2012 Excursion Reports

The Dente del Lupo (2297 m), a rock spur below Monte Camicia in the Gran Sasso

Dente del Lupo (2297 m)

By Redazione Published: 01/10/2012

We are in the Gran Sasso massif. To be precise, the “Dente del Lupo” (Wolf's Tooth) lies at the eastern end of the Gran Sasso range, close to the summit of Monte Camicia.It is a…

Conquerors of the mist

Conquerors of the mist

By Redazione Published: 17/09/2012

It's really interesting to discover what can come out of a day whose goal looks more like misty nothingness than a summit of light. No light, no summit, no borders or outlines, that's what our…

I can give up a summit, but... Pizzo di Camarda on the Gran Sasso

I can give up a summit, but...

By Redazione Published: 10/09/2012

Maurizio tells me he's not physically in shape. His legs are shaking and he only has enough strength left to go down.I lean out beyond Pizzo di Camarda to see where the Anticima Nord-Ovest del…

Just a trig point: Monte Miletto from Campitello Matese

Just a trig point

By Redazione Published: 26/08/2012

A friend taught me that when you have the feeling that everything is going wrong, an extra effort is needed: throw yourself out of bed, lace up your boots and set off without thinking too…

Against the "mountain stereotype"...

Against the "mountain stereotype"...

By Redazione Published: 20/08/2012

What is happening? What is happening is that we are almost perfect.We wear trousers neither too warm nor too cold, we have the right windproof jacket for every season. We carry the right gear, not…

Cima Wojtyla and Cresta delle Malecoste

Cima Wojtyla and Cresta delle Malecoste

By Redazione Published: 13/08/2012

The weekend was turning out badly... I would probably have gone off solo, hunting some summit I had never reached. But the mountains alone have a sound I no longer like: it is the egocentric…

Southern Corsica: sea and mountains...

Southern Corsica: sea and mountains...

By Redazione Published: 31/07/2012

The Italian mountains offer endless possibilities for hiking, mountaineering and climbing ... for an alternative holiday you only need to travel a mere 250 kilometres as the crow flies from Rome to find yourself in…

Alpe di Succiso, the most beautiful gift

Alpe di Succiso, the most beautiful gift

By Redazione Published: 06/07/2012

This is a story that begins more than a year and a half ago. What comes before is still wrapped in the mists of dissuasion.Alpe di Succiso is 485 kilometres from Rome and is certainly…

Hike to Monte Cornacchia (2003 m)

Hike to Monte Cornacchia (2003 m)

By Redazione Published: 02/07/2012

Many are the reasons that led us to this wonderful place, so little considered. Ruling the roost is the wish to escape the summer heat: Rome has become a red-hot grill where it has become…