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1 <table style="width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;"> <thead> <tr> 2 <th style="text-align: left"> <a href="../day9">← Day 9</a> </th> 3 <th style="text-align: center"> <a href="../">Alta Via 2</a> </th> 4 <th style="text-align: right"> <a href=""></a> </th> 5 </tr> </thead> </table> 6 7 # After the hike 8 9 ## Back home 10 11 *August 28, 2025* 12 13 My dad's cousin came to pick us up. As we got into the car, the 14 storm started. From there, it kept raining the whole afternoon. Not 15 coninuously, it came and went, but when it was there it was 16 very strong. The bad weather continued for a couple of days. 17 18 We made a good call ending our trip early. 19 20 ## Celebration 21 22 *August 29, 2025* 23 24 Some of the people we met along the way arrived in Feltre on the next 25 day. Like use, they could not properly finish the Alta Via, as the bad 26 weather caught them when they arrived at Passo Cereda. 27 28 We decided to meet for a dinner all together at [Birreria 29 Pedavena](https://www.labirreriapedavena.it/), the largest brewery in 30 Italy, which is conveniently located between Croce d'Aune and Feltre. In 31 fact, if you walk Alta Via 2 all the way to Feltre, you pass right in 32 front of the Birreria. 33 34  35 36 ## Award 37 38 *September 2, 2025* 39 40 Upon completing Alta Via 2, hikers can receive an official pin. It is 41 awarded by the tourist office in Feltre, where they can also 42 add their name to the book of "finishers". 43 44 As you know, we did not complete the full Alta Via. But since Feltre is 45 just around the corner, we thought why not go there and ask? In the end, 46 the exact route of Alta Via 2 is not set in stone. 47 48 It turns out that, according to the guidelines laid out by the Italian 49 Alpine Club, reaching Rifugio Boz is enough to officially complete Alta 50 Via 2 and be called a finisher! 51 52  53 54 Indeed, they know that the last leg of the hike is often skipped due to 55 bad weather. Ending the journey at Passo Cereda, however, is not enough. 56 57 So now we also have some official recognition for our effort. Cool! 58 59 ## Farewell to the mountains 60 61 *September 3, 2025* 62 63 After the hike I spent a few days at home with my family. But now it is 64 time to go back to the flat lands, where I have been living for the past 65 few years. 66 67 My flight back to Amsterdam, as it sometimes does, flew right over the 68 Dolomites. I was able to recognize not only my home town, but also many of 69 the mountains and valleys my dad and I walked through just a week earlier. 70 71  72 73 <table style="width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;"> <thead> <tr> 74 <th style="text-align: left"> <a href="../day9">← Day 9</a> </th> 75 <th style="text-align: center"> <a href="../">Alta Via 2</a> </th> 76 <th style="text-align: right"> <a href=""></a> </th> 77 </tr> </thead> </table> 78 79 80 81 82 83