Sunrise over Val Torta. We’ll walk back down this valley to the car as the original hiking plan to walk 800m up and 1700m down to our next shelter is too ambitious for 6 of the 8 legs.
Lenticular clouds over the Basodino
The “new” hut sleeping bag stayed in place!
Lots of ski touring possibilities here
Starting the walk down
Fulfilling a longtime dream of staying in the new Capanna Cristallina after the old hut 200m lower down got swept away in an avalance in 1999. I had stayed in that hut on a ski tour in 1995.
Flowers and views on the way down
The solar panel getting more input while walking in this direction
Exped baggies super useful to keep gear sorted
Cooler
A variety of Exped and home-made dyneema baggies keeping stuff organized
The Osprey backpack is not waterproof, as my pyjamas found out on a previous city trip, so an extra waterproof clothes bag is needed
The new style of Meru micro towels keeping me dry
Another crushed hut
Even bulls have bells
Just keep walking …
This was a lovely, but ice-cold place to bathe my feet the day before.
The last remnants of winter snow
Down the farmer’s road
Well-engineered corners
Delicious but still slightly sour blueberries
… with a view!
Made it back down to 1313m. Starting our road trip right away to make it in time for our hot tub appointment before dinner.
Sonia getting us there, expertly navigating the many hairpin bends up and down the Nufenen Pass
Glaciers in the distance
Enormous wind turbines feeding the net
The bridge after the Simplon Pass
Made it to Riale, with a wide open view
Staying at Aaltsdorf
Cool and Interesting 
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