Category: Places
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Trek Comparison
People often ask me which multi-day hike was better – Alta Via 1 (AV1) in the Dolomites or the Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB), since I’ve completed both. The answer depends on what you’re looking for. Food-motivated folks would likely enjoy the variety in cuisine available on the Tour du Mont Blanc. View-motivated folks may…
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Gear – In Progress
This trip, I learned that humans need bring many things to stay safe in the mountains. At Marco Polo Airport, my assistant had weighed their carry-on bag and was quite proud that the bag was at ~11kg. I’m glad I only need my travel hat. Humans need layers for their head and their bodies (?!)…
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Misadventure Gnome’s first taste of Portugal
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One September day in Venice
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Day 3: To Ciasa Ai Pini
Distance: 8KM Total hours: 4hrs Elevation: +270m -545m Steps taken: 21,492 Rifugio Lavarella –> Malga Gran Fanes –> Trail 20b junction –> Ciasa Ai Pini Due to poor weather, we decided to take the shorter route to Capanna Alpina (via Col de Locia) to meet with our driver from Taxi Vico for a 5-minute taxi…
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Day 4: To Rifugio Cinque Torri
Distance: 11KM (shortened because we used the chairlift at Bai de Dones) Total hours: 8hrs Elevation: +1087m -916m Steps taken: 31,061 Ciasa Ai Pini –> Rifugio Scotoni –> Rifugio Lagazuoi –> Passo Falzarego (via Galleria) –> Pian dei Menis –> Rifugio Cinque Torri This was the day with the highest elevation gain. There were several…
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Day 5: To Rifugio Passo Staulanza
Distance: 19KM Total hours: 8hrs Elevation: +692m -1014m Steps taken: 39,382 Rifugio Cinque Torri –> Passo Giau –> Forcella da Lago –> Rifugio Citta di Fiume –> Rifugio Staulanza After a small cereal + ham breakfast (with coffee, of course), we headed off towards Passo Giau on a bluebird day. The way to Passo Giau…
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Day 6: To Rifugio Tissi
Distance: 12KM Total hours: 7hrs Elevation: +926m -455m Steps taken: 30,120 Rifugio Staulanza –> Rifugio Coldai –> Col Negro –> Rifugio Tissi While Day 6 was technically shorter than Day 5, this was one of the harder days because of the elevation gain. And muscles were feeling the KMs that were covered so far. Rifugio…
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Day 7: To Rifugio Bruto Carestiato
Distance: 16K Total Hours: 8 hrs Elevation: +961m, -1427m Steps taken: 37,245 Rifugio Tissi –> Rifugio Vazzoler –> Forcella Col D’Ors –> Rifugio Bruto Carestatio This was a fairly remote part of the AV1, with fewer people on the trail. Rifugio Vazzoler was only 2.5 hours away. Since we wanted to get an early start,…
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Day 8: To Malga Pramper / Hotel Garni Posta
Distance: 15K Total Hours: 6 hrs Elevation: +660m, -940m Steps taken: 32,291 Rifugio Carestiato –> Malga Moschesin –> Malga Pramper Since we still had so many snacks, we decided to not purchase a picnic lunch and finish off the rest of our food. We brought our usual 2.5L of water per person, assuming that there…
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Ciao Dolomiti
My cousins often brag about how great their views are in the Dolomites and that theirs is the best in the world. I was skeptical – there is a lot of nature and wild beauty in North America. Family video calls were getting way too competitive whenever someone brought up that topic, so we decided…
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Pre-trek: Cortina
A taste of what’s to come! Once we arrived at Venice Marco Polo airport, we walked out of the terminal to the out-of-town bus stop to catch the Cortina Express (link to schedule, link to cost/purchasing. The bus stop was easy to find, we just had to look up as we exited the building to…
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Day 2: To Rifugio Lavarella
Distance: 8.5KM Total hours: 3.5 hrs Elevation: -623m, +638m Steps taken: 29,651 Fodara Velda –> Pederu Hutte –> Rifugio Lavarella After a nice sleep, we packed up and had breakfast before heading off to Rifugio Lavarella! When we set out, we were greeted by a sea of clouds! In gnome-lore, this was the sign of…
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Day 1: Cortina to Fodara Velda Hut
Distance: 10KM Total hours: 7hrs Elevation: +985m, -460m Steps taken: 30,988 Pragser Wildsee/Lago di Braies –> Rifugio Biella/Seekofel Hutte –> Rifugio Sennes –> Rifugio Fodara Vedla Hutte After a good breakfast (Hotel Regina Continental Breakfast + chocolate treat from Alverà), we were ready to go. From Hotel Regina, we took a taxi service to Pragser…
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Highlights and Oopsies
Highlights for each day is summarized below. Click the link for a more detailed daily report. Pre-trek: Cortina Day 1: To Fodara Velda Hut Day 2: To Rifugio Lavarella Day 3: To Ciasa Ai Pini Day 4: To Rifugio Cinque Torri Day 5: To Rifugio Passo Staulanza Day 6: To Rifugio Tissi Day 7: To…
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