Marmolada Punta Penia Normal route

The Marmolada is the highest mountain in the Dolomites and part of the Marmolada group. The ridge of the Marmolada runs from west to east. Here we find the following mountain peaks: Punta Penia 3343m, Punta Rocca 3309m, Punta Ombretta 3230m and Punta Serauta 3069m.
The south side of the Marmolada is known for its racy multi-pitch tours. The most famous of these are “The Path through the Fish”, “Don Quixotte”, “Modern Times” and many more.
The north side, which gently slopes down to Passo Fedaia, supports the only glacier in the Dolomites.
The Punta Rocca was only climbed on the northern route in 1862 by the Viennese mountain climber and founding member of the Austrian Alpine Club Paul Grohmann. The 35m higher Punta Penia was climbed in 1864 by Paul Grohmann and the two mountain guides Angelo and Fulgenzio Dimai. The western ridge of Punta Penia was. insured and first climbed in 1898. The very popular via ferrata was opened in 1903.
The first south wall route to Punta Penia, the Via Classica (IV), was opened in 1901.
During the First World War, the Marmolada was a border area between Austria-Hungary and Italy.
Further first ascents on the Marmolada Südeand were made after the war by Luigi Micheluzzi, Hans Steger, Batista Vinatzer and Heinz Mariacher.