Fanis
Fanis is a mountain on the boundary shared by the provinces of South Tyrol and Belluno in northern Italy.
Description
Fanis, also known as Mittlere Fanesspitze in German, is a massif in the Fanes Group of the Dolomites, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Set on the boundary shared by the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and Veneto regions, the mountain is located nine kilometers west of the town of Cortina d'Ampezzo, and the peak is situated on the common boundary that Ampezzo Dolomites Natural Park shares with Fanes-Sennes-Prags Nature Park. The highest summit of the massif is called Punta Di Mezzo. The south peak rises to 2,980 meters, the north peak is 2,969 meters, and Torre Fanis is 2,922 meters. Precipitation runoff from the west slope drains into tributaries of the Gran Ega, whereas the east slope drains into tributaries of the Boite. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,000 meters above the west slope in one kilometer and 1,000 meters above the east slope in less than two kilometers. The Italian toponym derives from the Fanes Group subrange of the Dolomites, in turn named after the Kingdom of Fanes which is the national epic of the Ladin people and the most important part of the Ladin literature. The nearest higher neighbor is Tofana di Rozes, 2.84 kilometers to the east-southeast.Climbing
The first ascent of the South Peak was made on July 19, 1897, by Josef Appenbichler and Victor Wolf von Glanvell.The first ascent of Torre Fanis was made on August 12, 1898, by Karl Günther von Saar and Victor Wolf von Glanvell. The first ascent of the Middle Peak is unknown, but it was climbed on August 13, 1898, by Karl Günther von Saar and Victor Wolf von Glanvell.