Hi there! Being completely out of shape (last hike was 13 months ago) and badly overweight I looked for an easy-easy option. Monte Covreto was the good one. There is little new to be said about the route, but here we go anyway. Starting point is the large parking area at La Forcora. On this day it was absolutely packed with cars...

Ascent to Pizzo Marona, within the “Mountain Safety” course of CAI’s Laveno section. Pizzo Marona is the minor brother of the far more glamourous Monte Zeda, in the heart of the wild Val Grande. Not at all an easy stroll! We (Massimo, Giangi, Camilla, Ivan, Andrea and myself) departed from the comfortable parking area at...

This is a mountain that stands in a privileged off-line position to offer the all-round vision of most of the Bernina group peaks, and beyond. But Sasso Moro demands for some effort if you want to summit it. As it happens, the only “normal” route departs from Forcella di Fellaria, and rides, roughly, the NW ridge. A couple...

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...

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...

Blinnenhornis avery popular ascent for a combination of elements: ease of the normal route, availability of anumber ofhuts along or very close to the route, breathtaking views all the waylong. Thenormal route starts from the parking area at the end of the Morasco lake; signs actually forbid access to it, but at any time in...

This is a very nice walk which, with a relatively modest effort, offers breathtaking views. You start off from the tiny parking place at S. Bartolomeo and go up the well marked comfortable path that, by going through the woods, will gradually get you to Alpe di Mezzo. Being October, this first part of the hike was...