From f5df376162e24d11d07ba04127862b848b62adbe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Tronto Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 08:02:17 +0200 Subject: Proofread days 5 and 6 --- src/av2/day6/day6.m4 | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------- 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) (limited to 'src/av2/day6') diff --git a/src/av2/day6/day6.m4 b/src/av2/day6/day6.m4 index 9ec5bc2..c4137bd 100644 --- a/src/av2/day6/day6.m4 +++ b/src/av2/day6/day6.m4 @@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ m4_caption({{{{{August 25, 2025}}}}}) ## The starry night During the night I woke up and managed to catch a glimpse of a wonderful -starry night, the likes of which I have never seen before. +starry night, the likes of which I had never seen before. If you live in a place with a lot of light pollution, like every medium -to large city nowadays, seeing *a few* stars may already be an unusual +to large city in the World, seeing *a few* stars may already be an unusual experience. At the moment I live in a fairly small city, and we literally never see stars over here. We are lucky if we see Venus once in a while. @@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ used to seeing skies full of stars at night. But this time, at 2500 metres above sea level, in the middle of literally nowhere, the sky was soething else. -I did not manage to take a good picture, sorry. I did not feel like going -out in the freezing cold. +I did not manage to take a good picture, sorry. I did not feel like +going out in the freezing cold, and my phone's camera is probably not +good enough anyway. ## The Farangole pass @@ -41,21 +42,21 @@ the sunset. ![The morning sunset](../img/25-0707-sunset.jpg) m4_caption({{{{{ -Rifugio Mulaz is closely surrounded by high mountains. This is the only -spot where you could see something in the distance. The sun rises from -the peaks on the left of this picture, only to hide away behind those -on the right shortly afterwards. +Rifugio Mulaz is closely surrounded by high mountains. This is the +only spot where you could see something in the distance. This time +of the year, the sun rises from the peaks on the left of this picture, +only to hide away behind those on the right a few minutes later. }}}}}) It's a beautiful day, if only a bit cold. This time we get up earlier than usual and we are ready to leave at 7:15. The main challenge of the day -is going to be the *passo delle Farangole* (2932 meters on sea level), +is going to be the *Passo delle Farangole* (2932 meters on sea level), a high mountain pass not far from the hut. Our guide book even suggests -a possible alternative route for less confident hikers, but we believed -it to be within our capabilities. +a possible alternative route for less confident hikers, but we deemed +it within our capabilities. After steep, but short, climb to *Forcella Margherita* (2655m) we reach a -section of the trail that would not be particularly challenging, it was +section of the trail that would not be particularly challenging, if not for the fact that the track is not well marked. ![The trail after Forcella Margherita](../img/25-0740-after-forcella-margherita.jpg) @@ -70,25 +71,25 @@ by backtracking their steps when they realized they were out of the trail. We do the same a couple of times. We soon reach the start of the equipped trail that leads to the pass, -but I am not convinced and I decide to try climbing up the scree next +but it looks sketchy, so I decide to try climbing up the scree next to it. This was probably a mistake, so we soon turn left and attach our trusty ropes to the steel supports. -![Me, climbing up to the Farangole pass](../img/25-0830-up-to-farangole-pass.jpg) +![Me, climbing up to the Farangole Pass](../img/25-0830-up-to-farangole-pass.jpg) -m4_caption(Climbing up to the Farangole pass.) +m4_caption(Climbing up to the Farangole Pass.) The track is very steep, and at times [exposed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exposure_%28heights%29), but the steel ropes and the other supporting material is in a good state. -Overall, this famous Farangole pass is easier than we expected. +Overall, this famous Farangole Pass is easier than we expected. ![My dad climbing down from the Farangole pass](../img/25-0851-down-from-farangole.jpg) m4_caption({{{{{ And down we go. The steel ladder looks like it ends in the void, but actually there is an extra steel beam protruding from the -rock, and after that there only a 60cm drop. +rock, and after that there is only a 60cm drop. }}}}}) After clearing the pass at around 9:00, we feel satisfied and proud of @@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ ourselves. My knee does not even hurt anymore. Little did we now that the truly difficult part is the Farangole *trail*, which we'll have to go through later this morning. But for now, in our -blisfful ignorance, we enjoy the beautiful weather and we take plenty +blissful ignorance, we enjoy the beautiful weather and we take plenty of pictures as we walk down from the pass. ![North view, towards the pass](../img/25-0910-blue-sky.jpg) @@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ As the trail gets tight and very exposed, we realize that maybe proceed carefully, attaching our home-made harness when a steel rope is available. Unfortunately, most of the trail is on a narrow ledge surrounded by grass and soft soil, where no piece of supporting material -can be fixed. At least it is not wet. +can be fixed. At least it is not wet today. ![My dad walking on the Farangole trail](../img/25-1109-dad-farangole.jpg) @@ -142,8 +143,8 @@ pictures than we did earlier. m4_caption({{{{{ The view from the last part of the Farangole trail, towards the East. Soon we'll have to walk down to the dry bed of the -river at the bottom center of this picture. On the left, you -can see the tiny line that is the Farangle trail. +river you can see at the bottom of this picture. The tiny line +on the hill on the left is the Farangole trail. }}}}}) At 12:30 we reach the bottom of *Valgrande* (*Pian dei Cantoni*, 2310m). @@ -151,9 +152,9 @@ At 12:30 we reach the bottom of *Valgrande* (*Pian dei Cantoni*, 2310m). ## To Rifugio Rosetta and beyond The way up to Rifugio Rosetta is steep, but short. The previous -part was not phisically demanding, but it was dangerous and +part was not physically demanding, but it was dangerous and technically fairly challenging. I am relieved that now I can just -let my leg bring me up, and I reach the hut at 13:05. +let my legs bring me up, and I reach the hut at 13:05. ![Rifugio Rosetta](../img/25-1321-rosetta.jpg) -- cgit v1.3