It  is  certainly  one  of  the  representative  peaks
of  the  Dolomites,  and  it  ranks  with  Pelmo,
Sorapiss,  Marmarole,  and  Marmolata,  for  bulk
and  height.  Of  course  a  mountain  like  this,
supposed  at  one  time  to  be  the  highest  of  the
Dolomites,  was  made  one  of  the  earliest  points
of  attack  by  the  mountaineering  fraternity.
And  ere  long  one  of  its  chief  summits  (for  like
the  Cinque  Torri  on  a  grander  scale  it  is  cleft
into  three  if  not  four  mighty  heads)  was  cap-

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tured  by  that  most  successful  of  German
climbers,  Mr.  P.  Grohmann,  in  1869.  He  was
accompanied  by  Peter  Salcher  and  F.  Inner-
kofler.  The  last  named  is  now  the  sole  survivor
of  the  three  noted  guides  of  that  name,  the  same
who  led  the  way  when  we  climbed  the  Little
Zinne.^  Later  on,  Mr.  Tuckett,  with  Santo
Siorpaes  also  achieved  another  peak  ;  and  an
interesting  account  of  an  ascent  of  Mr.  Groh-
mann's  summit  is  given  by  Captain  W.  E.
Utterson  Kelso  in  the  '*  Alpine  Journal,"  vol.
