Kesselkogel (Catinaccio d’Antermoia) Summit

The Kesselkogel (Italian Catinaccio d’Antermoia) is with 3004 m the highest peak of the rose garden in the Dolomites. The mountain rises about 20 km east of Bolzano near the border with Trentino, but the summit is entirely in the area of South Tyrol. It is part of the Schlern-Rosengarten nature park.
In 1872, the Englishmen Charles Comyns Tucker and Thomas Henry Carson climbed the summit on the east side accompanied by the mountain guide Antonio Bernard from Campitello. The western route was climbed for the first time on October 16, 1878 by Johann Santner.
The ascent to the Kesselkogel can be done from the south and east: starting from the Vajolettal and the Grasleitenpass hut (2601 m), or from the Donatal and the Donapass (2500 m). Access from the northwest (Tschamin valley) also leads via the Grasleitenpass hut. The rock is mostly fragile. Thanks to the via ferrata through the west flank and the via ferrata through the east flank, which follows the path of the first climber, the Kesselkogel is still one of the most visited peaks in the Rosengarten group. The Kesselkogel is fairly free and is therefore one of the most beautiful panoramic mountains in the Dolomites.

The via ferrate to the summit are not difficult. The summit ridge is partly very exposed.

the via ferrata is easy, the summit ridge is very exposed! attention without safety!