#Passo Fedaia

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Alta Via 2 Day 3: One thing the AV2 isn’t short on is elevation gain/loss. The day begins with a steep climb up to Pisciadù Hütte. From there it’s more climbing, then more climbing up to the trail's high point at 9,722 ft / 2,963 m. Or maybe it isn’t the high point, but it might be? On a not-too-distant peak, I can spy a cable car station - the second of the hike (not including chair lifts of which there have already been too many to count). Further ahead is yet another cable car at Rifugio Forcella Pordoi that could be used to bypass a steep downhill to yet another road at Passo Pordoi. Turns out that hiking down ends up being faster than the cable car (which also costs monies). Passo Pordoi seems like it would be an okay place to resupply if I wasn’t already carrying what’s probably too much food. Lots of tourist shops, hotels, and restaurants. The availability of food along the AV2 hasn’t been an issue. That said, carrying all the extra food from the start is likely saving some money so there’s that? The trail climbs once more, and I spy some paragliders soaring high above me along the mountain tops. I'm not going to lie; I’m into the idea of learning to paraglide. Does anyone out there think this is a good idea? It has to be, right? It looks like an awesome way to get around in the mountains - more fun than a horse at least? The trail winds past the seemingly closed but nice-looking Rifugio Viel Dal Pan before diving steeply to Lago di Fedaia where hundreds of sheep are being herded into trucks. I don’t think our spooking them helps. Once again we’re tempted by the mountain huts, and once again temptation wins out. Rifugio Dolomia will be home tonight. The AV2 leads over a dam immediately north of the rifugio - the flattest section of the hike thus far - and the refugio’s owner informs us that this is where the opening scene of the Italian Job was filmed. That explains all the photos of Donald Sutherland and Jason Statham. Distance: 13.66 mi / 21.98 km Elevation gain: 4,744 ft / 1,446 m #altavia2 #dolomites

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Filippo Zanin e Francesco Favilli sono precipitati mentre arrampicavano la parete sud della Marmolada

Le salme dei due alpinisti precipitati sulla Marmolada sono state recuperate mercoledì sera dal Soccorso alpino della Val Pettorina. Si tratta di dipendenti dell’azienda calzaturiera “Scarpa”, di Asolo, per la quale Favilli, 44 anni, lavorava come brand manager, mentre Zanin si occupava di marketing. L’allarme era stato lanciato dalla moglie di uno di loro, preoccupata per aver provato a contattare gli scalatori durante la giornata senza ricevere risposta. Le ricerche Allertato dalla Centrale del Suem, il Soccorso alpino si è attivato martedì sera intorno alle 23.20 per avviare le ricerche. Le auto dei due sono state ritrovate una a Malga Ciapela, in prossimità della salita che porta al rifugio Falier, l’altra nel punto in cui era prevista la discesa dal ghiacciaio, al passo Fedaia. Si tratta del percorso conosciuto come la “via di Don Chisciotte”. Le perlustrazioni sono continuate fino alla mattina seguente, quando alle 5.30 circa l’elicottero Falco 2 ha rinvenuto i corpi esanimi dei due amici tra i ghiaioni alla base della parete. Colleghi e amici Zanin e Favilli erano amici da tempo, e li accomunava non solo il lavoro ma anche l’amore per la montagna. Il primo lascia una moglie e una figlia di appena due anni, il secondo due figli di 11 e 8 anni che abitavano con l’ex moglie nel veneziano. "Siamo distrutti dal dolore", ha detto Sandro Parisotto, presidente di “Scarpa”. "Filippo e Francesco erano due persone veramente speciali, nonché professionisti particolarmente apprezzati e conosciuti per il profondo amore per la montagna. Una passione che avevano portato in azienda e trasferito a tutti i colleghi. La notizia della loro scomparsa ci ha lasciati senza parole, siamo sotto shock: si tratta di una perdita che crea un enorme vuoto sotto tutti i punti di vista". Le parole di Zaia Il presidente della Regione Veneto, Luca Zaia, ha contattato l’azienda “Scarpa” ed espresso cordoglio alle famiglie delle vittime. "In questo momento di grande dolore esprimo la mia vicinanza ai familiari e agli amici di Francesco Favilli e Filippo Zanin, i due alpinisti asolani che hanno trovato la morte sulla Marmolada. Esprimo anche un ringraziamento per tutto il personale del Soccorso Alpino intervenuto nelle ricerche dei due sportivi e nel recupero delle salme", ha detto. Read the full article

