Camp near Passo Rodella (note that I've had difficulty in placing the images correctly with regard to the text in this posting - Ed)
Sunday
16 July (Diarist: John)
7:00
reveille for a 8:35 start! Sunny. Down from campsite to road, then on to path
up to Peitlerscharte (2361 metres) (aka Forcella della
Putia). Stop for a brew.
Follow
the paint SW along route 3 to Kreuzkofeljoch, plus a detour to Rifugio Genova.
Up along route 3 (one route finding error) along the top of Medalges Alpe for
lunch on some steepish grass at about 12:30.
Set
off at about 13:15. Hard work ahead. No surface water except for a small spring.
Gain height gently to arrive at the bottom of Forcella della Roa.
Zigzags up scree. Some late, slushy, gritty snow.
Reach the top of the Forcella at 14:30.
Hang around for 30 minutes for Laurie and Martin W. Then down on the other side of pass along route 3 to pick up AV2 in a rocky corrie.
Follow
route through boulders and scree to more zigzags leading to the top of Forcella Forces
de Sielles (2512 metres). We are at the top of the pass, but Laurie and Martin
are still at the bottom.
Set
off NE then E, first along a ridge with fixed ropes (and a 4-year old with his
parents), then above scree, then over cliffs and down to the pastures of Puez
Alp. Very green grass, damp soil, but no surface water. To make things
worse, we can hear running water higher up. Continue, and come across a stream,
which determines where we are to pitch our tents.
Descend
from path to find a fairly level pitch near the edge of the alp. Also, a
convenient stream. 17:00.
Laurie
and Martin decide to forgo a visit to Rifugio Puez and arrive at 18:00. Campsite is at over 2400 metres.
Hope a) no high winds, b) no storms.
Here's our route - 16 km, with 1300 metres of ascent.
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