Monticchio 1696m, Italy 3/3 2016
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I
have climbed Monticchio once before, in july 2013.
But this time it's
winter and totally different. Three
students and I go from Geneva
Switzerland, where the
weather is poor, to Italy where the weather is
fine. We
park by Bocchetto Sessera 1380m, with the slopes
towards Monticchio behind. |
Three
youngsters climbing the slopes, on a soft and rather difficult snow. |
On the Po Valley there
is sunshine, it's a warm day. Further into the alps it's only snow,
cold and misery. In other words, we are in the right place.
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The
final climb towards the summit. |
And
here's the summit cross on Monticchio, 1696m, I
needed
about 1h to
get here. Cold winds and time shortage makes me stop here. But where
are the youngsters? |
No problems! Maybe a bit unused to
snowshoes, but they arrive. Here's Tobias, Anton och Hilma at
the summit.
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to the south, Monte Mars 2600m among others. |
The
ridge continues to the north, towards Cima del Bonom, 1877m. It can be
seen to the left. We were supposed to
climb that one as well. But as I
said, we didn't have the time. |
Far to the north east, the alpine border is
going east-west, to the north of the Po Valley. Bielmonte to the right.
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A look
across the Po Valley during the descent. In the very clear
air we can
see the Apennines, some 100km away. |
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