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...

Hi! Pilone (or Cima Pian del Bozzo, a l’italienne) can be reached quite easily from Comologno or Spruga, at the very end of the somewhat hidden Valle Onsernone. Well, in winter things are a little different. Anyway, we kicked off at Spruga, the route initiates right at the car-parking area. Steep right by the start, the very...

What a wonderful peak! Gletscherhorn is located in Grisons, deep into the Bergalga valley, which is one of the main valleys of the Avers environment. Gletscherhorn was on the wish-list since 1999, when A.Gogna’s and A. Recalcati’s “Mesolcina e Spluga” CAI guide was first issued. Decision was made Thursday evening: “Ok,...

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...

Floriano. Although we lived pretty close to each other and shared the same love for the Tessiner Alps, we never actually met. This to my regret. I came to know about him looking for info on Piz Rondadura. When he left us, I thought I would virtually meet him by climbing Piz Rondadura. I gave it a try, but that was the wrong day...

Hi! After last year's failure, I came back for a further attempt to this much wanted summit, having learned (maybe) from my previous errors. The southern summit of Piz Uccello is what strikes when you reach San Bernardino and, although slightly lower than the northern summit, it is by far more visited. So, San Bernardino is...

This peak stands along the magnificent ridge between Mesolcina and Calanca valleys. Very easily accessible, it rewards with superb views all round plus an excellent close-up to the neighbouring Piz de Groven. The narrow mountain road from Soazza to Alp de Bec- sota is under maintenance and may not be accessible Monday to Friday....

Piz d’Arbeola again! Well, that was not what I had planned, the title should have been… but one has to be “flexible”. The day’s idea was to have a go at the neighbouring Piz Pian Grand. So I started from San Bernardino and went up exactly the same route I took when I went to Piz d’Arbeola back in July 2008 (hey, long...

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...

Pizzo di Corgella is a minor peak neighboured (and dwarfed) by the far more glamorous Camoghè. Nevertheless it offers an exceptionally vast view over a large portion of the Tessin Alps (well, provided weather assists conveniently, which was not entirely our case) and therefore deserves a visit. You drive up the charming Valle...

This brief report is posted in remembrance of Toto, our unforgettable alpine-buddy who went over the rainbow bridge just over a month ago and is now happily hiking in the mountains of Heaven. Piz Languard is a very popular peak, which can be summited after a really easy hike. It has been very often reported, so there’s...

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 Ruggia is a very nice little peak between the northern side of Val Vigezzo and Valle Onsernone. Reaching it's summit is a relatively comfortable scramble unless you hit snow. The latter was our case. We, ten members of CAI - Laveno and the 4-legged Margot, started from our parking place just below Arvogno under some...

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...

The "normal" route to Piz Piot (definitely the easiest, as far as I learn) kicks off from the lovely little village of Juf, 2.126m, where parking allowance is generally sufficient to host a good number of vehicles. There are excellent bus connections to Juf though. The itinerary is self-evident: all...

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...

This is a nice peak located in Valle Strona, a beautiful place indeed, and quite popular too for it being relatively easy to be reached. Our day was not too promising from the start, but weather forecast did not mention rains, so myself and Toto hit the road up to the delightful little village of Campello Monti. It...

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...