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The great climber Mario Curnis, guides Herv & eacute; Barmasse and Marco Confortola, the 'former skier Deborah Compagnoni, the philosophy professor Dimitri D'' Andrea, the doctor and mountaineer Annalisa Fioretti, along with other shared "Traveling the Orobie 2016" four days of trekking from the & nbsp; Val Cedec Val Zebr & ugrave ;, on the trail of the Great War and between the peaks of symbol & rsquo; mountaineering organized by the magazine Orobie.
Monday 11 July 2016 4 minutes reading time
& Laquo; We made a summary of the previous editions: we went to share and we met many community & agrave ;. We remembered the past, making stops in places marked by the Great War, and we reflected on the present value of the mountains. A path that spoke to the hearts of us all & raquo; & nbsp; - & Nbsp; says Emanuele Falchetti, creator of the event along with Pino Capellini and director of the Orobie monthly.
& Laquo; Our soldiers have done amazing things, they are the real climbers! & Ndash; He underlines the & rsquo; apinista Mario Curnis remembering the centenary of the Great War -. How exciting review the Forni glacier after so many years. L & rsquo; last time I went through this valley was 1960, my wife found a picture of those times and now & hellip; & Egrave; all so & igrave; different. Glacier it & egrave; remained just half & agrave; but the valley has not lost its charm & raquo ;.
And just as tied to Valfurva & egrave; the ski champion Deborah Compagnoni, a native of Santa Caterina, where he had placed the base camp of travelers: & laquo; Santa Caterina & egrave; my home is my roots, my childhood. These mountains remind me of the first trips made by my father, a mountain guide, and my brother. Cos & igrave; Today, I'm glad that so many other people have been able to admire its beauty, because & eacute; & Egrave; walking that you discover pi & ugrave landscapes; exciting & raquo ;.
Starting Thursday on igrave; July 6 to return Sunday, July 10, travelers have crossed amphitheatres of rock and sky, they are forwarded between rough scree slopes and sharp ridges, rose in the mountain bike saddle to run downhill along the ridges of rugged mountains and you are refreshed in shelters Forni, Branca, Pizzini and V Alpine, true icons of the highlands. & nbsp; Places of & rsquo; soul in which they found themselves, every evening, to converse, read, listen to music, watch movies, enjoy the creations prepared by chef Michele Sana, such as & nbsp; the soldier's meal, with simple ingredients but hearty, or just watch the stars.
To accompany their steps, the story of Vincenzo Rabito, boy ''99, Sicilian soldier sent to the front, whose deeds have been told by & rsquo; actor Stefano Panzeri. & Nbsp; A journey through clouds and efforts, including departures and returns, lulled by & rsquo; only soul of the mountains.
Credit: PRESS OFFICE "Traveling the Orobie 2016" - Claudia Rota
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Argentera si trova nell’alta Valle Stura, a pochi chilometri dal Colle della Maddalena e dal confine francese, in uno degli ambienti più appartati e selvaggi delle Alpi Marittime. Il comprensorio si sviluppa sopra la frazione di Bersezio, tra circa 1.630 e 2.500 metri di quota, in un paesaggio di lariceti e pendii d’alta montagna dominato dall’Oserot e dalla Rocca dei Tre Vescovi.
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