From 0150994cfd3260afada9559c8f524fdf217871df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Tronto Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 21:22:41 +0200 Subject: Check in pre-processed m4 files, skip m4 step in build --- src/av2/day2/day2.m4 | 180 --------------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 180 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 src/av2/day2/day2.m4 (limited to 'src/av2/day2/day2.m4') diff --git a/src/av2/day2/day2.m4 b/src/av2/day2/day2.m4 deleted file mode 100644 index 294bdc1..0000000 --- a/src/av2/day2/day2.m4 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,180 +0,0 @@ -m4_navtable(← Day 1,../day1,Alta Via 2,../,Day 3 →,../day3) - -# Day 2 - Trail 666 - -m4_caption({{{{{August 21, 2025}}}}}) - -## Route of the day - -
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- -*Download the [gpx file](../gpx/av2-day2.gpx) or see the route on -[outdooractive.com](https://www.outdooractive.com/en/route/hiking-trail/alta-badia/-2025-alta-via-2-day-2/325541331/?share=%7E3zdmlslt%244ossqbcn)* - -## The beginning of a long day - -According to our plan, this second day is going to be the toughest. -Our planned route consists of more than 1700m of altitude gain, which -would already be quite a long hike for a single day, leave alone for one -out of 9 consecutive days of walking. Moreover, the weather forecasts -for the day are not good - there is a chance of thunderstorms in the -afternoon. - -Luckily we find someone willing to give us a car ride from our B&B to -the edge of the village, saving us about one hour of walk. We start -walking at around 8:30. - -The first part of the trail is not very steep, and the weather is -not too bad either. We even manage to see some mountains! - -![Some mountains](../img/21-0900-up.jpg) - -m4_caption(The Puez-Odle group.) - -In about an hour we reach *malga Antersasc* (2084m on sea -level). Around this small abandoned building we see a few -[chamois](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamois) and some very fat -[marmots](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmot) - seriously, those -things were huge! Unfortunately all the pictures I took were terrible, -you need some pretty good camera to catch them from a distance. - -![Me looking a tree](../img/21-0923-tree.jpg) - -m4_caption({{{{{ -Sorry for the lack of marmot pictures. Here -is a shot of myself staring at a tree growing on top of a rock instead. -}}}}}) - -After a short break, we get back on the trail and start walking towards -the [Puez hut](https://www.rifugiopuez.it/en/). We could already tell -from the map that the trail up to *forcella Puez* (2500m), before the -hut, was going to be very steep. However, we found it to be very well -maintained, which made it easier than we expected. - -![The trail to forcella Puez](../img/21-1103-forcella-puez.jpg) - -m4_caption({{{{{ -The trail up to forcella Puez is reinforced with some trunks that -turn it almost into a staircase.}}}}}) - -Unfortunately, as we walked up, the weather got much worse. -We were forced to wear all our rain clothes again, including gloves. - -We reach the Puez hut (2447m) at 11:20, earlier than planned. We take -some time to rest and try to dry up from the rain; I change my socks -and t-shirt, which definitely helps. - -## The forgotten Forcellas - -(*Forcella* is an Italian term that denotes a tight mountain pass, usually -only reachable via a steep trail. I will sometimes use the Italian word -because I don't know an exact equivalent in English. For proper nouns I -may also use the equivalent word in the local language: *Furcella* or -*Jeuf* in [Ladin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladin_language), -*Joch* in German, *Foržela* in -[Venetian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetian_language).) - -We start walking again around 12:00, and it is immediately clear that we -have made a small miscalculation in planning the route. We thought -that the trail to [Gardena Pass](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardena_Pass) -would be straight downhill, but actually we'll have to climb up and then -down a couple of tight passes: *Furcella de Ciampei* (2366m) and *Jeuf de -Crespëina* (2528m). This is easily going to cancel out the time we gained -in the morning. Fortunately, this part of the trail is quite