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122We need some rest, but we don't want to wait for too long. The journey 122We need some rest, but we don't want to wait for too long. The journey
123is still long, and if we don't reach our destination before 17:00 we 123is still long, and if we don't reach our destination before 17:00 we
124will probably be caught by the forecasted thunderstorm. We leave the 124will probably be caught by the forecasted thunderstorm. We leave the
125bivouc at 13:30. 125bivouac at 13:30.
126 126
127## Al Troi dei Caserin 127## The Troi dei Caserin
128 128
129TODO 129From the shelter we walk down, loosing about 200 or 300 meters of
130altitude, which we quickly gain back. The fog is still very thick,
131we can't see further than 10m.
132
133The trail so far is not particuarly hard, but there are some interesting
134passages where we have to cross some waterfalls or small water streams.
135Or maybe I found them interesting only because my bad knee prevents me
136from pushing with my left leg and I have to make some complex alternative
137manouvers.
138
139![A waterfall with a small pond](../img/27-1350-waterfall.jpg)
140
141At 14:50 we reach *Col dei Bech* (1960m), which means *Ibex' hill*.
142And in fact, just after Cold dei Bech, in one of the rare moments when
143the fog let us see at more than 15 meters, we did see a small family
144of chamois. Ok, not quite ibex, but close enough. Judging from the
145quantity of warm shit that we saw on the trail, they had probably walked
146right ahead of us for a while.
147
148We continue on this trail that becomes increasingly narrow and exposed,
149difficult in some sections. We are on the *Troi dei Caserin* ("the
150Caserins' trail").
151
152![Troi dei Caserin](../img/27-1545-caserin.jpg)
153
154There are some steel ropes in the most dangerous parts, but not for
155long: soon we reach a grassy section, and the trail keeps gets
156ever more narrow. On our left, the emptiness of a hundred-meters
157free fall is hidden by the fog. My aching knee makes everything even
158more challenging.
159
160We did not take many pictures of this part of the journey, mainly
161because we were focusing on keeping our feet on the ground. Apparently,
162my dad and I walked this same trail some 15 years ago, when it was
163covered in half a meter of snow. And I say apparently because, even
164though we both remember that trip very well, we have no recollection
165of taking such a dangerous path in those conditions. But there is no
166alternative road, so we must have done it... somehow.
167
168At 16:45 we reach *Pass de Mura* (1867m). The view opens up, but we
169can't quite see our destination yet.
170
171![Malga Neva (not where we are going)](../img/27-1644-pass-de-mura.jpg)
172
173m4_caption({{{{{
174You see the tiny building down there? Luckily for us, it is not Rifugio
175Boz, but Malga Neva. The Rifugio is closer than that.
176}}}}})
177
178We walk down from the pass and we reach [Rifugio
179Boz](https://www.rifugioboz.it/) (1718m) at 17:05. Just as we walk
180through the door, a strong storm begins.
181
182## At Rifugio Boz
183
184We are tired, hungry and our muscles are sore. As we check in, the
185hut manager asks us if we are walking the Alta Via. We respond
186that yes, we are, and tomorrow we will be going all the way to
187[Rifugio Dal Piaz](https://www.rifugiodalpiaz.com), and we'll
188finally walk down victorious to Croce D'Aune in the evening.
189
190"Are you sure about that?" - she says.
191
192"Why?" - we ask, not sure if she was joking or not.
193
194"Have you seen the weather forecast?"
130 195
131m4_navtable(← Day 7,../day7,Alta Via 2,../,Day 9 →,../day9) 196m4_navtable(← Day 7,../day7,Alta Via 2,../,Day 9 →,../day9)

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