Col del Vento - Cima dei Diavoli - Cima d'Asta - Scivolo Rosa - Prà Bastian

This route was traveled on September 26, 2019, and all subsequent observations and considerations apply fully only to that day.

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Ascent to Col del Vento

Before reaching the Forcella Col del Vento, there is a short descent around a mountain ridge.

About fifty meters before the descent, there is a cairn at the point where a trail gently rises to the right: this is, in my opinion, the best starting point, but you can also start a few meters further on.

The trail continues briefly to the left (looking at the mountain) and then turns with a longer traverse to the right up to the base of a steep grassy valley.

Up to the valley, the footprint of the old military trail is quite recognizable.

In the valley, the grass has "partially erased the tracks," but more or less you can guess where to climb the steep section.

Exiting the upper part of the valley, the military trail’s imprint reappears clearly and continues up to the summit, where I seemed to notice some remains of a trench.

In total, according to my GPS, there are between 115 and 120 meters of elevation gain.

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Ascent to Cima dei Diavoli

From the base of the final ascent to Cima d’Asta, turn right towards Passo dei Diavoli which separates Cima d’Asta from Cima dei Diavoli.

Before reaching Passo dei Diavoli, you need to cross the scree on the other side and get under the south flank of Cima dei Diavoli, where a possible path is clearly visible.

I crossed quite early among the large stones, but you can take a slightly longer and easier detour.

Under the south flank, cairns appear that guide you around the ridge leading to the east side; there is a long traverse towards northwest, with a slight ascent tendency, up to the ridge descending north from the summit.

At the ridge bypass, however, there are two cairns directing in parallel directions but at different heights: I followed the lower one, found a few more cairns that then disappeared; at that point, I climbed a few meters in the scree and found the cairns of the "other series" on a certainly easier trail, which I then followed downhill.

Just below the ridge at the end of the long traverse, make a nice turn southwest and reach the summit staying just below the ridge.

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Return from Cima d’Asta to the Church of Pront via Torrion della Corona, Canalone dei Bassanesi (or Canalone Bassano), Lago del Bus and Scivolo Rosa

The return of this hike on the north side of the Cima d’Asta Massif is a choice and not the shortest: the simpler alternative is to return to Forcella Col del Vento and then descend towards Lago del Bus and beyond; another more technical variant is the descent north through Passo dei Diavoli, but in this case it would be better to first climb Cima d’Asta and then Cima dei Diavoli.

From Cima d’Asta I followed the steep west ridge downhill (cairns + red marks) up to Bocchetta or Forcella del Canalon; then a short climb to the panoramic Torrion della Corona.

At the lower exit of the gorge (Canalone Bassano or dei Bassanesi) I cut right along recognizable trails, without reaching Rifugio Brentari, to shorten the route towards Passo Socéde.

At Passo Socéde I continued on the beautiful Giro del Zimón (opened and marked, if I remember correctly, at the end of 2015) passing Forcella Coronon and Forcella de Medo or Forcella de Meso: from the latter you descend to Lago del Bus.

Shortly after Lago del Bus (where there is already a signpost arrow indicating Scivolo Rosa and Prà Bastian), there is the junction between continuing the Giro del Zimón and Prà Bastian.

From the junction, there is a short climb and then begins the descent (usual scree) up to the characteristic large slab of Scivolo Rosa: late afternoon, as today, is not the best time to admire the colors of the granite, but in the brief moments of the day when there is illumination with "warm tones and the right angle" it is a spectacle.

The spectacle is better enjoyed uphill, because downhill it is stressful for legs and joints: there are many wet stretches and small water streams to evaluate carefully – to be avoided in all ways during cold periods!

If you wear shoes even a quarter size tighter than necessary, I see trouble for the toes when descending.

Leaving Scivolo Rosa begins a truly wild and twisted trail, and patience is needed to follow it because it sets the pace.

It is practically "unphotographable" in its bends and requires attention for many "wet spots surprising with moisture" (here if there is one thing that is not missing it is water): if you find a brief stretch with good grip, always expect it to change suddenly.

Nothing particularly difficult, you have to follow the rhythm of this part of the mountain.

Just before Prà Bastian it improves and up to here everything is very well marked: really difficult to make a navigation mistake.

At Prà Bastian the markings end but a very comfortable trail begins that soon becomes a mule track standard, and there is no problem following it.

Today I found several fallen trees across the mule track section, but only in one case did I have to detour into the woods to bypass; in other cases you could easily jump over or go under.

From the Renato Sordo forest hut the trail was perfectly clear and fully passable at speed.