From dcdb062136c8c67d992a7e4ccbba237f88e42874 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Tronto Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 22:40:06 +0200 Subject: Proofread day 2, added picture --- src/av2/day2/day2.m4 | 97 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------- src/av2/img/21-1600-666.jpg | Bin 0 -> 684516 bytes 2 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-) create mode 100644 src/av2/img/21-1600-666.jpg (limited to 'src/av2') diff --git a/src/av2/day2/day2.m4 b/src/av2/day2/day2.m4 index 78a3280..294bdc1 100644 --- a/src/av2/day2/day2.m4 +++ b/src/av2/day2/day2.m4 @@ -18,34 +18,41 @@ m4_caption({{{{{August 21, 2025}}}}}) 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 days of walking. Moreover, the weather forecasts for the -day are not good - there is chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. +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 awful either. We even manage to see some mountains! +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, these +[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 cameras to catch them from a distance. Here -is a shot of myself looking at a tree that grew on a rock instead. +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 out that it was very -well kept, which made it easier than we expected. +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) @@ -53,8 +60,8 @@ 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, and we were -forced to wear all our rain clothes again, including gloves. +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 @@ -63,8 +70,8 @@ and t-shirt, which definitely helps. ## The forgotten Forcellas (*Forcella* is an Italian term that denotes a tight mountain pass, usually -only reachable by a steep trail. I will sometimes use the Italian word -because I don't know an exact equivalent in English. For proper names I +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 @@ -90,35 +97,41 @@ a few minutes behind. I reach the pass at 14:35. 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 gap between 16:00 and 17:00, but it is not going to last -long enough to reach the Pisciadù hut, were 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, and waiting for the first wave of -the storm to pass but risking it starts raining again before we reach -our destination. +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 from the pass at around 15:00, under the storm. The ascent -is not steep at first. Luckily, as predicted, after about one our the -rain stops. +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) +![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 Odles group, on the way up -to the Pisciadù hut.}}}}}) +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. This is not a nickname, it -is the actual number that the [Italian Alpine Club](https://www.cai.it/) -gave to this trail. +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/). +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 @@ -129,13 +142,13 @@ 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 the climber can hang a safety rope. +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 that trail. I don't care, I was relieved to have my trusty +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. @@ -145,23 +158,23 @@ a safety rope is certainly of no use if kept in the backpack. 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 risked slipping, +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 and sore my muscles were, after -two full days of hike. Sometimes I could not complete a step or a arm -movement on the first try because I just did not have the enough strength -to push or pull up. And it just kept going! +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. +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 -throught the day. Let's hope everything dries up during the night. +earlier in the day. 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