Rocche del Reopasso, Mountain ridge in the Ligurian Apennines, Genoa province, Italy
Rocche del Reopasso is a roughly one-kilometre ridge of Oligocene conglomerate in the Ligurian Apennines, between Busalla, Crocefieschi and Vobbia. Its peaks are Anchise (882 m), the twin-pointed Biurca (934 and 941 m) and the highest, Carrega do Diao (956 m), whose name means Devil's Chair in Ligurian. A cave, the Tana del Lupo, opens inside the mountain with stalactites and stalagmites.
Archaeological finds near Carega do Diao date to prehistoric times and show early human presence in the area. These discoveries indicate that the region has been known and traveled through for thousands of years.
The name refers to the difficult passages that cross through steep terrain and rocky formations. Local people have long used these routes as connections between the valleys below.
Access begins from Crocefieschi where the trail starts and takes roughly two and a half hours to complete. The route climbs through steep terrain with significant elevation gain, so proper footwear and reasonable fitness are important.
On the eastern face of the Biurca, not between its twin points, stands a small bivouac named "Città di Busalla". The Deanna Orlandini via ferrata, opened in 1979 by the Gruppo Escursionistico Busallese and fully renewed in 2005, is named after a young climber who died in the Apuan Alps.
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