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Davis2001R6
Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy
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Posted: 6/17/2009, 10:01 am Post subject: |
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Maybe you could pick up someone elses lease that is leaving.
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That usually works best, but the other thing that happens is people that have been here a while move into the houses that other people left since they were nicer houses. We found 2 that will work today, just depends how much I want to drive and how much I want to pay.
As for the Dolomites and via Ferreta's I don't know anything yet. I hear they are pretty exposed so if that's a problem then medium may even be high. Hopefully once I get all settled in I'll be able to checkout some hiking and climbing places. |
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wanderingsoul
Joined: 19 Jul 2004 Posts: 2285 Location: Gilbert AZ
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Posted: 6/18/2009, 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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Wow Tim, It looks beautiful there. You are gonna have an awesome time. Hiking, Biking and Climbing. Once all the necessary stuff is done you're gonna be sending some awesome trip reports and pics.
Boy you lucky guy, such a nice tour. Enjoy it !!! I'll be watching for the posts from Italy. _________________ Wanderingsoul (Michelle)
Positive Thinking Is the Spark that Makes Dreams Happen~~~Unknown |
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Desert-Boonie
Joined: 23 Nov 2004 Posts: 219 Location: Glendale, AZ
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Posted: 6/20/2009, 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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Water looks clear and blue, just like in AZ. _________________ ~Never Satisfied~
"If I can't be my own, I'd feel better dead" |
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Davis2001R6
Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy
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Posted: 6/21/2009, 2:16 pm Post subject: |
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Got to checkout some caves about an hour from base today near Fregona.
Will hopefully get in some real hiking next weekend on IHOTM. |
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Suz
Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Posts: 3186
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Posted: 6/22/2009, 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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Sweet! |
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pfredricks
Joined: 10 Apr 2003 Posts: 347 Location: Peoria, AZ
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Posted: 6/22/2009, 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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Can't let you have all the fun to yourself! _________________ "I am just going outside and may be some time."- Explorer Oates' last words before crawling out of his tent in -40 C temps. Sacrificed himself so as not to hold back his 1912 South Pole expedition teamates. |
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Davis2001R6
Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy
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Posted: 6/28/2009, 11:21 am Post subject: Italy GHOTM - Mt. Pasubio |
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IGHOTM:
I finally got around to doing some hiking out here. As fate would have it, Pete just happened to be in Italy doing his yearly Guard duty. I found a house last week and got a car this week so I was able to drive out an meet up with him about 2 hours from me. One the way to Vicenza to pick up Pete it was just a downpour. The forecast was calling for rain all weekend as well. About 30 minutes from getting Pete the weather let up and quite raining at least. With a little help from Mr. Garmin I was able to make it and find Pete's town and we got some breakfast at the chow hall.
From there it was to be an hour + drive to the trailhead. I will say it is much more difficult to find out info on hikes here than it is in AZ. With a little help from Summitpost, google maps, my GPS and a few other websites I had a spot on the road picked out where I thought the trailhead should be. We drove though some small towns, each with a little town square and large church steeples which could be seen miles. A turn here and a turn there and we finally found ourselves on a one lane (not one way, just a one lane) mountain road steeply climbing above the towns we drove through. It drizzled on and off and after gaining a few hundred feet we were in the clouds already, never could see just how far the drops were on this mountain road but from the look on Pete's face I think that was just fine with him.
We pass a few bicyclist charging up the mountain and arrive at what could possibly be our starting point. Trying to figure out what all the signs mean we decide to continue a bit further on the road, not sure if your even allowed to drive on it though. 10 minutes later we reach what we are both sure is the trailhead at 1216 meters. We throw our packs on and begin our hike.
