DAY 3: LOOP THE SENNES PLATEAU/ DAY 4: FANES GRANDE Snow. My least favorite four-letter word. It’s July 14. Three days earlier, my guide Peter and I were sweating under the beautiful Dolomite sun as we hiked. Today? I spy snow. Since Monday, everywhere Peter and I stopped there was chatter about the weather for …
TRAVERSE UNDER THE CRODA ROSSA RANGE The itinerary for the day took us on a diagonal swath across the Fannes-Sennes-Braies Natural Park, a pretty spectacular place. By the time we checked into Rifugio Fodara-Vedla that evening, we had trekked 11 miles, up 7,700 feet and through two storms one with thunder, both with plenty …
After 2015’s fabulous hiking trip in the Dolomites, I made it a point to return this year and explore even more of this magical place. I wasn’t with friends this time so I hired a guide through a company called DolomiteMountains.com. I selected a six-day getaway on the Alta Via No. 1 route, which takes …
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