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25/08/2018

24/08/2018

I cross few times those green panels: it means« Haute route de la magnifique terre « / « Hohenweg des herrliches Landes ».
That describes very well the Alps and the trails I crossed!
Many thanks to all of you! Your constant support gave me the strength to continue when I was exhausted.
It has been a great pleasure to share this adventure with you and hope that through my pictures and comments you have traveled too throughout the Alps.
Now few days of rest before starting to prepare the new adventure: a winter in the isolated Zanskar valley to work in the school and with my local friends.
All the best to all of you!

23/08/2018

Finished! Fertig! Finito! Fini! Arrived at rifugio Premuda, the lowest alpin hut in the world (80m), official end!

23/08/2018

The last summit!

22/08/2018

The greatest joy for a mariner is to see earth after weeks or months of navigation. For me it’s the opposite; I have been waiting this moment since end of June and now it’s there: the sea, my sea!

22/08/2018

Arrivo previsto domani sera (giovedí) al rifugio Premuda all’inizio della Val Rosandra verso le 18 - 18h30.
Ultima parte: Draga Sant’Elia - Bottazzo - Premuda, se volete accompagnarmi, siete benvenuti, a domani!

21/08/2018

Idrija: 90 km to Trieste!!!

In 2 hard days my adventure will be terminated, but the target will not be fully achieved.
The fundraising for the Marpaling school and n Zanskar valley is still far from its target.
Help, please!

L’Association Rigzen-Zanskar (ARZ) est une ONG suisse engagée depuis 1998 au Zanskar, haute vallée de l’Himalaya indien. Elle y mène divers projets visant à améliorer les conditions de vie des villageois, à soutenir leurs compétences et autonomie, dans le respect de la culture locale et d...

20/08/2018

And the view from the top

20/08/2018

Monumental day! Started at 8 in the village of Trenta to climb up 1600m up to s hut through a wonderful trail almost carved in the mountain. Then climbed Triglav, the symbol of Slovenia and down to Bohinj lake: about 20 km on the most difficult trail encountered so far! 12 hours for 40 km!!!

19/08/2018

Yesterday last day in Austria with a kaiserschmarren party with friends and afterward a big tour of the dead lake of Eggeralm with some young and promising hikers! Today entered Slovenia and the triglav national park, quite hard since the beginning, but for 3 day I have a great guide and just have to follow. Tomorrow we leave the via alpina for few km and try to climb Triglav!

17/08/2018

And a 360 view!

17/08/2018

3 days above 2000m on the ridge that follows the frontier between Austria and Italy...more precisely left foot in Austria and right in Italy. The Karnisher Hohenweg is a fantastic trail, wild and though, sometime a bit exposed...better not to slip.
Overall run 120 km and climbed another Everest.
Tomorrow a bit of rest before the final rush through Slovenia!