I’ve woken at Rifugio Torrani many a times over the years. I’ve woken here after a night of snowfall in late August. And I’ve woken here when mist obscured almost everything in sight. But, there’s nothing quite like waking up here on a clear day and the peaks on the other side of the valley …
Via ferrata Alleghesi! Finally!
For three years Barbara and I have tried to get ourselves to the top of Monte Civetta via ferrata Alleghesi. Last year we tried twice. On both occasions we were thoroughly thwarted by severe weather conditions. And the last thing in the world you want when you’re hanging onto a metal cable is for a …