Southern Limestone Alps

**Ascent report of the route "Il Grande Incubo" (The Great Nightmare), Cat. 6B, on the East face of Monte Breno, Italy, during winter 2007.**

Technical class Italy, Alps, Sarca valley Monte Breno (1535 m) by the Eastern wall, "Il Grande Incubo" route Presumably 6B cat. dif. Height difference 850 m, length 1015 m, length of V cat. dif. climbing sections — 345 m, length of VI cat. dif. climbing sections — 255 m, length of VII¹ cat. dif. climbing sections — 65 m, length of A0 ITO sections — 85 m, length of A1 ITO sections — 15 m, length of A2 ITO sections — 160 m, length of A3 ITO sections — 120 m, average steepness of the route — 85°, average steepness of the lower part of the route — 65°, average steepness of the upper part of the route — 115° Driven in hooks: rock: 69/38\* chocks: 20/0 bolt: 111/111\*