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“If you’re not moving, you’re standing  still.”

 

Steve Trafton

Alpine Hiking Switzerland, Austria and Italy

Ucia de Senes to Hotel Hohe Gaisi (Passo Pradopiazza)

Sarg to Plock P4 134

July 14, 2008I left Ucia de Senes at 7:30a and hiked up, in clouds, along a dirt track, for about two miles to the Rifugio Biella (2325m – 7628ft). The rifugio occupied a position near the ridge crest running southeast toward the Forcela Cocodain. Although it was cloudy and threatened snow the rocky ridge offered a scenic trail as it traversed the ridge to the Forcela Cocodain (2332m – 7651ft) (9:10a). From the forcela the path led north down through rocky ledges and heather with many wildflowers. After a short distance the path turned and entered a short narrow section before turning southeast and dropping down to a shepherds hutte at M. ga Cavallo (2142 – 7028ft) (10:00a). I stopped here for hot soup and coffee.

Sarg to Plock P4 137
July 14, 2008 CONTINUATION   I left the M. ga Cavallo and followed the trail which rose steadily to a high airy traverse of the Gaiselleite, a high ridge leading southeast. Parts of the trail were aided with cables and as I reached the top of the ridge (2358m – 7736ft) on the flanks of the Piccola Croda Rossa (2853m – 9360ft) it started to snow. The wind soon came up and thunder boomed around me as I beat a hasty retreat to the trail for several miles to the Hotel Hohe Gaisi at Passo Pratopiazza (1991m – 6532ft) (12:00 noon).

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