From a10e14b411bd50ef8642c5f7690f66948776cded Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Tronto Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2025 17:49:10 +0200 Subject: Completed av2 pages, needs proofreading --- src/av2/after/after.m4 | 68 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- src/av2/day8/da8.m4 | 2 +- src/av2/day9/da9.m4 | 2 +- src/av2/img/99-02-pin.jpg | Bin 0 -> 232048 bytes src/av2/img/99-03-farewell.jpg | Bin 0 -> 669294 bytes src/av2/preparation/preparation.m4 | 4 +-- 6 files changed, 70 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) create mode 100644 src/av2/img/99-02-pin.jpg create mode 100644 src/av2/img/99-03-farewell.jpg (limited to 'src') diff --git a/src/av2/after/after.m4 b/src/av2/after/after.m4 index 856dd73..bc5e4e0 100644 --- a/src/av2/after/after.m4 +++ b/src/av2/after/after.m4 @@ -1,5 +1,69 @@ -m4_navtable(← Day 9,../day9, , ,Alta Via 2,../) +m4_navtable(← Day 9,../day9, Alta Via 2,../, , ) # After the hike -m4_navtable(← Day 9,../day9, , ,Alta Via 2,../) +## Back home + +*August 28, 2025* + +My dad's cousin came to pick us up. As we got into the car, the +storm started. From there, it kept raining the whole afternoon. Not +coninuoussly, it came and went, but it when it was there it was +strong. The bad weather continued for a couple of days. + +We made a good call ending our trip early. + +## Celebration + +*August 29, 2025* + +Some of the other hikers we met along the way arrived in Feltre +on the next day. Like use, they could not properly finish the Alta +Via, as the bad weather caught them as they arrived at Passo Cereda. + +We decided to meet for a dinner all together at [Birreria +Pedavena](https://www.labirreriapedavena.it/), the largest brewery in +Italy, which is conveniently located between Croce d'Aune and Feltre. In +fact, if you walk Alta Via 2 all the way to Feltre, you pass right in +front of the Birreria. + +TODO foto al pedavena con gli americani + +## Award + +*September 2, 2025* + +Upon completing Alta Via 2, hiker can receive the official AV2 pin. +It will be awarded to them by the tourist office in Feltre, where they +can also add their name to the book of "finishers". + +As you know, we did not complete the Alta Via. But since Feltre is just +around the corner, we thought why not go there and ask? In the end, the +exact route of Alta Via 2 is not set in stone. + +It turns out that, according to the guidelines laid out by the CAI, +reaching Rifugio Boz is enough to officially complete Alta Via 2 and be +called a finisher! + +![The Alta Via 2 pin](../img/99-02-pin.jpg) + +Indeed, they know that the last leg of the hike is often skipped due +to bad weather. Ending the journey at Passo Cereda, however, will +definitely not be enough. + +So now we also have some official recognition for our effort. Cool! + +## Farewell to the mountains + +*September 3, 2025* + +After the hike I spent a few days at home with my family. But now it is +time to go back to the flat lands, where I live now. + +My flight back to Amsterdam, as it sometimes does, flew right over the +Dolomites. I was able to recognize not only my home town, but also many of +the mountains and valleys my dad and I walked through just a week earlier. + +![The Dolomites from the plane](../img/99-03-farewell.jpg) + +m4_navtable(← Day 9,../day9, Alta Via 2,../, , ) diff --git a/src/av2/day8/da8.m4 b/src/av2/day8/da8.m4 index 1148f47..09b3036 100644 --- a/src/av2/day8/da8.m4 +++ b/src/av2/day8/da8.m4 @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ 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. +finally walk down victorious to Croce d'Aune in the evening. "Are you sure about that?" - she says. diff --git a/src/av2/day9/da9.m4 b/src/av2/day9/da9.m4 index 423ecda..385101b 100644 --- a/src/av2/day9/da9.m4 +++ b/src/av2/day9/da9.m4 @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ I don't even think about it". We are prepared and experienced, but we are powerless against the forces of nature. We give up. On August 28, the last day of our Alta Via 2, -we are not going to Rifugio Dal Piaz, or to Croce D'Aune. We are going +we are not going to Rifugio Dal Piaz, or to Croce d'Aune. We are going down a safer trail, in the forest of the [*Val Canzoi*](https://www.dolomitipark.it/en/visiting-the-park/itineraries/on-foot/nature-trails/val-di-canzoi/), and we are going to conclude our adventure half a day earlier. diff --git a/src/av2/img/99-02-pin.jpg b/src/av2/img/99-02-pin.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e443387 Binary files /dev/null and b/src/av2/img/99-02-pin.jpg differ diff --git a/src/av2/img/99-03-farewell.jpg b/src/av2/img/99-03-farewell.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0ee832a Binary files /dev/null and b/src/av2/img/99-03-farewell.jpg differ diff --git a/src/av2/preparation/preparation.m4 b/src/av2/preparation/preparation.m4 index b565cee..7c3f85c 100644 --- a/src/av2/preparation/preparation.m4 +++ b/src/av2/preparation/preparation.m4 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -m4_navtable(← Alta Via 2,../, , ,Day 1 →,../day1) +m4_navtable(, , Alta Via 2,../,Day 1 →,../day1) # Preparation @@ -186,4 +186,4 @@ couple of kilos, but in the end we used almost everything that we brought. m4_caption(Ready to go!) -m4_navtable(← Alta Via 2,../, , ,Day 1 →,../day1) +m4_navtable(, , Alta Via 2,../,Day 1 →,../day1) -- cgit v1.3