In the heart of the Dolomite Mountains of the Veneto region is the Ski Network of Civetta, with its unspoilt landscape, rich with impressive beauty. Alleghe, Zoldo, Selva di Cadore and Palafavera are the main resorts of the area, which has as its backdrop the beautiful panorama of the Dolomites, with Monte Civetta and Pelmo, which can be considered the heart of the Dolomites themselves. As early as the end of the 19th century, these mountains saw the arrival of many writers, poets and especially mountaineers and rock climbers, who were all enthusiastic about the spectacle of the rocks which turn pink at dawn and dusk, and fascinated by the unspoiled nature of these valleys. Monte Civetta is particularly attractive because it is so majestic and has such steep sides.
At the beginning of the last century, the tourists, the English explorers, and then the famous climbers from the Bavarian school, successfully pitted themselves against the walls of Monte Civetta. In August 1925, Emil Solleder and Gustav Lettembauer established the sixth (hardest) degree for the first time in the story of world mountaineering.