How to climb the Comici Route, Cima Grande, Dolomites

The Comici Route on Cima Grande is one of the great routes of the Alps. World famous for its outstanding climbing, sensational scenery and wild exposure, this is a route that climbers' dreams are made of.
A film by the late, talented Ben Winston:
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[@robertnewell4054]

FA In 1933 ..... these were Men amongst men. Just amazing to consider the equipment & gear used at the time

[@lucaa4480]

they go up by chopping bolts, nowadays people do this freeclimbing is totally different

[@robertnewell4054]

@@lucaa4480 .... Of course it is. This route is 90 years old..... The changes in gear, technique & ethics is literally from a different century. From chrome moly pitons to spring loaded passive cams, from Kernmantel Ropes to Sticky Rubber shoes, from Ultralight Carabiners to carbonate of magnesium, etc, etc.... and yet a route that is almost 100 years old is still to be respected. The Men of this era were built of sterner stuff

[@BoulderingBobat]

Looks like a stunning route! Would love to climb it one day.

[@frenchfree]

Did the sister route , the Cassin on Cima ovest in 1966 as our second route in the Dolomites. In the following years we never did the Comici because we considered it too easy and aid climbing. Then in 2000 my brother and I did the Comici as a FREE route and found it a fantastic route. Never desperate but the first 8 pitches are consistently gently overhanging with spectacular situations.

[@AdventureArchive]

Interesting I did the Comici the same year 1966 in May when were you there? Lothar Brandler was making a film and Denny Moorhouse was helping him ...Leo

[@marceloaraya7039]

beautiful route and with an awesome views .

[@martinjoisten6983]

Well done, Grimer! Meaning: Both the climbing and the movie :-)

[@mauriziosorelli9566]

Emilio Comici, the "Spider of the Dolomites"

[@666Wanne666]

Cool Vid...the route is on my list since a few years... but I'm afraid of being stuck in traffic... what do u think? Do u see a lot od other climbers?

[@PaolinoRM]

👏Great 👍😉😎

[@howardcobb4354]

I think those ascents in the 1930s were quite remarkable. A Golden age, not likely to ever be surpassed imo.

[@retepcooper1756]

Go, Grimer. Can't believe 568 likes out of 47k+ views.

[@Chriswmagic]

When you go climbing you don't want to falafel, you want to be like chris shawarma

[@robertocapaldo1550]

1:20 song name?

[@Cookie_Monster42]

How are the anchors? The spits look horribly old...

[@paulmitchell5349]

Lots of pegs here that the sensible will clip. Time the BMC set up a piton fund for the UK.

[@aldorossi5250]

1936...