My idea of climbing the Hornli ridge on the Matterhorn with Graham came up fueled by lots of enthusiasm and the great weather, perhaps due to an overdose of high altitude and thin air? Anywhow, I did my best to leave the Gouter Hut as soon as possible to get back to the car and drive to Switzerland to meet…
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A mountaineering week. Weissmies, Allalinhorn, Alphubel and the Gouter route on Mont Blanc.
It took me two years to be back on top of Mont Blanc, after several summer attempts and one in the spring time when we had to bail due to poor conditions on the mountain. Once again September proves to be the perfect month to climb the Mont Blanc via the Gouter route, the temperature generally goes down to “normal”,…
Last August I spent a wonderful week guiding Ellen and her family from LA, California, we had the chance to experience a bit of everything. The rocky trails of the Dolomiti di Sesto, around the Tre Cime di Lavaredo, and the more gentle path on Pralongià, Alta Badia, hiking hut to hut from West to East. We enjoyed a rock…
The Weissmies and the Lagginhorn are two 4000m peaks in the Swiss Alps, the normal routes are fairly easy and popular, but if you have a couple days available then you should consider to traverse these two peaks, starting from Saas Almagell and then descend to Saas Grund via Hohsaas on the second day. The south ridge of the Weissmies…
Finally I found the time to update my blog page! Gimme a minute to go back with my mind in June, lots of adventures have happened so far. To be honest, after my back injury in April, I was almost ready to lose the summer season, but surprisingly I managed to get back on my feet in a very short…
What does the Dolomites ski traverse need to become famous? If I have to be honest and compared it to the Queen of the Haute Route, the Chamonix – Zermatt, and many others, I can see only pros. The italian Dolomites are so unique and beautiful! And should we talk about food and accomodations? A holiday must also be pleasant and…
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Winter season 2017-18, Dolomites snow report #3 . Great conditions for off-piste skiing and ski touring!
Great conditions for off-piste skiing and ski touring in the Dolomites! It’s only January, but we almost forgot the drought of the last winters. Last december 26 we had a huge snowfall with almost 70 cm of fresh snow in Cortina downtown, couple days after the north wind came as usual, but incredibly it didnt hit the snow on Marmolada,…
After three dry beginning of the winter, this season 2017-18 we should not complain. People have ski toured in the Dolomites since mid November, on December 12th we had a good snowfall unfortunately followed by strong wind from the north up high. This week we have had more sunny days with north wind, the Sass Pordoi cable car opened yesterday…
Last November I flew to Patagonia for the first time, not for climbing or mountaineering but for a an amazing trekking trip between Argentina and Chile in the Lake O’Higgins area. For 5 days we chased the trail tracks that exist only on the hiking maps, waded through white water rivers in our underwear, walked for hours sometimes imprisoned in…
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Winter season 2017-18 , Dolomites Snow Report #1. Ski touring around Cadini di Misurina and Puez.
I don’t wanna sound too much optimist, but it looks like the winter season 2017-18 will start in the right way in the Dolomites. We had couple pretty good snow falls early in November that built a perfect base layer in some spots above 2000 meters. In the last couple weeks lots of people have toured around Giau Pass and…
THE WILD BLUE TREK, SARDINIA – 2018 DEPARTURES CLICK HERE. I think there are not so many trips where you can guarantee emotions and unique experiences since the beginning, certainly The Wild Blue Trek is one of these. It is a guarantee of quality and also of success, why? Should I have to be honest? Tell me about another adventure…