For English readers click[here] Tour: Camperio-Dötra-Croce Portera-Croce del Bosc-Pian Com-Camperio Visto da Giulio (gbal): La luce che filtra dalle tapparelle pian piano mi fa emergere da un sonno profondo; mentre assaporo quella strana sensazione dei miei muscoli ancora affaticati eppure chetati...

For English readers click[here] Anello: Rasa(546m) - M.Chiusarella(915m) - M.Martica(1032m) - M.Legnone(867m) - Rasa Dopo aver sperato invano che i miei prossimi giorni disponibili fossero finalmente baciati dal sole, aver atteso trepidante ogni sera le notizie meteo ecco che finalmente appresi che ieri...

For English readers click[here] Anello: Cabbio (660m) - Sasso Gordona (1410m) - Poncione di Cabbio (1263m) - Cabbio (La valutazione T2 è per la generalità della escursione; T4 per la sola salita al Sasso Gordona innevato). Questi ultimi tempi tutti abbiamo dovuto fare i conti con un pessimo tempo, più...

For English readers click[here] Anello: Arosio (860m) - M.Gradiccioli (1936m) - M.Tamaro (1962m) - Arosio Una salita simile l'avevo già fatta anni fa salendo poco dopo Arosio e giungendo all'Alpe Agario, alle pendici del Monte Pola; di lì poi avevo salito il Gradiccioli, il Tamaro e di nuovo il Gradiccioli,...

After escaping from foggy Bavaria to sunny Trentino, we could see the first signs of spring after the cold winter of 2009. Temperatures were around 20 degrees and there were almost no people on the trail - except a few locals. Ascent: East ridge from Civezzano (approx. 1 hr 45 min.) We park our car in the center of...

Brione (756 m) - Poncione d’Alnasca (2301 m) e ritorno For English readers click[here] Non so quanti di voi potranno essere d’accordo con queste mie considerazioni. Sempre più mi confermo nell’idea che una montagna ci attrae particolarmente quando la vediamo dal basso o, meglio, da una certa prospettiva...

Monte Celva is a small mountain to the east of Trento. Due to the dense forest, it is not until the very last meters that one has a surprisingly free view to Trento and the Paganella. A nice walk for the afternoon, and the descent gives an "alpine" feeling for a few meters. Ascent: West ridge (approx. 1 hr) From...

For English readers click[here] Porto Ceresio (274 m) – Monte S.Giorgio (1097 m) Come ogni tanto capita a tutti, credo, anch’io stavolta avevo poco tempo a disposizione e piuttosto che niente ho deciso di fare un breve itinerario cui avevo pensato da tempo. L’anno scorso ero già salito su questo monte...

For English readers click[here] Tour: Corticiasca (1018m) – Monte Bar (1816m) – Caval Drossa (1632m) – Motto della Croce (1381m) - Corticiasca Da tempo mi ripromettevo di visitare la cima del Monte Bar, a me sconosciuta, e decisi di farlo seguendo le orme di siso, in particolare ripercorrendo il...

For English readers click[here] Pensieri sparsi di tapio   Le montagne, si sa, non sanno parlare. Ma esprimersi, sì. Quando vogliono significare “da qui non si passa”, te lo fanno capire, e lo stesso quando sembrano stenderti un tappeto sotto gli scarponi. Questa volta, che non è la prima, e non sarà...

One of the highlights of our Borneo & Malaysia trip, Mt. Kinabalu is the highest mountain in South East Asia. The way up is a simple, yet long hike and every single day has ca. 100-200 people summiting the mountain. On the way down we chose Low Peak Circuit, the recently built Via Ferrata. A fantastic 2 days, although one has...

In December it has been snowing a lot in northern England and so I decided to spend a weekend in the Lake District, enjoying the beautyful scenery of white hills and green valleys. I left London on Friday 7pm, drove up the M6 and slept in a motel along the M6 some 100km after Manchester. Left early on Saturday and was in...

The second day of my Lake District Winter weekend the weather cannot be better so I plan to hike up the iconic Helvellyn from the panoramic Thirlmere side. What a great day this will become ! I start from Swirl parking at 10 am. The flank is bewteen 25 and 40 degrees and above 300m the snow cover was sufficient to don my MSR...

'Harrison Rocks is the largest and most popular outcrop in the whole area, and deservedly so, for it offers excellent climbing in all grades.' (Jingo Wobbly, Sandstone South East England). A short 1.5h drive from London this crag indeed offers a large number of routes. SamX and I spent a great afternoon climbing. Given the...

[Deutsch siehe unten] Mt. Chocorua, located in the southeastern part of the White Mountains, is a rugged and isolated mountain with a great view, which is easy to spot from many places around it. The rugged top allows for (requires) some rock scrambling. Sources claim that it is one of the most painted (or photographed)...

[English below] Zugegeben, eine alpinistische Herausforderung ist der Mt. Wachusett nicht, aber durchaus geeignet, um den Truthahn vom Vortag abzuarbeiten. Zudem war einer der letzten herbstlichen AKW-Tage ohne Schnee angesagt ... Vom Parkplatz geht es auf einem schönen Waldweg (Old Indian Trail) insgesamt recht gemütlich,...

[Deutsch siehe unten] Mt. Cabot is the northernmost 4000-footer in New Hampshire. Despite its relative remoteness and the restricted views, it seems to be a rather popular destination. Admittedly, it is an ideal winter hike peak that can be climbed even in unfavourable weather conditions because the trail is sheltered by trees...

[Deutsch siehe unten] Climbing a mountain that is far, far away not only from Boston but also far away from the trailhead (14 miles round trip), in winter, after aptly named snowstorm "Pax" pacified the region by dropping 18 inches (50 cm) of snow? Well it might not have been the best idea, but at least it was a very...

[Deutsch siehe unten] For this hike, one could almost give a mountaneering grading. Even if the peak is not even 1000m high, in winter the conditions on Mt. Monadnock are actually similar to what you would expect on a 3500er in the Alps, except for crevasses and altitude sickness. We join Will and Bill on their weekly ascent...

Day 1 Brione - Scimarmota - Alpe Masnee T4+,1700m ascent, 400m descent,7h30 (In summer conditions over the marked path ca. T3+,250m ascent fewer,2h faster)   SBB chaos part one. Extra trains and carriages going south for the bank holiday weekend? No sign of...