18:12 🚶♂️ 3-5' - ⛰️ 1270 MSL - 🧭 N/E/S/W - ☀️ boulder are shady
Fiume Low: 🚶♂️ 2' - ⛰️ 1260 MSL - 🧭 N/E/S/W - ☀️ boulder are shady
Fiume Up: 🚶♂️ 5' - ⛰️ 1330 MSL - 🧭 N/E/S/W - ☀️ boulder are shady
Danerba: 🚶♂️ 20' - ⛰️ 1350 MSL - 🧭 S - ☀️ all day
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!
This topo collects two interesting boulder areas, called 18:12 and Fiume, and a small multi-pitches sector, called Danerba
18:12 is a small sector close to lake Boazzo. The boulders are located on a nice flat area, accessible by climbing a short ladder, and are quite shaded. The average altitude of the area is 1270 meters above sea level. There are 40 boulder problem from 5 to 7b+ that are generally quite small. We do not recommend to come to this sector after long periods of rain as the ground becomes swampy.
Fiume collects the boulders spreaded around the river that feeds lake Boazzo. The river is really amazing, but the environment is impervious and not so suitable for children. There are over 40 problems from 4/5 to 8a of every dimensions. Please check the river status before venturing into this area. Fiume is splitted into two areas, the upper (about 1330 meters above sea level) and the lower one (about 1260 meters). Going directly from one to the other is not recommended, please have a look at the access area and the trails.
Danerba multi-pitches are really nice and offer a nice overview over the lake and the valley. Rock is good and also the protections are fine. Trad gear is required.
Remember that camping is not allowed in Daone. Please help to keep this dreamland clean!
