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Rifugio Pedrotti (Brenta Dolomites): no overnight stays in summer 2024
26/01/2024 - Trekking
Rifugio Pedrotti (Brenta Dolomites): no overnight stays in summer 2024
Renovation work begins on the Rifugio Tosa Pedrotti, the historic mountain hut in the Brenta Dolomites. Overnight stays and half board are suspended for summer 2024. The hut managed by the Nicolini family will offer bar service and quick meals.
Cortina d'Ampezzo: the perfect base for hikes in the Dolomites
22/09/2023 - Trekking
Cortina d'Ampezzo: the perfect base for hikes in the Dolomites
In the heart of the majestic Dolomites, Cortina d'Ampezzo stands out as an ideal location walking and hiking. Together with IAT Cortina d'Ampezzo and Cortina Mountain Guide Enrico Maioni, here are three fascinating trails to explore the area: The two...
Gran Sasso d'Italia, Via Ferrata Brizio changes name and becomes Ferrata dei Ginepri
04/07/2023 - Trekking
Gran Sasso d'Italia, Via Ferrata Brizio changes name and becomes Ferrata dei Ginepri
The Teramo section of the Italian Mountaineering Club (CAI) has announced it has changed the name of Via Ferrata Brizio to Via Ferrata dei Ginepri. The decision derives from historical events linked to the application of the racial laws during...
Benito Mussolini stripped of Italian Mountaineering Club honorary membership
25/05/2023 - Trekking
Benito Mussolini stripped of Italian Mountaineering Club honorary membership
During its annual national assembly, the Italian Mountaineering Club removed the name of Benito Mussolini from the register of its honorary members.
Mimmi Kotka e Hannes Namberger queen and king of Cortina / La Sportiva Lavaredo Ultra Trail 2022
26/06/2022 - Trekking
Mimmi Kotka e Hannes Namberger queen and king of Cortina / La Sportiva Lavaredo Ultra Trail 2022
Sweden’s Mimmi Kotk and Germany's Hannes Namberger won the La Sportiva Lavaredo Ultra Trail by UTMB 2022. Namberger set a new race record and doubled his takings after winning last year, while Kotk dominated after placing third in 2021. The...
Brenta Dolomites Via ferrata Bocchette Alte reopens
30/07/2020 - Trekking
Brenta Dolomites Via ferrata Bocchette Alte reopens
The world-famous Via Ferrata Bocchette Alte in the Brenta Dolomites reopened on 28 July 2020 after maintenance.
Trail running in Switzerland: 3 magnificent runs in the Swiss Alps
26/09/2018 - Trekking
Trail running in Switzerland: 3 magnificent runs in the Swiss Alps
Mountain running in Switzerland: Bettmeralp alongside the Aletsch Glacier, Lauterbrunnen to Grindelwald and Monte Zucchero. Three magnificent trail running routes in the Swiss Alps taken from the guidebook 'Run the Alps Switzerland: 30 Must-Do Trails' produced by PatitucciPhoto and ALPSinsight.
Val Bondasca paths officially closed after Pizzo Cengalo rockslide
14/06/2018 - Trekking
Val Bondasca paths officially closed after Pizzo Cengalo rockslide
For safety reasons all paths in Val Bondasca are officially closed until further notice following the Piz Cengalo rockfall on 23 August 2017.
Aletsch: the immense glacier in Switzerland
16/05/2017 - Trekking
Aletsch: the immense glacier in Switzerland
Franco Voglino and Annalisa Porporato introduce the spectacular area surrounding the Aletsch glacier in Switzerland: more than thirty 4000m peals, just a few minutes away from the Bettmerhorn cable car. An amazing experience for both young and old.
Stromboli volcano and the spectacular hike in the Aeolian Islands
30/03/2017 - Trekking
Stromboli volcano and the spectacular hike in the Aeolian Islands
Marco Milanese introduces the hike to the summit of the volcano on Stromboli, the charming island in the Aeolian Islands in Sicily, Italy.
Walking in the Dolomites: the Peitlerkofel circular walk
29/09/2016 - Trekking
Walking in the Dolomites: the Peitlerkofel circular walk
The route description of the Peitlerkofel / Sass de Putia circular walk. An easy hike around one of the most spectacular mountains in the Dolomites.
Tofana di Rozes circuit and Scala del Minighel
09/09/2016 - Trekking
Tofana di Rozes circuit and Scala del Minighel
Enrico Maioni, Cortina Mountain Guide, introduces the spectacular Tofana di Rozes circuit combined with the legendary, short but exposed Minighel ladder, famous for being the first via ferrata at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Dolomites, Italy.
Staunies historic cable car closes above Cortina
26/07/2016 - Trekking
Staunies historic cable car closes above Cortina
The Staunies lift that leads to Monte Cristallo in the Dolomites was closed on Sunday, July 24 2016 until further notice due to 'technical and administrative problems.'
Cesare, son of San Mauro
09/02/2016 - Trekking
Cesare, son of San Mauro
The mountains are the last resort to save biodiversity. In this AKU film the Italian botanist Cesare Lasen talks about his life as scientist and man of the mountains.
Via ferrata del Vajont, the original idea by Fabio Bristot
13/10/2015 - Trekking
Via ferrata del Vajont, the original idea by Fabio Bristot
Fabio Bristot, member of the Bellunese Dolomites Mountain Rescue Service, explains his reasoning that resulted in the construction of the Via Ferrata della Memoria, the new via ferrata which commemorates the 1910 victims of the Vajont disaster that occurred on...
Via ferrata del Vajont, the new via ferrata della Memoria above Longarone
09/10/2015 - Trekking
Via ferrata del Vajont, the new via ferrata della Memoria above Longarone
On 2 October 2015 at Longarone (Italy) the new Via ferrata della Memoria, also referred to as Via ferrata del Vajont, was inaugurated above the Vajont Gorge. Constructed by the Cortina Mountain Guides, this is a different way to remember...