Campanile Basso

Campanile Basso
Campanile Basso
Highest point
Elevation	2,883 m (9,459 ft)
Coordinates	46°9′15″N 10°53′55″E / 46.15417°N 10.89861°E / 46.15417; 10.89861
Geography
Campanile Basso Italy
Parent range	Brenta Group, Rhaetian Alps
Climbing
First ascent	18 August 1899
Easiest route	Via Normale

Campanile Basso is a mountain in the Brenta group (It.: Dolomiti di Brenta), a subgroup of the Rhaetian Alps in the Italian Region of Trentino-Alto Adige, with a height of (2,883 metres (9,459 ft)).^[1] It is of a slender, almost fully vertical shape on all sides, rising 300 metres straight up. The mountain is named for its similarity in shape to a belltower (It.: campanile) and it being low (It.: basso) compared to the neighboring Campanile Alto and Brenta Alta. The German alpinist Karl Schulz introduced in 1884 the name Guglia di Brenta ("Guglia = "spire"),^[2] a name widely used until World War I and especially enduring in German literature, but considered inappropriate by locals and Italian climbers.^[3] Geologically, Campanile Basso is entirely formed of Triassic sedimentary rock, dense and compact dolomite.^[4] Due to its inaccessible appearance it was long left untouched during the alpine exploration of the Eastern Alps. Around the turn of the century a competitive race for the first ascent started, which took inspiration from the emerging nationalistic feelings in the region, as much as from the ascent of rock climbing as a sport. Most of the illustrious forebears of modern rock climbing climbed this mountain during the first half of the Twentieth century.