Penser Joch/Passo di Pénnes
	Height	Climbing height
	2215m Sign 2211m	1249m (Sarnthein/Sarentino); 1949m (Bolzano/Bozen) 1267m (Sterzing/Vipiteno)
	Difficulty	Beauty
	South 2-3 (5); North 3-4 (5)	3-4 (5)
How to get there	From the south the climb starts at Bolzano (266m) or Sarnthein/Sarentino (966m). It should be a nice climb (or descension) from Bolzano past many castles and through many tunnels. I have only climbed from Sarnthein/Sarentino myself, and it is very flat until Weißenbach/Riobianco before the final climb to the pass, where it is steep, but not very steep. The difficult side to climb this pass starts from just outside Sterzing/Vipiteno (948m) to the north. It is evenly steep all the way and a rather long climb. Not very steep here either.
Other comments	The pastoral valley of Sarnthein is very enjoyable and is the main attraction on this pass. Views are fine from the top of the pass as well. There is water on the way on the south side, but probably not on the north side. I found good accomodation just outside Sterzing in the direction of Pfitscher Joch/Passo di Vizze at Wiesen. There is probablly accomodation in Sarnthein and Astfeld/Campolasta to the south (and in Bolzano of course). [IT-BZ-2215b;o605]