomites. The Steger route on the Catinaccio east face is V+ and over 500 m. The season follows the huts: Re Alberto was open 17 June–3 October in 2026. Take the cable car from Vigo or two chairlift legs from Pera, then walk about 3 hours; the road to Gardeccia is closed to private cars.
A dolomite sport crag about 500 m below Passo Gardena on the Selva side. The Val Gardena tourist board lists 113 routes (4a–7c), Planetmountain 117 and UKC 108; half are grade 6, mostly vertical walls and slabs, and the upper and lower tiers link into short multi-pitches. At about 2,100–2,200 m and facing northwest, the season is June to September. Bus 473 ran until 11 October in 2026; the roadside parking shown in older guidebooks is gone, so most people now park at the pass and walk down a road with no pavement.
The largest mountain group in the Dolomites, above Primiero in Trentino. The classics are the 1920 Spigolo del Velo (IV+/V, 430 m), the 1926 Solleder on the east face of Sass Maor (about 600–700 m) and the 1950 Fessura Buhl on Cima Canali (VI-, about 550 m); all of them mean a night in a hut or a pre-dawn start, and Rifugio Pradidali opens from mid-June to the end of September. Below the peaks, the tourist board counts 53 crags and over a thousand single-pitch routes, including the porphyry of Tognazza at Passo Rolle. Buses reach San Martino di Castrozza; the trailheads are on foot or by car.
A south-facing single-pitch limestone crag at about 1,900–2,000 m on the road from Canazei to Passo Sella; its overhanging central sector stays climbable through the afternoon thunderstorms. Sources count 62 to 100 routes from 4a to 8c+, but most of the good lines are 7a and up, and CAI says it is not really a beginners' crag. The walk-in is 10 minutes. Without a car, the new B129 summer bus from Canazei to Passo Sella stops at Pian Schiavaneis from 27 June to 9 September 2026; outside that window you need to drive.
A dolomite sport crag at the far end of Val Badia in South Tyrol, on the road from San Cassiano to Passo Valparola. falesia.it lists 272 routes (4a–8a), theCrag 209, and the Italian Alpine Club calls it the "non plus ultra" of Val Badia sport climbing. At about 1,700 m with walls facing every direction, it is mainly a summer crag. Most routes are 6a to 7c and pitches often run 30–35 m, so bring a 70 m rope. By bus, südtirolmobil line 465 only reaches Passo Falzarego on its summer timetable (17 June–11 October in 2026), and the Capanna Alpina car park charges €10 a day in summer.
A dolomite massif between Val Gardena and Val di Fassa, with the main summit at 3,181 m. The climbing is mostly alpine trad multi-pitch: the Pichl route on the north face is only UIAA IV but runs 27 pitches and about 1,000 m, so length and the descent are what matter; the Cinque Dita traverse and the south face of Punta Grohmann are shorter grade III–IV classics. The season is summer, around July and August. Line 471 to Passo Sella and the Forcella Sassolungo lift both run only in summer (the bus ran 7 June–11 October in 2026), and both have stopped by mid-October.
Dolomite climbing around Passo Sella and Passo Pordoi, all within 5 to 60 minutes of the road. The Sella Towers (150 routes on UKC) and the south face of Piz Ciavazes are classic grade III–VI trad multi-pitch; Sass Pordoi's south face has the IV+ Via Maria. Cansla is technical 6a–8a sport multi-pitch, and Città dei Sassi is single-pitch on the boulders below Sassolungo (about 175 routes, 3a–7c, per the tourist board). The season is summer. In 2026 the pass buses ran only until 11 October (the Trentino Trasporti lines until 9 September), the Sass Pordoi cable car runs until 1 November, and parking is often full in high season and mostly paid.