From 82b9f6c3ff97fccce19e0fa5fe34250bf3790f3f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Tronto Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2025 22:09:12 +0200 Subject: Fixed navigation table using m4 --- src/av2/day7/da7.m4 | 173 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 173 insertions(+) create mode 100644 src/av2/day7/da7.m4 (limited to 'src/av2/day7/da7.m4') diff --git a/src/av2/day7/da7.m4 b/src/av2/day7/da7.m4 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3bc0251 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/av2/day7/da7.m4 @@ -0,0 +1,173 @@ +m4_navtable(← Day 6,../day6,Alta Via 2,../,Day 8 →,../day8) + +# Day 7 - The longest day + +m4_caption({{{{{August 26, 2025}}}}}) + +## Route of the day + +
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+ +*Download the [gpx file](../gpx/av2-day7.gpx) or see the route on +[outdooractive.com](https://www.outdooractive.com/en/route/hiking-trail/san-martino-di-castrozza-primiero-vanoi/-2025-alta-via-2-day-7/325542923/?share=%7E3zdmdrba%244ossqbdf)* + +## A relaxing stroll in Val Canali + +Last night we had to check the maps, because we were not sure which route +we would be going, according to our plan. We did not remember that the +guide book suggested two possible alternatives to reach the next hut, +Rifugio Treviso: a higher mountain trail, with some challenging sections, +and an easier one that starts by walking down the *Val Canali*, a valley +that leads out of the Pala group and into the *Vette Feltrine* mountain +range. Our plan was to follow the easier route, and we stick to it. + +We leave the Pradidali at 7:30. + +![Rifugio Pradidali](../img/26-0735-pradidali.jpg) + +m4_caption({{{{{ +Rifugio Pradidali and a mountain behind it, in a beautiful sunny morning. +Maybe I should have taken notes of the names of the peaks I photographed. +Oh well, too late now. +}}}}}) + +![Val Canali](../img/26-0801-val-canali.jpg) + +m4_caption(Val Canali.) + +The descent is quite diverse, alternating between rocks, gravel, grass +and forest. There are some steel ropes that seem oddly placed in a very +simple section, but they would probably be useful in a rainy day. + +![Walking down](../img/26-0814-walking-down.jpg) + +m4_caption({{{{{ +Walking down an easy trail, in a typical Dolomite landscape. +}}}}}) + +At 9:50 we reach the ruins of *malga Pradidali* (1428 meters on sea level). +So far it has been a nice sunny day, and the walk has been easy. But the +end of the day will be very different. + +![The ruins of malga Pradidali](../img/26-0954-malga-pradidali.jpg) + +m4_caption({{{{{ +The ruins of malga Pradidali. A "malga" is a building where people +temporarily lived in the Summer while their cows grazed the high mountain +pastures that surround it. Malga Antersasc, that we passed by in +day one, is another example. Many malgas are +still in use nowadays, and they often sell locally-produced dairy products, +but unfortunately for us we only found ruins in this trip. +}}}}}) + +The trail continues in the forest, and at 10:35 we pass by *malga +Canali* (1307m). This one *was* in use, and we could have stopped to +eat something if we wanted, but we did not. + +![The pastures behind malga Canali](../img/26-1040-from-malga-canali.jpg) + +m4_caption(The pastures behind malga Canali.) + +We now have to walk up to reach Rifugio Treviso (1631m). The trail in +the forest becomes steep, but it does not last long. We reach the hut +at 11:40, and it is time for a break. + +![From Rifugio Treviso](../img/26-1206-treviso.jpg) + +## The return of the clouds + +After taking a few pictures and a slice of a typical alpine dessert (I'll +let you guess which one), we are ready to start walking again at 12:30. + +Our next checkpoint is *forcella d'Oltro* (2094m). My knee has been +good so far, but I still try not to put too much weight on it. The road +up to the forcella is steep, and we are tired. We have done nothing but +walking steep trails for more than a week at this point. We walk slowly, +but steadily. + +![Forested mountains to the North-West](../img/26-1354-forested-slopes.jpg) + +m4_caption(The forested slopes on the North-West.) + +On our way up, we meet a couple walking down from the forcella. They +tell us that they could see nothing at all on the other side, because +of the fog and the clouds. We are not sure if we should take them +literally, because it is such a sunny day on this side, but indeed +when we reach the tight pass at 14:30 we can see it with out own eyes. + +![The fog oon the other side](../img/26-1432-fog.jpg) + +m4_caption(The fog on the other side of forcella d'Oltro.) + +![The sunny side where we came from](../img/26-1439-not-fog.jpg) + +m4_caption({{{{{ +The side where we came from, in contrast, is perfectly sunny. +}}}}}) + +We need another short break, but we don't want to stay here for +too long, because, as often happens in these tight high passes, +the wind is strong and chilling. + +We thought this would be the last place above 2000 meters of the whole +trip. Or at the very least for the day, considering that all that was +left was walking down to the +[Cereda Pass](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cereda_Pass). +But we were not exactly right. + +## Down? Not so fast, cowboy + +The descent to the Cereda Pass starts very steep, and quickly loose +about 200 meters of altitude. But then the trail starts going up again, +and slowly but surely we walk up, and up, and up. The road is not steep, +but we are walking on a tight ledge on a grassy slope that requires us +to focus. + +![Me on the tight ledge](../img/26-1603-tight-ledge.jpg) + +m4_caption({{{{{ +Me on this tight path that, for whatever reason, is leading back +up instead of down to Pass Cereda. As you can see, I am not amused. +}}}}}) + +Only after we reach the altitude of 2150m do we start going down, +but this time very slowly. We cannot see very far due to the fog, +and in any case we would still be hyper-focused on where we step. +But at least there are some interesting rock formations close to +us that are worth admiring. + +![Some curious rock formations](../img/26-1619-rocks.jpg) + +m4_caption(Some interesting rock formations close to the trail.) + +![A tree growing on a rock](../img/26-1644-tree.jpg) + +m4_caption(A tree growing on top of a naked rock.) + +The trail gradually becomes less exposed, but more steep. My knee starts +hurting once again, but I am not surprised, considering how long we have +been walking since this morning. + +After what feels like an eternity of wandering through the fog, +we reach the hotel at the Cereda Pass (1361m) at 18:15. After +almost 11 hours of walk, my feet and my knees are begging for mercy. + +![Pastures around the Cereda Pass](../img/26-1758-cereda.jpg) + +m4_caption(The pastures around the Cereda Pass.) + +We have a private room at [Rifugio Cereda](https://www.rifugiocereda.com/en/), +where we can have a shower rest well. The food is also amazing: I have +what is one of the best plates of +[*käsespätzle*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A4sesp%C3%A4tzle) +of my life. By the way, over here the spätzle are prepared with spinach +and they green not white; I think they do the same in Tyrol, but definitely +not in Germany. + +Unfortunately, the weather forecast for the next day are not as good +as our dinner. + +m4_navtable(← Day 6,../day6,Alta Via 2,../,Day 8 →,../day8) -- cgit v1.3