From 2493edafa949e51f79f8f177def4432331e48dde Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Tronto Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 22:20:54 +0200 Subject: Fixed renaming error, proofread day 1, added picture --- src/av2/day8/da8.m4 | 196 --------------------------------------------------- src/av2/day8/day8.m4 | 196 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 196 insertions(+), 196 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 src/av2/day8/da8.m4 create mode 100644 src/av2/day8/day8.m4 (limited to 'src/av2/day8') diff --git a/src/av2/day8/da8.m4 b/src/av2/day8/da8.m4 deleted file mode 100644 index 09b3036..0000000 --- a/src/av2/day8/da8.m4 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,196 +0,0 @@ -m4_navtable(← Day 7,../day7,Alta Via 2,../,Day 9 →,../day9) - -# Day 8 - The Troi dei Caserin - -m4_caption({{{{{August 27, 2025}}}}}) - -## Route of the day - -
-Click to see map - -
- -*Download the [gpx file](../gpx/av2-day8.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-8/325543034/?share=%7E3zdmeu44%244ossqbdb)* - -## A damp morning - -Today the final part of Alta Via 2 begins. We are entering the *Vette -Feltrine*, a part that is perhaps less well-known by tourists, but no -less beautiful. The trails we'll have to walk are going to be narrow, -often steep. The weather forecasts for the day are not great, but we -should reach our [Rifugio Boz](https://www.rifugioboz.it/) (1718 meters -on sea level) before it starts raining. For now there is just a thick fog, -and the weather is unpleasantly hot and humid. - -![Rifugio Cereda, with the Pala Group in the background](../img/27-0740-cereda.jpg) - -m4_caption({{{{{Our last view on Rifugio Cereda and the Pala Group.}}}}}) - -We leave at 7:45. At first we walk on a secondary road, then on a dirt -road. Both my guide booklet and the signs try to make us walk downhill -towards the nearby villages of Matiuz and Padreterno, but there is a -clearly faster road that stays in the forest until we reach the start -of the actual trail. - -![Some signs, none pointing to where we are going](../img/27-0833-sign.jpg) - -m4_caption({{{{{ -The top sign is marked as "AV2", for Alta Via 2. There is a gap that -was probably filled by a sign pointing left, which is the way we took. -I suspect someone - perhaps the local forest authorities - removed -the sign because they did not want people to go that way, but I -can't imagine way. Or perhaps the sign simply fell off. -}}}}}) - -After about one hour of walk in the forest, the actual trail begins. -The humidity is very high, still unpleasant. Unfortunately this also -means that the pictures of the day are very... foggy. - -![The valley in the fog](../img/27-0945-fog.jpg) - -m4_caption({{{{{The valley behind us, in the fog.}}}}}) - -## L'Intaiàda - -The trail becomes steep, and then extremely steep. We walk along -a vertical wall of granite, where a narrow passage is carved out. -Indeed, this part of the trail is called *L'Intaiàda*, which -can be roughly translated as *The Carved-Out*. - -![L'Intaiàda](../img/27-1022-intaiada.jpg) - -m4_caption({{{{{Admittedly not the best picture of L'Intaiàda.}}}}}) - -The trail continues, narrow and exposed, but well equipped with some -sturdy metal ropes where needed. It requires some attention, but I don't -find it scary or particularly difficult; there is always some rock or -support piece I can hang on to rest of think about the next step. - -![Another section of L'Intaiàda](../img/27-1107-intaiada-2.jpg) - -m4_caption(Another section of L'Intaiàda.) - -![The steep trail](../img/27-1145-comedon.jpg) - -The trail continues very steep, and at 12:05 we reach the *Pass del -Comedon* (2130m). - -![View from the pass](../img/27-1209-comedon-2.jpg) - -m4_caption(View from the pass.) - -## A quick break at Bivacco Feltre - -From the pass we walk down an extremely steep trail, initially very -exposed, then less scary. - -My left knee has been doing well so far, but suddently I feel an acute -sting of pain that almost makes loose my balance. This is not good. It -is also very different from the constant, mild to moderate pain that I -have felt when walking downhill in the past few days. But I push through, -slowly and steadily. - -The fog becomes even thicker, at times we can't see much farther than -20-30 meters. - -![We are close to Bivacco Feltre](../img/27-1254-fog.jpg) - -m4_caption({{{{{We are close to Bivacco Feltre, but we can't see it.