Yesterday was a perfect day. In the morning, my partner found a nice climb to do that for some reason we’d zapped in the guidebook. It was lovely. It was on the Castelletto di Mezzo and called via Sybilla. We only had a half day before it was supposed to get rainy (although it held... Continue Reading →

Tuckett Refuge and some climbs We’ve had two days of good enough weather to try out some climbs in the Brenta Dolomites. Yesterday we tried the Kiene route on the Castelleto Inferiore (the higher peak in the photo). I think we got a bit lost because the last two pitches were easier than the topo... Continue Reading →

We came up to Rifugio Tuckett today in the Brenta Dolomites. There are seemingly a billion routes to climb (but only three days of good weather before the next rainy weather hits.) We came up in a slight drizzle, and have seen nothing, and I mean nothing, of the ambiance around here. We assume that... Continue Reading →

We are beginning the nice part of the voyage, when everyone else has started to go home (because kids are back in school) but we remain. A woman I met called it the gray trade. We aren’t retired yet, but we’re both pretty gray so it fits. We’re going to try climbing in the Brenta... Continue Reading →