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A great climb on solid rock!

25 June 2020 By Enrico Maioni Comments are Off Climbing

Wolkenreise on Cadini di Misurina: a wonderful bolted route Wolkenreise is the name chosen by the first ascensionists for this short but truly beautiful alpine sport climb that makes its way up the west face of Pilastro di Misurina in the Cadini Group of the Dolomites. It isn’t a new route, in fact it was established […]

Via Ferrata Routes in Slovenia

8 April 2020 By Enrico Maioni Comments are Off Ferrata

An exciting way of exploring the mountains As you probably know, via ferrata in Italian means “iron path”. Quite an accurate description for this type of Alpine route. It involves steel cables that run periodically every 1 to 10 m along the rocky surface of a (usually) rocky enclave. You can move along this path […]

The World Ski Cup races seen from Ra Bujela

23 November 2019 By Enrico Maioni Comments are Off Ferrata

The World Ski Cup in Cortina and Ra Bujela ferrata in winter Climbing the Ra Bujela ferrata in winter and the chance to admire the World Cup athletes racing from above is certainly a one-of-a-kind experience for mountain lovers! On the occasion of the spectacular Cortina d’Ampezzo Ski World Cup, which will see the best […]

Water, a precious resource!

18 August 2019 By Enrico Maioni Comments are Off Miscellaneous

Water is in short supply. Let’s learn to make careful use of it! I recently ate at Rifugio Cinque Torri and was very happy to note an intelligent initiative by the Associazione Rifugi Alpini del Veneto: an educational placemat reminding patrons how precious water is and inviting them to be wise in their use of […]

Ferrata Fusetti on Sass de Stria

6 July 2019 By Enrico Maioni Comments are Off Ferrata

An easy via ferrata of great historical interest. Ferrata Fusetti on Sass de Stria was set up in the summer of 2018 by two teams of Alpini soldiers looking for the remains of second lieutenant Mario Fusetti, gold medal for bravery winner. The ferrata is located on the south-west face of Sasso di Stria (2477 […]

Cinque Torri, the “Scoiattoli’s crag”

26 October 2018 By Enrico Maioni Comments are Off Climbing

Classic and sport climbing for all levels in Cinque Torri In Cinque Torri (“Five Towers”) classic and sport climbing routes run alongside each other.Notwithstanding the fact that it is possible to find a lot of information on the Internet about the Cinque Torri, I couldn’t resist in writing my suggestions. This place is special for […]