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Italy II: A Week Hiking the Dolomites (1/2)

View from Lago Fedaia at sunset

Our 6 day / 7 night “hut to hut” trek in the Dolomites was maybe the most epic hike I’ve done. We hiked 12-18 km / 2-3k feet of elevation per day with our hiking packs containing clothes, water, snacks, toiletries, gear, etc. – it was mostly manageable, occasionally easy, and at times quite difficult. The views were phenomenal and varied, reminding us of parts of some of our favorite hikes (the tea plantations of Munnar, glacial lakes of Banff and Glacier National Park, meadows of the Swiss Alps and parts of New Zealand, etc.).

I say “hut to hut” because the beautiful refugios we stayed in hardly qualify as huts – they were as nice as and probably cleaner than the U.S. national park hotels we’ve stayed in (Grand Canyon, Glacier), with hearty meals, friendlier owners/staff, and much lower prices. Many of them appeared to be family-run. We were pleasantly surprised by how comfortable the accommodations were relative to our low expectations.

View from the hike between Rifugio Sasso Piatto and Rifugio Antermoia (Day 5)

Logistics:

We booked the trip with MONT Trekking, which set our route and booked our lodging for us. This meant we basically did 0 planning, besides booking our travel to the Dolomites and buying the gear on MONT Trekking’s packing list.

For 5 of the nights we stayed in refugios (some had shared bathrooms and one was in a shared dorm) and for the 2 nights at the start and end of the trip we were in a simple hotel accessible by bus.

Since we went right at the beginning of the hiking season in the Dolomites (late June), some of our itinerary needed to be changed to avoid trails that were still impassable due to snow. It was helpful to have MONT Trekking’s guidance for this, and they were available 24/7 via WhatsApp to answer any questions. There was occasional cell service along the hike and at refugios, and some refugios had wifi.

Itinerary:

We hiked part of the Alta Via 2 route of the Dolomites. We started by the town of Karersee/Carezza (German/Italian) in South Tyrol, an autonomous province that was gifted to Italy by the Allies at the end of WWI. Although Tyrol is technically part of Italy, it sometimes felt more German than Italian, and both are official languages of the province.

Day 1: We took a bus from our hotel near Karersee to a place called Sauch, the starting point of the hike. We hiked for ~1/2 day, with some challenging uphills and downhills, to the incredibly scenic Rifugio Contrin. (Note: This rifugio can also be reached via cable car + a walk from the nearby town of Alba). The rifugio was comfortable, but a cautionary word, the food was the worst of our trip.

That time I hiked with a ninja...

Rifugio Contrin

Small side hike from Refugio Contrin

Our room at the refugio

Day 2: We hiked steeply uphill through a stunning valley from Rifugio Contrin via Rifugio San Nicolo to the town of Ciampie, where we stopped for a basic lunch. We then had a fun cable car ride down to the town of Alba, where we picked up another trail that was at first deceptively flat, and eventually took us very steeply, almost impossibly uphill, until we reached Rifugio Dolomia along Lago Fedaia. The lake was gorgeous at sunset, and this was my favorite rifugio – the people working there were so nice, the room had a private bathroom, there was a washer & dryer to clean our clothes, and unlike many places, they offered a nice assortment of fresh fruit & vegetables at meals.

