Mountains
Routes, hikes and via ferrata in the Alps
Routes
Arrampicata in Valsesia
A day of granite climbing in Valsesia, the valley descending from Monte Rosa into eastern Piedmont. Here the rock is gneiss and crystalline granite, s…
Rocca Castello
Rocca Castello (2,944 m) rises above the Val Varaita like a granite fortress, next to the pyramid of Monviso. It is one of the classic destinations of…
Pizzo d'Ormea
Pizzo d'Ormea (2,476 m at the main peak, reaching 2,686 m in the higher subgroup) is the iconic summit of the Ligurian Alps in the Cuneo area: a limes…
Rifugio Valasco
Ski mountaineering in the heart of the Alpi Marittime Natural Park, rising toward the Valasco refuge and the peaks that tower above it: Asta Soprana,…
Roche Parstire
A ski touring day in the Beaufortain massif, French Savoy — one of the quieter yet most complete destinations in the western Alps. Roche Parstire (2,1…
Serra Da Estrela - Gafanha da Encarnação
Serra da Estrela is the highest range in continental Portugal, with Torre peak reaching 1,993 m. A massif of granite and gneiss shaped by the few Plei…
Punta Culour
Ski touring on Punta Culour (2,384 m), a discreet yet rewarding peak on the Cuneo side of the southern Cottian Alps. The route follows a side valley w…
Pizzo d'Ormea
Winter ski version of Pizzo d'Ormea: the skin track starts at Rifugio Quarzina or Mettolo Castellino and winds up through the wide karst cirque that d…
Monte Ruissas
Ski touring on Monte Ruissas (2,797 m), on the Italy–France watershed ridge of upper Val Varaita. A long but steady ascent from the valley floor at Ch…
Punta Cristalliera
Alpinism in Val Chisone, on Punta Cristalliera (2,801 m) — one of the most frequented peaks by Piedmontese alpine guides thanks to its perfect aesthet…
Truc Murgium
Truc Murgium is a small climbing crag above Venasca, in Val Varaita (Cuneo): compact granite, technical slabs and clean cracks on a multi-pitch wall t…
Gran Paradiso
Traverse and ascents in the Gran Paradiso group, Italy's first national park (1922) and cradle of Savoyard alpinism. The day includes Roccia Viva, Bec…
Névache
Alpinism in the Vallée de la Clarée, at Névache (Hautes-Alpes) — one of the last truly wild valleys of the French Alps: motor vehicles banned beyond a…
Fessura Kosterlitz
The Kosterlitz Crack is a small legend in Italian climbing: a 7a hand crack (about V+/6a+ on the classic British scale) on the Sergent slab in Valle d…
Punta della Sella
Alpinism on Punta della Sella, in the Alpe Oropa — Biellese massif, at the foot of the Monte Mars group. The area is one of the historic cradles of Pi…
Fuori Dal Tunnel - Pian della Regina
A Monviso classic: crossing the "Buco di Viso" — the first alpine tunnel in history, dug in 1480 by the Marquisate of Saluzzo to favour salt trade wit…
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Dolomites
Climbing in the Dolomites: spires, towers and pinnacles of dolomite limestone — the UNESCO World Heritage chain officially protected since 2009. The d…
Mont Blanc - Aiguille d'Entrèves
The Aiguille d'Entrèves (3,600 m) is one of the most photogenic ascents in the Mont Blanc massif accessible via the Punta Helbronner cable car: a shar…
Monte Bianco
Monte Bianco