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-m4_navtable(, , Alta Via 2,../,Day 1 →,../day1)
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-# Preparation
-
-Alta Via 2 is not a hike one can do without planning. Obviously, one must
-be sufficiently trained - though advanced climbing skills are generally
-not needed, walking on steep mountain trails for multiple days requires
-some experience and a decent condition. But there is also the logistics
-side of things: Where are you going to sleep? How many clothes are
-you bringing?  Do they all fit in your backpack? And what if it rains?
-
-## Training
-
-We started planning this hike about a year in advanced, so we had
-plenty of time to train for it. Unfortunately, since I now live in
-the Netherlands, I could not practice by actually walking in mountain
-trails. My dad was luckier, because there are plenty of physically
-demanding trails that start just a few minutes drive away from where
-he lives.
-
-So I replaced the actual hiking with two types of training: long-distance
-running and leg muscle exercises.
-
-For the running part, I went for 6-12km runs twice a week more or less
-regularly. This is something I enjoyed regardless of my goal of training
-for the hike; I even took part in a local half-marathon run.
-
-![Me, ready for a half marathon](../img/0-leiden-half-marathon.jpg)
-
-m4_caption({{{{{ At the starting gate of the <a
-href="https://marathon.nl/">Leiden half marathon</a>.  Two hours and
-six minutes later, I am not going to be smiling like that.  }}}}})
-
-The gym part was less entartaining for me, I never liked exercising
-indoors.  But I managed to train somewhat consistently for 15-30 minutes
-once or twice a week. My exercises included squats, side planks, one-leg
-push-ups and the like. Boooring.
-
-With all of this I was quite confident I was going to be in good shape
-for the hike. I was more worried about the logistics...
-
-## Planning the route
-
-Most sources (including the one I followed, a red booklet that I
-can't find online, but whose content is mostly summarized in [this
-website](https://www.altavia2dolomiti.com/percorso)) suggest walking
-Alta Via 2 in 12 or 13 days. But this way some of the days consist
-of less than 5 hours of walking. On the other hand, well-trained hikers
-can complete the whole route in 7 days or less. We decided that 10
-days would be a good middle ground for having a fun and intense hike
-without overdoing it. In hindsight, this was a good plan, but I don't
-think I would have minded some of those short walking days.
-
-For multiple reasons, we decided to sleep in huts rather than camping.
-Since these regions tend to be quite popular with turists, we decided to
-book our accommodations early on.  We started booking in May, thinking
-it would be early enough, but it was not - at least not the for part in
-[Südtirol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Tyrol).  None of the
-huts in our first two days had any spare bed. We contacted all the
-places that were somewhat close to our path, to no avail. In the end we
-were forced to squeeze the first 3 days into 2, and make a long detour
-to reach a nearby village to sleep in a B&B on our first night.
-
-The rest of the route followed largely the border between
-[Trentino](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trentino) and the [province of
-Belluno](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Belluno), and it was
-easier to find accommodation there.  fine. Not every hut in our original
-plan was available, but we could always find good alternatives nearby.
-
-Our final plan was the following:
-
-||Start|Finish|Up|Down|Distance|
-|:-|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
-|[Day 1](../day1)|[Kreutztal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brixen)|[Lungiarü](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lungiar%C3%BC)|1050m|-1620m|22.1km|
-|[Day 2](../day2)|[Lungiarü](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lungiar%C3%BC)|[Rifugio Pisciadù](https://www.rifugiopisciadu.it/)|1820m|-690m|19.0km|
-|[Day 3](../day3)|[Rifugio Pisciadù](https://www.rifugiopisciadu.it/)|[Rifugio Fedaia](https://www.rifugiofedaia.com/)|760m|-1310m|18.0km|
-|[Day 4](../day4)|[Rifugio Fedaia](https://www.rifugiofedaia.com/)|[Rifugio Flora Alpina](https://floralpina.it/)|1030m|-1290m|17.4km|
-|[Day 5](../day5)|[Rifugio Flora Alpina](https://floralpina.it/)|[Rifugio Mulaz](https://www.prenotarifugi.cai.it/en/detail/?id=5769)|1160m|-410m|17.6km|
-|[Day 6](../day6)|[Rifugio Mulaz](https://www.prenotarifugi.cai.it/en/detail/?id=5769)|[Rifugio Pradidali](http://www.rifugiopradidali.com/pradidali/Home.html)|890m|-1160m|12.4km|
-|[Day 7](../day7)|[Rifugio Pradidali](http://www.rifugiopradidali.com/pradidali/Home.html)|[Rifugio Passo Cereda](https://www.rifugiocereda.com/)|1110m|-2000m|17.1km|
-|[Day 8](../day8)|[Rifugio Passo Cereda](https://www.rifugiocereda.com/)|[Rifugio Boz](https://www.rifugioboz.it)|1210m|-860m|12.8km|
-|[Day 9](../day9)|[Rifugio Boz](https://www.rifugioboz.it)|[Croce d'Aune](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croce_d%27Aune)|800m|-1500m|20.0km|
-
-For the first and last days, the plan was to have someone bring us there
-and pick us up, so we spent only 8 nights out. We did not realize at
-the time, but this plan gave us a nice balance between high mountain
-huts (for the real mountaineering experience) and proper hotels
-(for better comfort). Confusingly, both the huts and the hotels
-were also called *rifugio* (or *hütte* in German, or *utia* in
-[Ladin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladin_language)).
