Note

The following text is a continuation of a past article about hiking tours in Northern Italy in fall 2020.

Cima Roccapiana, July 25

Mezzocorona, a town surrounded by large vineyards on 219 meters AMSL (Above Mean Sea Level; every height stated below is AMSL), is reachable from Trento by train within fifteen minutes.

The target I had chosen for this day was Cima … read more

Introduction

The Dolomites mountain range¹ is a place I’ve never visited before, though the region is not really far off from my home in Bavaria: with the Eurocity connection about four hours from Munich to Bolzano, and about five and a half hours to Verona.

As someone who hiked and climbed almost exclusively in the High Tatras in Slovakia in the last two years, the difference in appearance of … read more