Cima Ovest di Bragarolo and Cima Ceremana from Lake Paneveggio or Forte Buso

This route was traveled on August 21, 2022, and all subsequent observations and considerations may fully apply only to that day.

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Ascent to Cima Ovest di Bragarolo starting from Bivacco Aldo Moro

After arriving at Bivacco Aldo Moro (in today's case climbing the long and not difficult CAI 376), you notice a little path that goes around a small ridge towards the northeast with a clear cairn at the bypass point.

It is the ridge that gives access to the final slopes of Cima Ovest di Bragarolo.

Once at the cairn, you immediately notice the continuation of the military trail with various ascents on slopes that are never steep.

Shortly before the summit, you encounter some remains of military constructions and pass over steps that climb up trenches: nothing difficult up to the summit cross.

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High-altitude crossing from Cima Ovest di Bragarolo to Cima Ceremana

From Cima Ovest di Bragarolo we descended directly down the steep northeast slope: it is a mix of scree and "hard ground" where, with some care, you can always find walking lines that exclude climbing moves.

You lose just under 100 meters of elevation to reach the remains of a large military construction near a hollow-saddle.

Here you intersect a clear military path which, with gentle and modest ups and downs, continues generally eastward, skirting the bases of various elevations, including Cima Est di Bragarolo.

You reach without difficulty the entrance to the large slope-valley ascent to Cima Ceremana, where the military path has a short discontinuity that is overcome with a roughly one-meter descent step.

Shortly after, you meet the military path ascending to the summit, which shortly presents some forks that run among the remains of trenches.

If you follow the switchback lines of the base path (lines that can already be well seen from the summit of Cima Ovest di Bragarolo) it is not very strenuous – whereas if you enter some trenches, it is a bit more tiring.

In any case, the walking base is almost always quite stable, and there are few potentially slippery steps.

Actually, we took the less logical route: steeper trenches going up and easier switchbacks descending.

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From Cima Ceremana to Forcella di Ceremana

As mentioned at the beginning, we did not reconnect to the CAI paths by returning along the "normal military path."

After the first series of descending switchbacks, we continued directly on the scree towards the north, which I believe is the normal descent for ski mountaineers.

It is a "loose scree" in the upper part, and you must go slowly to carefully watch the passages minimizing the risk to ankles and knees: those experienced with Lagorai know this is quite normal, while others must double their attention.

You finally join CAI 349 a little above 2400 meters and continue towards Forcella di Ceremana on gentle ups and downs but always with the "typicality of the high paths of Lagorai."

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Descent from Forcella di Ceremana to Val Ceremana

This is the well-marked CAI 337 route that helps with the otherwise difficult valley-channel: difficult at least for finding the optimal micro-lines.

The CAI markings guide along the edges of the channel (with some crossings) on somewhat discontinuous paths that, however, avoid the central scree of very difficult stones to walk on.

Here it is essential to find dry ground – and if you arrive in the early afternoon of an unstable weather day, even "a few drops of rain" can create problems.

After a little less than "400 slow meters of elevation loss" a military path emerges that can almost be defined as a mule track, also given the long stretches bordered by retaining walls.

With some short discontinuities that are overcome following the always numerous markings, and several crossings of the drainage, you reach the forest and then the junction of the ascent between CAI 337 and 376.