Said to be one of the hardest climbs in the Alps, with the final 8 km on the western side being at 13.5%

We haven't climbed it, we crossed the much lower Sella Valcalda, just to the north.

Matthew says these are views of the final hairpins on the western side, although not of the very steepest section.

N	Plockenpass Valcalda
S	Monte Rest
E	Nevea Lius
W	Razzo Lavardet Sappada
	Italian Alps
	Dolomites