}}}}}) - -For a brief moment I catch a glimpse of *Bivacco Feltre* (1930m), a -[sheet metal shelter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bivouac_shelter) -where hikers can wait for the bad weather to subside, or spend the night -in case of need. - -![Bivacco Feltre](../img/27-1303-bivacco-feltre.jpg) - -m4_caption(Bivacco Feltre.) - -We reach the bivouac at 13:05, and we decide to take a break. We eat -a protein bar and refill our water bottles. Unfortunately we can see -literally nothing besides the meadow around us and the fog. - -![The view from Bivacco Feltre](../img/27-1319-fog-view.jpg) - -m4_caption({{{{{ -Our view from Bivacco Feltre. The guide book describes the place -as "pleasant and majestic". I guess I'll have to trust them on this one. -}}}}}) - -We need some rest, but we don't want to wait for too long. The journey -is still long, and if we don't reach our destination before 17:00 we -will probably be caught by the forecasted thunderstorm. We leave the -bivouac at 13:30. - -## The Troi dei Caserin - -From the shelter we walk down, loosing about 200 or 300 meters of -altitude, which we quickly gain back. The fog is still very thick, -we can't see further than 10m. - -The trail so far is not particuarly hard, but there are some interesting -passages where we have to cross some waterfalls or small water streams. -Or maybe I found them interesting only because my bad knee prevents me -from pushing with my left leg and I have to make some complex alternative -manouvers. - -![A waterfall with a small pond](../img/27-1350-waterfall.jpg) - -At 14:50 we reach *Col dei Bech* (1960m), which means *Ibex' hill*. -And in fact, just after Cold dei Bech, in one of the rare moments when -the fog let us see at more than 15 meters, we did see a small family -of chamois. Ok, not quite ibex, but close enough. Judging from the -quantity of warm shit that we saw on the trail, they had probably walked -right ahead of us for a while. - -We continue on this trail that becomes increasingly narrow and exposed, -difficult in some sections. We are on the *Troi dei Caserin* ("the -Caserins' trail"). - -![Troi dei Caserin](../img/27-1545-caserin.jpg) - -There are some steel ropes in the most dangerous parts, but not for -long: soon we reach a grassy section, and the trail keeps gets -ever more narrow. On our left, the emptiness of a hundred-meters -free fall is hidden by the fog. My aching knee makes everything even -more challenging. - -We did not take many pictures of this part of the journey, mainly -because we were focusing on keeping our feet on the ground. Apparently, -my dad and I walked this same trail some 15 years ago, when it was -covered in half a meter of snow. And I say apparently because, even -though we both remember that trip very well, we have no recollection -of taking such a dangerous path in those conditions. But there is no -alternative road, so we must have done it... somehow. - -At 16:45 we reach *Pass de Mura* (1867m). The view opens up, but we -can't quite see our destination yet. - -![Malga Neva (not where we are going)](../img/27-1644-pass-de-mura.jpg) - -m4_caption({{{{{ -You see the tiny building down there? Luckily for us, it is not Rifugio -Boz, but Malga Neva. The Rifugio is closer than that. -}}}}}) - -We walk down from the pass and we reach [Rifugio -Boz](https://www.rifugioboz.it/) (1718m) at 17:05. Just as we walk -through the door, a strong storm begins. - -## At Rifugio Boz - -We are tired, hungry and our muscles are sore. As we check in, the -hut manager asks us if we are walking the Alta Via. We respond -that yes, we are, and tomorrow we will be going all the way to -[Rifugio Dal Piaz](https://www.rifugiodalpiaz.com), and