lunedì 24 dicembre 2007
Gran Sasso of Italy ... and we will come back!
Sunday September 30, we are staging at the foot of the Gran Sasso of Italy, to climb the top of the Big Horn (2912 mt), the highest peak of the Apennines. A big flaw is the absence of Dominic "or" blond ", held in Rome from university commitments. The expedition is composed dall'instancabile organizer Fabio with the girl Katia, Henry, Tutino, Dott.Giacobbe and Mr.. Gennaro, in addition to myself. We used the support of a qualified mountain guide, which is Ciro Sertorelli. But come to chronicle the day after overnight in the town of Meadows Tivo (TE), alarm at 5:00, breakfast and departure for the 6:00 in the morning, equipped with headlamps. The easy ascent to the Madonna (2050 mt) is therefore occurred at sunrise, and, as shown by the photos dall'impeccabile Fabio, the troop has focused on several occasions to admire the breathtaking landscape that opened behind us. But what we opened our eyes was not less, the impressive storage rocky Gran Sasso ready to sfidarci was in the colors of the first light of dawn that projecting on nevee on the rock, seems almost to attend a enchantment. They are already seven when we abandon the Walloon of Cornacchie and we involiamo towards Passo of Ladders, schivando large agglomerations and rocky debris of the landslide. Start now demanding stretch of the first climb, made even harder by the ice, so we support a fixed rope to go up this short stretch and walk on the snow to the Refuge Franchetti (2433 meters). Brief stopover for the heat and consult with other hikers on the conditions of the summit and then again, but after a short stop us again to mount the cramps, given the large amount of snow fall in the previous days. We Sella on the two Horn (2547 mt), a magnificent view that allows us to admire Pizzo Intermesoli and flames magnificent stone and ice. At our backs we leave the Horn Piccolo, another glance of unparalleled value. The climb continues maintaining a high level of security, so the use of cramps accompagnamo the use of harnesses and ropes. Go therefore preserved, and we are on the Walloon Ginepri. Here we present another stretch of trail, which leads us to pass Cannone, about 2700 meters. Snow now seems to have taken away, at least for now, by action of the wind. Provvidenziale Fabio to report properly the transition that we ricondurrà towards the way back with a omino stones, in order to avoid losing. It seems almost made for us, but the most beautiful, when perhaps already pregustavo the flavor of the summit, here we are faced with another snowfield. Obligation of cramps, but this time for me it is not possible to continue to run the risks resulting from the insufficenza equipment. It was a bad heart in this dense, but the advice of an expert guide dolomitic as Ciro Sertorelli could not have gone unnoticed by me. Continuing now close to the summit only Fabio, and Henry Tutino. The cross placed at the top for this time only see in pictures, but not miss the opportunity to come back, it remains an open challenge between me and this summit. Of course I renounce the top has been painful, and I do not know if a similar situation tomorrow I will be able again to take such a wise decision, and especially I do not know if I will be so good to find yourself in front of a danger to my journey.
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