Hi all
I'm going to the Dolomites with my wife for 2 weeks in July (arriving on the 6th) - I've been half a dozen times before (but not recently) but my wife has skied there but not visited in summer before. For the first week we're staying in an apartment near Canazei and I know that area reasonably well. For the second week I would really like to visit the Pala area for the first time. I know (from my old guidebooks) that most of the climbs require a night in a hut first due to the walk-ins, and partly for that reason we haven't booked any accommodation - we were hoping to camp as and when required, but I'm not sure whether there are campsites in that area (or in the Dolomites more generally) where you can turn up in July and expect to find a space - should we book somewhere in advance, and is there any base anyone would recommend? We're driving from the UK so will have a car to move around.
Also, although the Pala area is covered in my old Alpine Club (Ron James) and Koehler/Memmel guides, it's not in the Dolomites Rockfax and I wondered if there was a more recent guide that covered the area (preferably in English, though if it's well illustrated then I could get a German or Italian guide). If anyone has any other beta or recommendations about the Pala area, I'd love to hear them - there aren't many logbook ticks!
Thanks for any help
Cheers
Rick