Ali and Lay’s Mountaineering Blog

 
I awake to the sounds of heavy rain on the tent.  Glad we did the Cirque yesterday – it will be a whole different ball game today.  I feel warm and cosy in my sleeping bag and for once there are no stones under the mat.  In fact it feels like I am on a waterbed… […]

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After reviewing the weather forecast posted at the Refuge in the morning we have abandoned our attempt on Monte Cinto.  It looks like we have only one more day of fine weather and we want to traverse the notorious Cirque de la Solitude before the rain sets in.

After a few hours walking we join a […]

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Today promises the prospect of a hot shower when we reach the ski resort of Haut Asco.  We head down into the Spasimata gorge and we take it in turns to cross the suspension bridge at the bottom and up the slabs opposite – easy enough in the dry conditions.

 
We stop for a spot of lunch […]

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