we'll -finally walk down victorious to Croce d'Aune in the evening. - -"Are you sure about that?" - she says. - -"Why?" - we ask, not sure if she was joking or not. - -"Have you seen the weather forecast?" - -m4_navtable(← Day 7,../day7,Alta Via 2,../,Day 9 →,../day9) diff --git a/src/av2/day8/day8.m4 b/src/av2/day8/day8.m4 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..09b3036 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/av2/day8/day8.m4 @@ -0,0 +1,196 @@ +m4_navtable(← Day 7,../day7,Alta Via 2,../,Day 9 →,../day9) + +# Day 8 - The Troi dei Caserin + +m4_caption({{{{{August 27, 2025}}}}}) + +## Route of the day + +
+Click to see map + +
+ +*Download the [gpx file](../gpx/av2-day8.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-8/325543034/?share=%7E3zdmeu44%244ossqbdb)* + +## A damp morning + +Today the final part of Alta Via 2 begins. We are entering the *Vette +Feltrine*, a part that is perhaps less well-known by tourists, but no +less beautiful. The trails we'll have to walk are going to be narrow, +often steep. The weather forecasts for the day are not great, but we +should reach our [Rifugio Boz](https://www.rifugioboz.it/) (1718 meters +on sea level) before it starts raining. For now there is just a thick fog, +and the weather is unpleasantly hot and humid. + +![Rifugio Cereda, with the Pala Group in the background](../img/27-0740-cereda.jpg) + +m4_caption({{{{{Our last view on Rifugio Cereda and the Pala Group.}}}}}) + +We leave at 7:45. At first we walk on a secondary road, then on a dirt +road. Both my guide booklet and the signs try to make us walk downhill +towards the nearby villages of Matiuz and Padreterno, but there is a +clearly faster road that stays in the forest until we reach the start +of the actual trail. + +![Some signs, none pointing to where we are going](../img/27-0833-sign.jpg) + +m4_caption({{{{{ +The top sign is marked as "AV2", for Alta Via 2. There is a gap that +was probably filled by a sign pointing left, which is the way we took. +I suspect someone - perhaps the local forest authorities - removed +the sign because they did not want people to go that way, but I +can't imagine way. Or perhaps the sign simply fell off. +}}}}}) + +After about one hour of walk in the forest, the actual trail begins. +The humidity is very high, still unpleasant. Unfortunately this also +means that the pictures of the day are very... foggy. + +![The valley in the fog](../img/27-0945-fog.jpg) + +m4_caption({{{{{The valley behind us, in the fog.}}}}}) + +## L'Intaiàda + +The trail becomes steep, and then extremely steep. We walk along +a vertical wall of granite, where a narrow passage is carved out. +Indeed, this part of the trail is called *L'Intaiàda*, which +can be roughly translated as *The Carved-Out*. + +![L'Intaiàda](../img/27-1022-intaiada.jpg) + +m4_caption({{{{{Admittedly not the best picture of L'Intaiàda.}}}}}) + +The trail continues, narrow and exposed, but well equipped with some +sturdy metal ropes where needed. It requires some attention, but I don't +find it scary or particularly difficult; there is always some rock or +support piece I can hang on to rest of think about the next step. + +![Another section of L'Intaiàda](../img/27-1107-intaiada-2.jpg) + +m4_caption(Another section of L'Intaiàda.) + +![The steep trail](../img/27-1145-comedon.jpg) + +The trail continues very steep, and at 12:05 we reach the *Pass del +Comedon* (2130m). + +![View from the pass](../img/27-1209-comedon-2.jpg) + +m4_caption(View from the pass.) + +## A quick break at Bivacco Feltre + +From the pass we walk down an extremely steep trail, initially very +exposed, then less scary. + +My left knee has been doing well so far, but suddently I feel an acute +sting of pain that almost makes loose my balance. This is not good. It +is also very different from the constant, mild to moderate pain that I +have felt when walking downhill in the past few days. But I push through, +slowly and steadily. + +The fog becomes even thicker, at times we can't see much farther than +20-30 meters. + +![We are close to Bivacco Feltre](../img/27-1254-fog.jpg) + +m4_caption({{{{{We are close to Bivacco Feltre, but we can't see it.