#ortisei

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[ithisatanytime]

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[elisascheffler]

La felicità di sciare dopo tre anni e di tornare dove venivo da bambina… ❄️⛷️ #Ortisei #SantaCristina #ValGardena #Dolomiti #skilover #Tirolo (presso Baita Daniel H��tte) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpnFqjVoE6g/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[brunobuergi]

St. Ulrich / Ortisei #stulrich #ortisei #ortiseivalgardena #valgardena #sudtirol #sudtirol_lovers #südtirol #altoadige #altoadigesüdtirol #mountains #dolomiti #dolomites #dolomiten #mountainlove #alps (hier: St. Ulrich-Ortisei-Urtijëi) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnKPIMTjbC_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[alfredol70]

Jannik Sinner vs Sebastian Ofner (full match) | F Ortisei 17-11-2019

[pikasus-artenews]

MARTINA STECKHOLZER. Le Carnaval des Animaux

Il carnevale degli animali di Martina Steckholzer in mostra ad Ortisei

[stateofsport211]

Ortisei Ch F: Lukas Klein [Q] def. Maks Kasnikowski 6-7(4), 7-6(5), 7-6(6) Match Stats

📸 ATP Challenger Livestream (via website)

Everything boiled down to the pressure points again, yet every set came down to the tie-breaker and what happened inside. Although L. Klein tried to be more offensive through his forehand side, his frequently working volley finishes showed that he had the capability to move forward well when he had the chance, where M. Kasnikowski could pass him from whenever he had the chance. However, staying back might not be the case for M. Kasnikowski, whose shots were error-prone whenever he got pressed from how L. Klein paced his shots. As a result, L. Klein had 8 opportunities to break, but he could only convert 25% of them, while M. Kasnikowski tried his best to maximize his 3 break points with a 66% conversion rate, but it did not materialize further as this match ended up being settled in three tie-breaker sets.

On the other hand, L. Klein slightly stood out from his first serves by 7%, having a 78% winning percentage complemented by his 8 aces, scoring 2 more aces than M. Kasnikowski. Interestingly, second serves became a little trouble spot for L. Klein by only having a 54% winning rate, 7% lower than M. Kasnikowski. This was a result of L. Klein’s 4 double faults, committing it twice more often than M. Kasnikowski’s 2, where the former risked a lot of his second serves, but often paid off when they were followed up by proper rallying.

This marked L. Klein’s first Challenger title of the season, as well as his third career Challenger title after he fell short in last year’s Ortisei Challenger final, becoming the runner-up to Borna Gojo. On the other hand, although M. Kasnikowski’s maiden Challenger title had to wait, he finally re-entered the Top 300 live and even better, outdoing his previous career-high ranking of 290 by the end of the tournament to be 2 lines ahead at 288. This might just be the beginning for M. Kasnikowski, who finally found his form again after another rollercoaster season. Definitely one of many, considering his potential.

[travelingare]

📍The Italian Dolomites are a snowy paradise in December!🇮🇹❄️✨

Here are some magical spots to explore this holiday season:

🏔Lago di Braies: A frozen fairytale surrounded by towering peaks.

⛷Alta Badia: Ski through the most breathtaking slopes in the Alps.

🎄Ortisei: A charming village with festive lights and a Christmas market.

🏰Val di Funes: Picture-perfect views of snowy villages and the Dolomites.

✨Seceda: Unforgettable views of snow-covered ridges and valleys.

🍷Cortina d’Ampezzo: A glamorous alpine town perfect for shopping and après-ski.

🥂Rifugio Lagazuoi: Cozy up with a warm drink and panoramic mountain

🚶‍♂️Alpe di Siusi: Stunning winter trails for snowshoeing or peaceful walks.

Who’s ready to embrace the magic of the Dolomites this December?

