Cool and Interesting

Packs, hats and boots ready

Starting at Ossasco at 1313m

Clouds of butterflies keeping us company

Going up 200 vertical meters at a time

Through the shady woods at first

Views of the surrounding mountains becoming visible

Flowers, blueberries and strawberries!

400m up the vista opens up

Val Torta

Wonderfully refreshing stream to bathe my feet in and dry with my Meru super lightweight towel. No blisters until this point.

Passo del Naret 2437m on the left, as seen from about 2100m

First view of the cantilevered hut from 1000m

Keeping the electricity flowing around Europe

At the pass, a breathtaking view of the Basodino glacier

The Val Torta valley we hiked up

View from my seat at the dining table in the hut on the Cristallina Pass at 2566m (starting from 1313m meant we did 1253m vertical hiking!)

Clouds in the sunset above the Basodino