pleasant to -walk, if at times steep; the weather is also not too bad, as we only have -to bear some light rain. - -![Part of the road to Gardena Pass](../img/21-1347-puez-to-gardena.jpg) - -As we are about to reach Gardena Pass (2136m), a strong storm begins. -I speed up to take shelter in a hut down at the pass, leaving my dad -a few minutes behind. I reach the pass at 14:35. - -## One hell of a trail - -The outlook for the last part of the day is bleak, to say the least. -Thunderstorms are forecast until late in the evening. There is likely -going to be a small windows of good weatehr between 16:00 and 17:00, but -it is not going to last long enough to reach the Pisciadù hut, where we -are going to sleep. We have to choose between leaving immediately under -the heavy rain hoping it stops while we are on the way, or waiting for -the first wave of the storm to pass but risking it starting again -before we reach our destination. - -We choose the former, because it was our best chance to arrive at the -hut before it gets dark. Moreover, despite the forecast of thunder and -lightning, so far it is just raining heavily, which although unpleasant -is not dangerous. - -We leave the pass at around 15:00, under the storm. The ascent is not -steep at first. Luckily, as predicted, after about one hour the rain -stops. - -![A view of the Odles from the Gardena Pass -side](../img/21-1559-gardena.jpg) - -m4_caption({{{{{Our last view of Gardena Pass and the Odle group, -on the way up to the Pisciadù hut.}}}}}) - -But then we reach the infamous trail 666. - -![The beginning of trail 666](../img/21-1600-666.jpg) - -m4_caption({{{{{ -The beginning of trail 666. This is not a nickname, it is -the actual number that the -Italian Alpine Club gave to this trail. -}}}}}) - -Actually, this is the easiest of two -possible ways to the Pisciadù, the other being the [Ferrata -Tridentina](https://www.alta-badia.org/en/leisure-activities/climbing-and-mountaineering/brigata-tridentina-route/). -The booklet I am following describes it as "[...] reserved for -well-equipped experts. Don't do it with heavy backpacks; don't do it if -the weather is not good." We get at 0 out 3, the thought of taking the -[via ferrata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_ferrata) does not not -even cross our minds. - -So trail 666 it is. This trail is also known as *Setus trail*, or somewhat -improperly *Setus via ferrata*. It is extremely steep and it is more a -climb than a walk, but it is not a via ferrata. Most maps describe it -as *sentiero attrezzato* (equipped trail), as it does have some fixed -steel rope and handles where climbers can hang a safety rope. - -We have some simple ropes equipped with a -[Carabiner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carabiner), and we decide to -use them. In the following days we would talk with other people who -took the same route, and some of them would claim that a rope is not -necessary on this trail. I don't care, I was relieved to have my trusty -rope, especially considering the bad weather and how tired I was after -more than 8 hours of hiking (plus the 9 hours of the previous day). And -a safety rope is certainly of no use if kept in the backpack. - -![Trail 666](../img/21-1654-trail666.jpg) - -m4_caption({{{{{Trail 666 is really steep.}}}}}) - -Overall, the steel rope and the handles are of great help, and although -a couple of times I was unsure where to put my feet and I almost slept, -I would not consider this trail dangerous, if one is properly equipped. - -The reason I found this trail hard was its *length*. I seriously had some -difficulties caused by how tired I was and how sore my muscles were, -after two full days of hike. Sometimes I could not complete a step or -an arm movement on the first try because I just did not have the enough -strength to push or pull up. And the trail just kept going! - -But at 17:30, exhausted but satisfied, we finally reach the top of this -climb. The Pisciadù hut (2587m) is just around the corner. - -![My dad at the end of trail 666](../img/21-1734-pisciadu.jpg) - -m4_caption({{{{{My dad at the end of trail 666.}}}}}) - -We, our clothes and our boots are still wet from all the rain we caught -earlier in the day. Let's hope everything dries up during the night. - -m4_navtable(← Day 1,../day1,Alta Via 2,../,Day 3 →,../day3) -- cgit v1.3