Our goal Mt. Pasubio, the trail follows an old WWI road/route. Some interesting history can be found here: Monte Pasubio The "road" was only 5" in most places and followed the edge of the mountain. There were 52 tunnels blown through the mountain to allow passage some 100 meters long so a headlamp was a necessity, good thing Pete had one. It was pretty steep as well and had some squaw peak similarities the way it keeps your heart pumping. Occasionally the mist/fog/clouds would clear and give us a slight view of the surrounding area. It started raining as we neared the Refugio Papa. The Refugio's are the mountain huts all over the country where you can stay for the night or get some food. We passed and continued further up the road in the direction we believed the summit to be. After another half mile and a steady rain and about 50' visibility we decided to head back to the refugio since we really had know idea where the actual summit was or how to get there.
We headed inside Refugio Papa named after Gen. Achille Papa of the Italian Army. The refugio at 1928m was built were the WW1 barrack used to be. I wish I could have seen it on a clear day, but even the brief glimps we could see of surrounding peaks looked amazing. We even passed a few snowfield along the way. We headed inside and were happy to be warm and dry. We sat down at a table and had some pasta and a beer. Now that's my new idea of backcountry eating. I used to laugh when thinking of a cafe stand on top of a mountain, but thats essentially what some of these are though. Most also have dorm type lodging available for a reasonable cost. Backcountry camping isn't allowed in most areas here.
After lunch the rain had let up again and we headed back down. The 52 tunnels were going by quickly and before we knew it we were back at the car, just in time for the rain to come. I still can't believe that Pete and I were able to go hiking in Italy. He had told me a few months back that he would be here in June. I figured Italy was a big country and it would be nearly impossible to get together just a few weeks after I got here, but everything worked it and we had a great time despite some mediocre weather. Hiking through the cloudy mist through tunnels though did ad a bit to the mysterious of the mountain though. Italy awarded 30 Gold Medals for combat that took place on Mount Pasubio.
Here is a link to the pictures I took. My Mount Pasubio Pictures
This site also has some pictures of what it would have looked like on a clear day, might just have to come back another day.
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Suz
Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Posts: 3186
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Posted: 6/28/2009, 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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was it cold, was it hot, was it humid, what was the elevation...geez that looks high up there. What were those little flowers, could you please take a closer shot of them next time. And did you really just post pictures that had snow in them after we just had our hottest day of the summer???
It looks amazingly beautiful.
So you hiked to the top of the mountain and there was a cafe? Was anyone else in there? |
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Davis2001R6
Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy
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Posted: 6/28/2009, 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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All of the above. Elevation ranged from 4000 to about 7000', temps from the 60's to the 40's in the tunnels. Since it was raining it was humid. Yes I hear it's a bit warm back there. Had another downpour here tonight, had to close the window since it gets cold at night |
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wanderingsoul
Joined: 19 Jul 2004 Posts: 2285 Location: Gilbert AZ
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Posted: 6/30/2009, 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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Nice Tim... a very different looking hike than here... You just got there and started, so many places to see.
Thanks for sharing with us and you and Pete were able to hook up _________________ Wanderingsoul (Michelle)
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Davis2001R6
Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy
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Posted: 6/30/2009, 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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Off to Germany now for 6 days and a lot of softball! |
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Davis2001R6
Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy
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Posted: 7/13/2009, 2:03 pm Post subject: |
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Tim... I've been to that castle!! Around 1978 or so. Did you visit Harry's grill by any chance? Did you see the triangular-shaped church above the city? Were the people friendly? Man, you've dredged up some good memories!!! |
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Davis2001R6
Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy
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Posted: 7/13/2009, 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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We did see that church from down before, actually we weren't sure what it was. So far everyone has been friendly, need to work on my Italian a lot more though. This weekend is Austria, Slovenia and Croatia. |
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wanderingsoul
Joined: 19 Jul 2004 Posts: 2285 Location: Gilbert AZ
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Posted: 7/13/2009, 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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Boy Tim you are making the rounds. See it all and as much as you can. One day I'll get myself back over to Europe. Nice pics and lots of memories. Thanks for sharing it with us _________________ Wanderingsoul (Michelle)
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