-
-## Packing up
-
-You may find it silly, but fitting all the necessities in our backpacks
-was the part of this adventure that I was most worried about. We were
-going to hike for 9 days, but clearly we could not pack 9 sets of clean
-clothes; that alone would almost fill our backpacks. And it's not just
-t-shirts and underwear, we needed warm and waterproof clothes, too. And
-what about food? The huts served dinner and breakfast, but we definitely
-needed something to eat throughout the day.
-
-In the end, this is what we packed:
-
-### Hiking gear
-
-* Hiking boots.
-* [Hiking sticks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trekking_pole), similar
-  to [nordic walking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_walking)
-  poles, but they are usually kept shorter. They help pushing when going
-  up and keep you stable when you walk down.
-* A simple harness consisting of a strong rope with a
-  [carabiner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carabiner), to be
-  used for the occasional *equipped trails* (think of a [via
-  ferrata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_ferrata), but easier).
-* Two water bottles (0.5L + 1L). The smaller one was a thermos-like bottle,
-  but I ended up never filling it with hot water or tea.
-  It would have been better to just bring two lightweight plastic bottles.
-* Maps: [Tabacco](https://www.tabaccoeditrice.it/en/home-english/)
-  maps number [30
-  (Brixen-Villnössertal)](https://www.tabaccoeditrice.it/en/cartografie_en/125000-coast/030_en/),
-  [6 (Val di Fassa e Dolimiti
-  Fassane)](https://www.tabaccoeditrice.it/en/cartografie_en/125000-coast/06_en/),
-  [22 (Pale di San
-  Martino)](https://www.tabaccoeditrice.it/en/cartografie_en/125000-coast/022_en/),
-  plus an older map of the same brand for the Feltre area, that
-  followed a different numbering scheme. We also had offline maps from
-  [OpenStreetMaps](https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=12/46.5905/11.7540)
-  on our phones - we used [Organic Maps](https://organicmaps.app/) and
-  [Mapy](https://mapy.com) as clients - but a paper backup is always
-  convenient, especially because of the size: it is much easier to read
-  a large map than to look at one on a 6" screen. The Tabacco maps were
-  also more accurate in some specific parts, because they included
-  codes for describing each trail's type or difficulty.
-
-### Clothes
-
-Most of the clothes we brought with us were made of some synthetic fabric
-that was extremely lightweight and quick to dry up.
-
-* 4 T-shirts (2 or 3 would have been enough).
-* 4 pairs of underwear (again, 2 or 3 would have been enough).
-* Zip-off hiking trousers that could be converted to shorts (but
-  I ended up almost always using them in trouser form).
-* A full set of "normal" clothes (underwear, socks, T-shirt, shorts) that
-  I used only in the huts.
-* A lightweight hoodie that somehow kept me warm amazingly well. I used
-  it for any temperature between 2°C to 20°C, as it did not feel
-  uncomfortable when it was too hot, as a regular hoodie would.
-* A regular cotton hoodie that never used.
-* Slippers.
-* A baseball cap.
-* A rain poncho. I did not like wearing it, because it made me sweat a lot
-  and I ended up getting wet anyway. But in ceratin moments it was necessary.
-* Rain trousers. In the end I never used them, my regular hiking trousers
-  were somewhat waterproof, and the rain poncho covered all the rest.
-* Gloves. Temperatures reached close to 0°C, and having your hands wet
-  with strong winds at near-freezing temperatures is not fun.
-
-### Food and medicine
-
-* The only food we pack were protein bars. We brought 3 bars per person per
-  day, but this was way too much. I ended up eating one ~100g bar per
-  day on average, because we were often able to grab some food (like a
-  slice of [*Strüdel*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_strudel))
-  in the huts we walked by during the day.
-* Energy tablets. Some quick energy boost,
-  they were mostly vitamins with some caffeine.
-* Plasters, both regular ones and
-  [blister platers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compeed).
-* Painkillers and other basic medicine.
-
-### Other stuff
-
-* Sleeping bag. A very light one is enough, since every hut provided heavy
-  blankets, but not linens, and guests have to bring their own.
-* One towel, [the most thing to
-  bring](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy).
-* Soap, toothbrush and toothpaste.
-* Wet wipes.
-* Wallet, phone, phone charger and a power bank.
-* A small planner and a pen, to keep a journal of the trip.
-
-At 12kg water included, the backpack is quite heavy. I could have saved a
-couple of kilos, but in the end we used almost everything that we brought.
-
-![Me with my backpack on, at home](../img/19-0000-backpack.jpg)
-
-m4_caption(Ready to go!)
-
-m4_navtable(, , Alta Via 2,../,Day 1 →,../day1)