04-01-2015
Second hike in 4 days since the start of the year - it must be a good omen! ;-)
This time I was in the Susa Valley with my wife and a couple of friends, and the trail started in Bousson and ended at the Capanna Mautino hut, where we had a much welcomed lunch.
It was a fantastic sunny day, pretty warm for the season, and slightly windy. We found some snow on the trail and towards the top of the mountain, and lots of thick ice spots along the road. My portable crampons (anti-slip soles) did their job pretty well - I can surely recommend them for just such an occasion. I may not cross a glacier on them, but for ice on the trail they just do the trick.
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| Spiky Plus from Petzl |
I recorded the trail on wikiloc:
http://tinyurl.com/pu56zrn
To sum the day up - good company, good trail, great weather, food ok.
Here are some pix of the day.
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| snow has already melted in the lower parts of the trail |
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| ice on the water |
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| the sun's peeping through |
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| that's me, with the Norwegian hat |
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| a view of the Chaberton mountain |
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| food, at last! :-p |
