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# Day 8 - The Troi dei Caserin

m4_caption({{{{{August 27, 2025}}}}})

## Route of the day

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<img src="../img/27-0000-map.png">
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*Download the [gpx file](../gpx/av2-day8.gpx) or see the route on
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## 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
bivouc at 13:30.

## Al Troi dei Caserin

TODO

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