Boulders: 🚶♂️ 0-10' - ⛰️1170-1240 MSL - 🧭 N/E/S/W - ☀️ some are shady in the woods, other really sunny
Lert: 🚶♂️ 2' - ⛰️1070 MSL - 🧭 SE - ☀️ in the afternoon
Lert alta: 🚶♂️ 3' - ⛰️1120 MSL - 🧭 SE - ☀️ in the afternoon
Daone valley is the dreamland of every boulderer!
It is narrow river valley starting from the Adamello glaciers, where it is possible to admire the natural beauty of waterfalls and forests and the characteristic villages.
The valley extends from the small village of Daone, runs along the artificial lakes of Boazzo and Bissina and ends in the so called Val di Fumo.
Daone features a varied vegetation and many small creeks, the perfect home to many wild animals, in particular ungulates as deer and roe deer. It is suitable for relaxing walks for the whole family.
During Winter, the many torrents turn into beautiful ice-falls, which are highly frequented by those who practice ice climbing. During Summer and the mid-seasons, the valley becomes the kingdom of boulderers thanks to thousands of problems of all difficulties on an incredible high quality granite. The boulders are spreaded among quiet pine forests, on green meadows and also on the shores of the small mountain lakes. The problems reported in the topo were cleaned and climbed by climbers coming from all over the world, but Daone still has a lot of potential. Meetings as “GraMitico” and “Cleanforclimb” have been hosted in the valley during the last years and gave an important contribution in the discovery of new lines. Please do not hesitate to tell us if you spot something new!!
The area is often cold thanks to its altitude (over 1000 meters) and north exposure, so generally the climbing season starts in March when the snow melts. In this period the boulders may be a little dirty, but do not worry, give a couple of brushes and they will come back like new!
Summer is also a good season for bouldering here and the area is a good refuge from the heat of the surrounding valleys.
Let’s spend a few more words to describe the climbing in Daone. You can find almost every style in the valley since the amount of boulders is crazy. High-balls, slabs, powerful overhangs, slopers, crimps, perfect cracks and knobs. Yes, the knobs are particular holds having the shape of small mushrooms that are characteristic of Daone’s granite. There are also some sector with sport routes and multi-pitches. One final note: do not come during rainy days, cause the problems could be wet. Daone is a fairly humid valley and the shady boulders take some time to dry. But do not worry, those exposed to the sun dry very quickly!
Driving along Daone valley, you will get into the huge dam of lake Boazzo. This topo collects all the boulders spreaded around the two hairpin bends just under the dam and a small sport routes sector called Lert.
There are a lot of boulders close to the road that get sun during the day and dry quickly after the rain. Many others are located inside the forest and are more shaded.
The area has an average altitude of 1150 meters above sea level and it is quite various. You will find grassy slopes, pine trees forests and a quite adventurous environment. The boulders close to the road are suitable also for children.
And what about Lert sectors? Lert is a small sport route sector that you might find really interesting if you love slabs and crack climbing. There are few routes here but all of them are quite challenging and require good balance skills and technique. The protections are good and the crag base is comfortable and suitable for families. The hardest route is 7a and there are a bunch of 4, 5 and 6.
Lert alta is a wild sector, not so frequented. Routes are generally vertical and ranges from 5+ to 7a and there are still many technical projects.
Remember that camping is not allowed in Daone. Please help to keep this dreamland clean!