@travellingthroughtheworld

#travel #travelingare #dolomites #italian #alps #christmas #snow #festiveseason

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Roma e Ortisei

[natures-moments]

Secenda, Ortisei, Bolzano, Alto Adige, Italy

[alessandro-accebbi]

Seceda, Ortisei, Dolomites, Italy 🇮🇹 by Karol Nienartowicz on 500px

[borntoloos]

[ithisatanytime]

(ortisei)

[elisascheffler]

Non venivo da tanto tempo ad Ortisei, ma la Val Gardena è sempre fantastica e offre tante attività! Di giorno vado a sciare e amo stare nella natura, la sera mi godo una buonissima cena in hotel e poi vado a nanna presto… devo dire che qui sto davvero bene e mi sento rigenerata! @hoteldigon 🗻 #ValGardena #Ortisei #StUlrich #HotelDigon #AltoAdige (presso Hotel Digon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpfV6feoxm0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[have-you-been-here]

Ortisei/St. Ulrich/Urtijëi, South Tyrol, Italy

[bu1410]

Good afternoon TUMBLR - June 4th - 2024

“Mr. Plant has owed me a shoe since July 5, 1971.”

IRAQ – RUMAILAH - Sept 2014 – Mar 2016.

Part 1

It's summer 2014, and after 3 years of the Rub el Khali desert (''the Empty Quarter'') I treat myself to a holiday in Val Gardena. Splendid places, the Dolomites – when I look at them I always ask myself the same question: is all this beauty really just the work of Nature? Or over the centuries nameless artists have been able to paint and create this spectacle for the eyes and the heart. Here the slopes are different, almost ''friends'' - different from all the slopes of all the other mountains in the world - in Valle d'Aosta, for example, the mountains are imposing and distant - they impose awe, almost fear, on times. In the Dolomites, in summer as in winter (but especially in summer) you never experience this detachment that the nature of the mountains always imposes on us. Everything, the peaks, the slopes, the fir and larch forests, seems so ''within reach'' (even if obviously this is not the case). The tops and sides of the peaks, so bizarrely shaped, seem to play with the gaze. In general, the woods end almost at the start of the rocks, or they leave the task of carrying us beneath them to the meadows and scree, those immense walls climbed by fearless climbers.

I was immersed in this beauty, walking in the center of Ortisei looking at the Sasslong from time to time, when I received a call from the SAIPEM personnel office:  Mrs. Quattrone: We would like to know if you are available to go to Iraq?  Is there an alternative?  Yes, it's called Nigeria  When should I leaving for Iraq?

So it was that I accepted the role of Project Manager of a pipeline project already underway, whose manager, for reasons I later discovered, had to be replaced. I left in September, and after a 10-day stop in Dubai, necessary for medical examinations and blood tests in order to obtain a VISA for Iraq, I boarded the flight to Basra.

From Dubai to Basra From Dubai to Basra the flight duration is approximately 2 hours. The two great rivers of Mesopotamia, the cradle of Civilization, join before Basra, and the slow descent of the plane towards Basra gives the opportunity to appreciate the complexity of the mouth of the two rivers. The Faw peninsula is a tangle of canals, some dredged by man to allow the approach of supertankers loading Iraqi oil arriving at the terminals from the nearby oil fields. Ships that would otherwise run aground on the sandy and shifting seabed before reaching the open sea. The Persian Gulf (or Arabian Sea) is a sea with very shallow waters, and therefore difficult to navigate. The coasts are littered with shipwrecks stranded in the sand, and then left to rust under the merciless sun that glares for more than 300 days a year in the ever-fading sky above the Arabian Peninsula. I arrive at Basra airport, and I immediately realize that it is not an airport like all the others. It is in a perpetual state of siege, defended by anti-aircraft fire, and inside - apart from the airport staff - there are only departing or arriving passengers. No relatives or friends to wait or greet travelers. The luggage undergoes a double inspection, after which we are driven outside towards old American Suburbans: they carry 8 passengers plus the local driver. Which, after leaving the car park, launches at 180 km per hour towards the airport's outer checkpoint, about 8 km away. It was explained to me that these few kilometers are the most dangerous, because they are subject to sporadic guerrilla attacks, almost always with mortars. Once we arrive at the external fence of the airport, there is a new manual baggage check, then we are finally outside, and immediately taken over by the military patrol who will accompany us to the Saipem compound in Rumailah, about 50 kilometers away from the airport.

