From f4898625def38f6c19ac0e2577bcffbfbe473593 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Tronto Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2025 16:13:04 +0200 Subject: Day 7 --- src/av2/av2.md | 2 +- src/av2/day7/day7.md | 149 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- src/av2/img/26-0735-pradidali.jpg | Bin 0 -> 538995 bytes src/av2/img/26-0801-val-canali.jpg | Bin 0 -> 436900 bytes src/av2/img/26-0814-walking-down.jpg | Bin 0 -> 724302 bytes src/av2/img/26-0954-malga-pradidali.jpg | Bin 0 -> 712302 bytes src/av2/img/26-1040-from-malga-canali.jpg | Bin 0 -> 780828 bytes src/av2/img/26-1206-treviso.jpg | Bin 0 -> 498560 bytes src/av2/img/26-1354-forested-slopes.jpg | Bin 0 -> 1121438 bytes src/av2/img/26-1432-fog.jpg | Bin 0 -> 466531 bytes src/av2/img/26-1439-not-fog.jpg | Bin 0 -> 577654 bytes src/av2/img/26-1603-tight-ledge.jpg | Bin 0 -> 467968 bytes src/av2/img/26-1619-rocks.jpg | Bin 0 -> 322727 bytes src/av2/img/26-1644-tree.jpg | Bin 0 -> 550327 bytes src/av2/img/26-1758-cereda.jpg | Bin 0 -> 252311 bytes 15 files changed, 149 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) create mode 100644 src/av2/img/26-0735-pradidali.jpg create mode 100644 src/av2/img/26-0801-val-canali.jpg create mode 100644 src/av2/img/26-0814-walking-down.jpg create mode 100644 src/av2/img/26-0954-malga-pradidali.jpg create mode 100644 src/av2/img/26-1040-from-malga-canali.jpg create mode 100644 src/av2/img/26-1206-treviso.jpg create mode 100644 src/av2/img/26-1354-forested-slopes.jpg create mode 100644 src/av2/img/26-1432-fog.jpg create mode 100644 src/av2/img/26-1439-not-fog.jpg create mode 100644 src/av2/img/26-1603-tight-ledge.jpg create mode 100644 src/av2/img/26-1619-rocks.jpg create mode 100644 src/av2/img/26-1644-tree.jpg create mode 100644 src/av2/img/26-1758-cereda.jpg (limited to 'src') diff --git a/src/av2/av2.md b/src/av2/av2.md index 75b1411..71fea41 100644 --- a/src/av2/av2.md +++ b/src/av2/av2.md @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pictures. * [Day 4 - The forest and the pastures](./day4) * [Day 5 - Entering the Pala group](./day5) * [Day 6 - The Farangole trail](./day6) -* [Day 7 - TODO](./day7) +* [Day 7 - The longest day](./day7) * [Day 8 - TODO](./day8) * [Day 9 - TODO](./day9) * [After the hike](./after) diff --git a/src/av2/day7/day7.md b/src/av2/day7/day7.md index d62c899..357c755 100644 --- a/src/av2/day7/day7.md +++ b/src/av2/day7/day7.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# Day 7 - TODO +# Day 7 - The longest day |[← Day 6](../day6)|[Alta Via 2](../)|[Day 8 →](../day8)| |:-|:-:|-:| @@ -13,5 +13,152 @@ *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) +

+*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) +

*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) +

+*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) +

+*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](../day1), 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) +

*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) +

+*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) +

*The fog on the other side of forcella d'Oltro.*

+ +![The sunny side where we came from](../img/26-1439-not-fog.jpg) +

+*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) +

+*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) +

*Some interesting rock formations close to the trail.*

+ +![A tree growing on a rock](../img/26-1644-tree.jpg) +

*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) +

+*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. + |[← Day 6](../day6)|[Alta Via 2](../)|[Day 8 →](../day8)| |:-|:-:|-:| diff --git a/src/av2/img/26-0735-pradidali.jpg b/src/av2/img/26-0735-pradidali.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9a5c06e Binary files /dev/null and b/src/av2/img/26-0735-pradidali.jpg differ diff --git a/src/av2/img/26-0801-val-canali.jpg b/src/av2/img/26-0801-val-canali.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..248cab4 Binary files /dev/null and b/src/av2/img/26-0801-val-canali.jpg differ diff --git a/src/av2/img/26-0814-walking-down.jpg b/src/av2/img/26-0814-walking-down.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..485b41b Binary files /dev/null and b/src/av2/img/26-0814-walking-down.jpg differ diff --git a/src/av2/img/26-0954-malga-pradidali.jpg b/src/av2/img/26-0954-malga-pradidali.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..45b36cb Binary files /dev/null and b/src/av2/img/26-0954-malga-pradidali.jpg differ diff --git a/src/av2/img/26-1040-from-malga-canali.jpg b/src/av2/img/26-1040-from-malga-canali.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1fb27b7 Binary files /dev/null and b/src/av2/img/26-1040-from-malga-canali.jpg differ diff --git a/src/av2/img/26-1206-treviso.jpg b/src/av2/img/26-1206-treviso.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..10da2c4 Binary files /dev/null and b/src/av2/img/26-1206-treviso.jpg differ diff --git a/src/av2/img/26-1354-forested-slopes.jpg b/src/av2/img/26-1354-forested-slopes.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..361a28f Binary files /dev/null and b/src/av2/img/26-1354-forested-slopes.jpg differ diff --git a/src/av2/img/26-1432-fog.jpg b/src/av2/img/26-1432-fog.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9104ec8 Binary files /dev/null and b/src/av2/img/26-1432-fog.jpg differ diff --git a/src/av2/img/26-1439-not-fog.jpg b/src/av2/img/26-1439-not-fog.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6abe3f5 Binary files /dev/null and b/src/av2/img/26-1439-not-fog.jpg differ diff --git a/src/av2/img/26-1603-tight-ledge.jpg b/src/av2/img/26-1603-tight-ledge.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1fa78ce Binary files /dev/null and b/src/av2/img/26-1603-tight-ledge.jpg differ diff --git a/src/av2/img/26-1619-rocks.jpg b/src/av2/img/26-1619-rocks.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..498d694 Binary files /dev/null and b/src/av2/img/26-1619-rocks.jpg differ diff --git a/src/av2/img/26-1644-tree.jpg b/src/av2/img/26-1644-tree.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..45d1405 Binary files /dev/null and b/src/av2/img/26-1644-tree.jpg differ diff --git a/src/av2/img/26-1758-cereda.jpg b/src/av2/img/26-1758-cereda.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b6cde39 Binary files /dev/null and b/src/av2/img/26-1758-cereda.jpg differ -- cgit v1.3