From ba86aff0a60ef19e26fda9b903495084ae9c0e77 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Tronto Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 20:30:17 +0200 Subject: Finished proofreading --- src/av2/day8/day8.m4 | 77 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------- 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-) (limited to 'src/av2/day8') diff --git a/src/av2/day8/day8.m4 b/src/av2/day8/day8.m4 index 09b3036..36c7cad 100644 --- a/src/av2/day8/day8.m4 +++ b/src/av2/day8/day8.m4 @@ -19,20 +19,22 @@ m4_caption({{{{{August 27, 2025}}}}}) 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 +often steep. + +The weather forecasts for the day are not great, but we +should reach [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.}}}}}) +m4_caption({{{{{Our last sight of 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. +We leave at 7:45. At first we walk on a secondary paved 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 and leads to the +start of the actual trail. ![Some signs, none pointing to where we are going](../img/27-0833-sign.jpg) @@ -41,11 +43,11 @@ 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. +can't imagine why. 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 +The humidity is very intense, 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) @@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ 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. +support piece I can hang on to rest while I think about the next steps. ![Another section of L'Intaiàda](../img/27-1107-intaiada-2.jpg) @@ -109,8 +111,8 @@ in case of need. 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. +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) @@ -127,14 +129,14 @@ 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. +altitude. We quickly gain them back, as the trail continues upwards. +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. +passages where we have to cross some waterfalls and some small water +streams. Or maybe I found them interesting only because my bad knee +prevented me from pushing with my left leg and I had to make some complex +alternative manouvers. ![A waterfall with a small pond](../img/27-1350-waterfall.jpg) @@ -152,18 +154,17 @@ 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. +long: soon we reach a grassy section, and the trail becomes 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 quite 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. @@ -171,8 +172,8 @@ 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. +You see the tiny building down there? It is not Rifugio +Boz, but Malga Neva. Luckily for us, the Rifugio is closer than that. }}}}}) We walk down from the pass and we reach [Rifugio @@ -181,11 +182,11 @@ 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. +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. -- cgit v1.3