Cassin Route on the north face of Piz Badile

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The Cassin Route on the north face of Piz Badile is a classic and historically significant alpine rock climb in the Bregaglia range, renowned for its sustained difficulty and elegant line.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alpine rock climbing route
multi-pitch climbing route
approachFrom Sasc Furä Hut
character elegant line
exposed
sustained
country Switzerland
descentVia south ridge of Piz Badile
difficulty around TD
roughly 5.9 to 5.10-
roughly UIAA V+ to VI-
firstAscentBy Gino Esposito
Riccardo Cassin
Vittorio Ratti NERFINISHED
firstAscentDate 1937-07-14
hazards afternoon thunderstorms
rockfall
route‑finding difficulties in upper section
historicalSignificance classic north face route of the Alps
milestone in pre‑war alpine rock climbing
length approximately 800 m
locatedIn Alps
Bregaglia range
Graubünden
linked to: Grisons

Switzerland
locatedOn north face of Piz Badile
mountain Piz Badile
namedAfter Riccardo Cassin
notableFeature historic Cassin north‑face trilogy with Walker Spur and Cima Ovest di Lavaredo routes
long sustained granite slabs and cracks
pitches approximately 20
popularity classic of the Bregaglia
protection fixed pitons
trad gear
range Bregaglia range
recommendedExperienceLevel experienced alpine rock climbers
rockClimbingType crack climbing
face climbing
rockType granite
season summer
style alpine climbing
traditional climbing

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Riccardo Cassin notableAscent Cassin Route on the north face of Piz Badile