One may say that a little-more-than 2.000m height peak, with just some +500m ascent to reach the summit is no more than a walk suitable for a party of old nuns… going up Sosto proves the contrary! First of all it should be said that Sosto was not exactly in today’s plans. We had gone up to the Luckmanier Pass, with the...

The Leventina-Blenio ridge offers a large choice of hikes, most of which are absolutely straightforward, suitable for short-timers, thus providing the most stunning views. Pizzo di Nara is a modest peak, very easily reached from all possible routes. Unlike the majority of my hikes, (and only thanks to Mad, my partner) I got to...

Föisc is a diminutive summit located in high Leventina, overlooking the stunning Ritom lake area. Access is extremely easy, provided conditions are reasonably good. That was (partially) not our case. Anyway, having parked at Brugnasco at 07:30 with the pleasing surprise of a +2°C, we badly needed a coffee to get moving. The bar...

Of the three summits enclosing the Tremorgio lake, Cima di Filo is definitely the dwarf, but nevertheless it’s a largely easy hike and most rewarding. There are a couple of options to getup there: from the lake (which can be reached by the cableway from Rodi) or from Dalpe, with a little more effort. Eitherway you would have to...

With a rather pessimistic weather forecast, all we wanted was an easy walk, perhaps including the event of summiting a peak, why not? Motto Crostel was today’s choice, again along the ridge between Val Leventina and Valle di Blenio. Start of the hike is Monte Angone, where limited parking room is available. The path is very...

Ascending to Pizzo Molare from Gariva is a relatively straight forward hike which offers a spectacular view from the summit (provided weather assists). This peak is located on the long ridge separating Tessin’s Val Leventina from Valle di Blenio. The “normal” route kicks off from Gariva, a tiny hamlet almost overhanging...

There’s not much to say about ascending to Matro. This peak, though, has a couple of peculiarities: the routes to the summit are varied and interchangeable; the summit itself is one of the least sexy ones I’ve ever seen. Having said that, and strong for having been there with Toto a couple of years ago, the idea of the day was...

Having found again the SD-card I thought I had lost, including a whole lot of photos of my hikes, I will be sharing (many years later!) some of them. To start with, here’s the Nufenenstock, which appears rather frequently on Hikr reports. Well, it benefits of an easy approach and provides superb views from the summit, so you...

Pizzo Rossetto is a minor peak in the Blenio valley, above the town of Olivone. Nevertheless it's "central" position within the valley offers an 360° view over practically all surrounding mountains, provided weather assists (which was not exactly our case). You start off from the tiny village of Anveuda. You...

This summit is located along the long ridge between Val Leventina and Valle di Blenio. The starting point is the tiny village of Monte Angone, in Val Leventina. A moderately steep path departs direction north to a group of houses called Frageira; here you turn right through the houses until you meet a wide track you will...

Pizzo di Claro is quite an unmistakable landmark when viewed from Bellinzona as well as being a definite classic ascent (and easy too). We chose themost comfortable route, only 960m ascentvia a basically problemless itinerary. After having parkedat Pian Guald we went up the dirttrack to Alp Stabveder wherethe real ascentstarts by...

Pizzo Molare is perhaps the most popular summit on the long ridge between Val Leventina and Valle di Blenio. It is also very easy to reach. Starting point is the tiny village of Gariva, from where you initially go up a concrete track which will lead you in about twenty minutes to the Piandioss hut. Going ahead briefly, at a turn...