Basra airport – Rumailah SAIPEM Base The patrol leader gives us a short briefing, we put on the bulletproof vest, which is mandatory every time we leave the compound. It weighs about 10kg, and it's hard to bear, but the thought that it can save your life makes it weigh less. The helmet is available, but it is not mandatory to wear it when we are inside the armored car. These are all Toyota Land Cruisers, with doors so heavy you have to push with two hands to close them. The convoy is made up of 3 Land Cruisers, we ''civilians'' are in the car in the middle with a military doctor who sits in front, next to the driver (usually a former Iraqi soldier). In front of the car with the escort chief and 3 soldiers, behind us the same: a car with 3 soldiers and a driver.

We are on the coastant connection via radio and GPS between us and the security room located inside the Saipem compound, where they always know exactly where we are. Everything went well, we arrived without problems at the SAIPEM base, a sort of ''armored citadel'', surrounded by 3 high reinforced concrete fences, barbed wire, turrets with armed guards 24/7. The path to enter the base is made up of zigzag Jersey barriers to prevent a car bomb from possibly launching itself against the checkpoint house at the entrance. Before entering the base, all vehicles are subjected to inspection, with dogs trained in anti-terrorism, to prevent dangerous vehicles from entering the compound. Between the first and second fence, all the patrol soldiers unload their weapons in a special enclosure. All active measures to prevent rebels and terrorists from attempting to attack the compound, where around a hundred expatriates of all origins live: Europeans, Asians, Africans. The compound is equipped with containers with single and double rooms, with bathrooms - canteen with Italian chef - office block - infirmary with 2 doctors - gym, sauna, and indoor swimming pool - workshop and equipment workshop. It is the first time that SAIPEM allows employees to have a swimming pool in one of their compound, as the swimming pool has always been considered ''a luxury item''.

Iraq in 2016 Several projects were underway with the participation of SAIPEM, with clients such as EXXON, SHELL, and the SOC - South Oil Company - Iraqi oil company. I would like to say straight away that the Iraq experience was my happiest experience from a human point of view. All the participants in the various projects, from Top Management right down to the Security staff, everyone showed an exceptional spirit of collaboration - never found in any of my long years abroad in the various countries where I found myself operating. And this meant that, despite a thousand difficulties, the projects were completed, although sometimes with understandable delays. I can't imagine if this hadn't been the case, in an objectively difficult situation like that of Iraq. Outside the base, further North in the country, the Islamic State was raging, making its presence felt even among the workers of our Sub-Contractors. Sometimes members of their staff did not return after being on holiday in their hometowns in the North. Most of the time they received threats of kidnapping ''because we know that you collaborate with the Westerners''. Other times they were forcibly enrolled in the various militias, and then nothing more was known about them. The local Sub-Contractors, even more than usual, had terrible performances, partly due to the actual difficulties in finding equipment and specialized labor, and adequate materials. Another important obstacle to the normal progress of the work was represented by the VISA problem: it was very difficult to obtain work visas for Iraq. And once obtained they had a short expiry date, so one was forced to continually renew them. The project I was working on, an oil pipeline, ran inside an oil field that had been the scene of furious fighting during the second Gulf War, between the Anglo-Americans and Iraqis. Before proceeding with the excavations, a thorough demining campaign was carried out, given the enormous quantity of unexploded ordnance left by both sides on the ground.

Along the 40 km that separated the Saipem Base from the oil field there were 4 military check points. These were the most dangerous points of the route: the gathering of vehicles caused by the controls potentially created areas favorable to possible attacks by ISIS terrorists. In the endless minutes stopped in the column, our Guardian Angels were particularly alert, to determine potential dangerous situations. Numerous problems were created by the Iraqi soldiers in charge of the controls: we passengers had been instructed to remain seated, our hands visible, our legs uncrossed, and the use of cell phones was prohibited. Obviously taking photographs was prohibited – and if we arrived at a checkpoint when the soldiers were at prayer or during their lunch, we had to wait for these activities to end, without showing any sign of impatience. Another element that caused delays in the project was the torrential rains that fell on Iraq in 2015-2016: the most intense rainfall in living memory on the Middle Eastern country. The pipeline route and its surroundings often turned into impassable swamps, causing considerable damage.