En route to Rifugio Dolomia

Bulls hanging out near Alba

View of Rifugio Dolomia at sunset

Lago Fedaia at sunset

Day 3: From Rifugio Dolomia we hiked steeply, painfully uphill (Roy’s Peak vibes) until we reached a flat, crowded trail along the side of a cliff with stellar views (reminiscent of the Skyline Trail at Glacier). From there we descended steeply to Passo Pordoi, where we ate a decent lunch at Rifugio Maria. There was the option to take a cable car up to an even more scenic viewpoint, but it was a bit cloudy so we skipped this. We then took a short bus ride (due to snow blocking our original route) towards the town of Canazei, getting off along the way to hike a reasonably steady, unmemorable uphill to Passo Sella, where we stayed at Rifugio Valentini.

View of Lago Fedaia after our long ascent

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Last long uphill to Passo Sella

The food at this rifugio was pretty good – the presentation was a bit fancy, and we were grateful to have fresh fruit for dessert given its rarity on our trip. That said, the staff were somewhat less friendly than elsewhere and it was our first time in a rifugio that didn’t offer any potable water other than the 1L glass bottles for 4 Euros. We instead stopped at the nice hotel a 10-min walk from our rifugio, where a kind staff member at the restaurant refilled our hiking water bladders with filtered water on tap.

Days 4-6 continued in the next post...

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Escursionista tedesco scivola e muore a passo Fedaia

Un escursionista tedesco di 70 anni è morto in seguito ad una caduta sul sentiero Viel del Pan che da Canazei conduce a passo Fedaia. L’uomo stava seguendo l’itinerario, quando è probabilmente scivolato sull’erba, resa bagnata e dunque insidiosa dalle recenti piogge, cadendo di conseguenza per parecchie decine di metri lungo il sottostante e ripido pendio.     L’allarme al Numero Unico per le…

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Mountain contrasts by hanskrusephotography

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Hiking around the Marmolada and Passo Fedaia.

Explore the area around Venice a tons of great things to explore through out the year.  https://www.italiaoutdoors.com/index.php/regions-of-italy/italy-veneto-region

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Passo Fedaia

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Rifugio Castiglioni Marmolada Passo Fedaia Canezei Trento Raggiungibile a piedi attraverso il Viel dal Pan dal Pordoi dalla Val Contrin o dalla Via Neva da Pian Trevisan Rifugio Castiglioni Marmolada, Passo Fedaia, Canezei, Trento. A quota 2057 m al Lago Fedaia. Raggiungibile a piedi attraverso il Viel dal Pan dal Pordoi, dalla Val Contrin o dalla Via Neva da Pian Trevisan (Penia) oppure comodamente in macchina a pochi minuti da Rocca Pietore (BL) e da Canazei (TN).

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Les revenants by Herbert Schröer

Passo Fedaia, The Dolomites, Italy

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Passo Fedaia, Italy by Janine Joles

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Passo Fedaia, Italy

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Davide Formolo of Italy and UAE Team Emirates and Richard Carapaz of Ecuador and INEOS Grenadiers during the 105th Giro d'Italia 2022, Stage 20 a 168km stage from Belluno to Marmolada (Passo Fedaia) on May 28, 2022 in Passo Fedaia, Italy. (Photos via giroditalia twitter/facebook)

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GIRO’22 Stage 20: Hindley Hits Hard On The Marmolada! Pt.7

Alessandro Covi takes the stage win!

On a day that might have been a game of chess from the GC men, turned out to be a stunning day in the mountains for Jai Hindley as he dealt a killed blow to Richard Carapaz. The stage win went to Alessandro Covi who attacked the break of the day and stayed clear to the finish on the Passo Fedaia.

Giro d’Italia Stage 20 Result: 1. Alessandro Covi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates at 4:46:34 2. Domen Novak (Slov) Bahrain-Victorious at 0:32 3. Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Trek-Segafredo at 0:37

Giro d’Italia Overall After Stage 20: 1. Jai Hindley (Aus) BORA-hansgrohe in 86:07:19 2. Richard Carapaz (Ecu) INEOS Grenadiers at 1:25 3. Mikel Landa (Spa) Bahrain-Victorious at 1:51

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