"Denti della Vecchia" (Ticino, Switzerland)

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : Contributor Kpax brings us this excellent drone video from a well-known spot for "free climbing" (ie, climbing without protective equipment) in southern Switzerland. It's a mountain called Denti della Vecchia, and it's located just north of Lake Lugano in the province of Ticino. Situated near the Italian border, the mountain's name translates roughly to "teeth of the old woman". Part of the Lugano Prealps, the mountain has a summit elevation of just under 1.5k meters above sea level or about 4.9k ft.

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DENTI DELLA VECCHIA The Denti della Vecchia represents one of the historical places for Ticinese free climbing. Generations of climbers have taken turns exploring these local Dolomites of ours. From Brè to Mount Boglia and then to Alpe Bolla, the subsoil is composed of siliceous calcareous rocks and dolomite of the Lower Jurassic. In the area of Denti della Vecchia a more ancient layer comes to the surface: that of the Upper Triassic, which is mainly constituted of dolmitic rock. Between Denti della Vecchia and the Pairolo Mountain Hut there are some “verrucan conglomerates”, which are even more ancient. The Gazzirola Massif is constituted by a crystalline base, made out of gneiss, that represents the most ancient outcrops of the Sottoceneri area. On the valley floor of Val Colla there are rocks covered in sand, gravel and clays of ice age origin (ancient moraines). On the top you will have a spectacular view. Enjoy a 360 ° panoramic view of the beautiful mountains of Italy, Ticino, Valais and the lake of Lugano.