Monte Terza Media

.the Summits Monte Terza Media and its two sistersTerza PiccolaandTerza Grandemake up the mountain group of the Terze. The Terza Media rises between the other two, attaching itself to the South to the Terza Grande with a wild jagged ridge. The more accessible North Side, on the other hand, thins out in the pastures of thePasso della Digola, where it meets its little sister Terza Piccola. The Cima del Monte Terza Media reaches 2455 m a.s.l. and can be reached by paying attention in some exposed sections equipped with metal ropes.

.the Valleys Since the mountain is wedged with the other two peaks of the group in a northerly and southerly direction, it borders to the west with the Brentoni Group, forming theVal Frison, and precisely borders withM. Cornon, which ends its rocks vertically choking the Val Frison in the stretch where there are the characteristic hairpin bends that climb the slopes of Monte Terza Grande. At this point theVal delle Naierises Eastwards; narrow valley that runs between Monte Terza Media and Monte Terza Grande. On the East side, the mountain overlooks the territory of Sappada with the luxuriant forest of the Digola.

The line that crosses the Terza Media, passing through the top of Monte Terza Grande and the Digola Pass, has recently formed the border between the Veneto region and Friuli Venezia Giulia. In particular, it separates the municipal territories ofSanto Stefano di Cadoreto the west andSappadato the east.

.from Val delle NaieThe approach along theVal delle Naieis by far the most adventurous given the presence of numerous sections equipped with metal rope and metal steps. It starts from the town of Campolongo by car along theVal Frisonalong thenot always openRegional Road SR-365. We pass the climbing wall ofM. Cornonand follow the suggestive hairpin bends of the Marendera, until we reach the plateau where theRifugio Volontari Alpiniis located. Suggestive sunken stretch between the mountains where there are several military bunkers dating back to the Second World War. Near the refuge, take the path with CAI-310 trail sign that goes up the Val delle Naie to the Cadin delle Naie where we meet theFranco Marta Bivouac. From here you go around the mountain on its West side in a Northerly direction. Keeping almost always the same altitude, you cross several rocky channels sometimes helped by metal ropes. Before descending back to the Passo della Digola, turn east and begin the ascent to the summit.

The ascent to the top ofMonte Terza Media(2455 m a.s.l.) starts from the path marked CAI-310 just before descending along the gully that leads to thePasso della Digola. Climb steeply through pines on a clearly visible track marked with red dots. Climb by deviating to the right, climbing the southern slope of the mountain, until you reach the ridge. First passing a stretch of rocks and hairpin bends, then an exposed plastron and finally a steep grassy gully. From here we face a bottleneck between two boulders that requires you to remove your backpack to pass. Finally, helped by a metal rope, we pass an exposed section of the ridge and soon we are at the top.