Passando per il G. San Bernardo in viaggio per la lontana Val Maira, decidiamo di ben sfruttare la splendida giornata di giovedi' e di fermarci per un giro nei dintorni di Etroubles. Cerchiamo le vallate con expo N e cosi' grazie ad un consiglio di un local decidiamo per il vallone verso la Fenetre de Sereina - poi si sarebbero...

After the great day summiting Gran Paradiso, the plan for day3 was to summit La Tresenta 3609m, depending on weather conditions, and then to ski back down to Pont. The night at rifugio Vittorio Emanuele II was ok, we had a room for ourselves, which was great, yet I didn't sleep that well.After having breakfast we left the hut...

Gran Paradiso is the highest peak standing entirely in Italy and has been on my list for while. This time everything fits perfectly, the weather, timing, fitness. Due to weather conditions we decide to attempt 1st Gran Paradiso and then some additional peak the 3d day. Day 1, getting there: from Lugano I drive to Luino and...