}}}}}) + +For a brief moment I catch a glimpse of *Bivacco Feltre* (1930m), a +[sheet metal shelter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bivouac_shelter) +where hikers can wait for the bad weather to subside, or spend the night +in case of need. + +![Bivacco Feltre](../img/27-1303-bivacco-feltre.jpg) + +m4_caption(Bivacco Feltre.) + +We reach the bivouac at 13:05, and we decide to take a break. We eat +a protein bar and refill our water bottles. Unfortunately we can see +literally nothing besides the meadow around us and the fog. + +![The view from Bivacco Feltre](../img/27-1319-fog-view.jpg) + +m4_caption({{{{{ +Our view from Bivacco Feltre. The guide book describes the place +as "pleasant and majestic". I guess I'll have to trust them on this one. +}}}}}) + +We need some rest, but we don't want to wait for too long. The journey +is still long, and if we don't reach our destination before 17:00 we +will probably be caught by the forecasted thunderstorm. We leave the +bivouac at 13:30. + +## The Troi dei Caserin + +From the shelter we walk down, loosing about 200 or 300 meters of +altitude, which we quickly gain back. The fog is still very thick, +we can't see further than 10m. + +The trail so far is not particuarly hard, but there are some interesting +passages where we have to cross some waterfalls or small water streams. +Or maybe I found them interesting only because my bad knee prevents me +from pushing with my left leg and I have to make some complex alternative +manouvers. + +![A waterfall with a small pond](../img/27-1350-waterfall.jpg) + +At 14:50 we reach *Col dei Bech* (1960m), which means *Ibex' hill*. +And in fact, just after Cold dei Bech, in one of the rare moments when +the fog let us see at more than 15 meters, we did see a small family +of chamois. Ok, not quite ibex, but close enough. Judging from the +quantity of warm shit that we saw on the trail, they had probably walked +right ahead of us for a while. + +We continue on this trail that becomes increasingly narrow and exposed, +difficult in some sections. We are on the *Troi dei Caserin* ("the +Caserins' trail"). + +![Troi dei Caserin](../img/27-1545-caserin.jpg) + +There are some steel ropes in the most dangerous parts, but not for +long: soon we reach a grassy section, and the trail keeps gets +ever more narrow. On our left, the emptiness of a hundred-meters +free fall is hidden by the fog. My aching knee makes everything even +more challenging. + +We did not take many pictures of this part of the journey, mainly +because we were focusing on keeping our feet on the ground. Apparently, +my dad and I walked this same trail some 15 years ago, when it was +covered in half a meter of snow. And I say apparently because, even +though we both remember that trip very well, we have no recollection +of taking such a dangerous path in those conditions. But there is no +alternative road, so we must have done it... somehow. + +At 16:45 we reach *Pass de Mura* (1867m). The view opens up, but we +can't quite see our destination yet. + +![Malga Neva (not where we are going)](../img/27-1644-pass-de-mura.jpg) + +m4_caption({{{{{ +You see the tiny building down there? Luckily for us, it is not Rifugio +Boz, but Malga Neva. The Rifugio is closer than that. +}}}}}) + +We walk down from the pass and we reach [Rifugio +Boz](https://www.rifugioboz.it/) (1718m) at 17:05. Just as we walk +through the door, a strong storm begins. + +## At Rifugio Boz + +We are tired, hungry and our muscles are sore. As we check in, the +hut manager asks us if we are walking the Alta Via. We respond +that yes, we are, and tomorrow we will be going all the way to +[Rifugio Dal Piaz](https://www.rifugiodalpiaz.com), and we'll +finally walk down victorious to Croce d'Aune in the evening. + +"Are you sure about that?" - she says. + +"Why?" - we ask, not sure if she was joking or not. + +"Have you seen the weather forecast?" + +m4_navtable(← Day 7,../day7,Alta Via 2,../,Day 9 →,../day9) -- cgit v1.3