We finally made use of a gift we had been holding onto for months: a prepaid weekend stay at a hotel in Trentino-Alto Adige. The hotel, Lady Maria, is a cozy wooden structure with a welcoming atmosphere. One of the…
Category: Hiking
I’ve reached the summit of Monte Palanzone several times, just as I’ve often hiked up Monte San Primo. However, until now, I had never walked the short connecting stretch between the familiar trails that lead to these two peaks. This…
Piani di Bobbio is a well-known ski resort not far from Milan, making it a popular destination, especially in winters with sufficient snowfall like this year. I had never been there before, mainly because I don’t ski or snowboard. However,…
Unfortunately, this Sunday’s weather didn’t turn out as nice as expected. Every forecast we checked guaranteed a completely dry day, which was technically true, there wasn’t a drop of rain. However, the heavy cloud cover and poor visibility led us…
I couldn’t resist for long, I took advantage of the first sunny weekend to return to Rifugio Nicola and finally fulfill my goal of reaching the summit of Monte Sodadura. To save time, this time we took the cable car…
For a while, I had noticed Rifugio Nicola on a website that collects live feeds from webcams around the world. Given its location within a reasonable driving distance from Milan, I suspected the hike to be relatively short and worth…
I had recently hiked to this peak from two (#1, #2) different starting points. Since the trail is beautiful and the summit offers great satisfaction, despite being a relatively low and moderately accessible peak, I thought it would be a…
I had already visited this mountain back in late August, but to close out 2024, I wanted to return to a peak that was convenient, not too far from Milan, and would let me take advantage of what the forecast…
This weekend, the weather forecast wasn’t promising, and there was a chance I wouldn’t be able to go hiking in the mountains for another week. Fortunately, I had a relatively manageable Friday morning, so I seized the opportunity and took…
This weekend, I had prior commitments that prevented me from dedicating enough time to reach a distant mountain or tackle a hike that required several hours to complete. For this reason, I decided to revisit a very convenient location near…