Italian Alps – Wanderings 2024

Plan A I was thinking about what to call this trip. Our original plan was the Tour de Monte Rosa (TMR) route around the Monte Rosa massif (4500+ m), with stunning views of the Matterhorn. The 162 km route runs through Italy and Switzerland, with over 11000 m of elevation gain. The closer we got…

7.7.2024 Sunday Domodossola – Bivacco Alpe Mottac → 21,3 km ↑  2085 m The heavy rain didn’t really happen overnight, we could’ve managed fine in the tent. After yesterday’s travel chaos and changing destinations we were pretty low on morale, and I’m glad we ended up booking a room in the end. We pack our…

Bivacco Alpe Mottac – Bivacco Lidesh 8.7.2024 Monday → 18 km ↑ 1615 m – total 39,3 km Alarm’s at 7:30am, which we completely ignore. It’s white outside and I’m completely wrecked. But I have to pee, barefoot, since the shoes are still completely wet. I fall back asleep for another hour. Jozef makes breakfast…

Bivacco Lidesh – Bivacco Greppi Emilio 9.7.2024 Tuesday → 18,8 km ↑ 1551 m – total 58,1 km Today’s a gorgeous day. We don’t have much food left, so we need to head down into the village. It’s 5.6 km, so we tell ourselves this’ll be quick, if only it were a normal trail. Again…

Bivacco Greppi Emilio – Aleccio 10.7.2024 Wednesday → 24,9 km ↑ 1699 m – total 83 km A light show woke me up in the night. There was a storm somewhere in the distance, and it was lightning up practically every second. In a panic I woke Jozef up. But we couldn’t hear any thunder….

Aleccio – Crodo — Susa – Meana di Susa 11.7.2024 Thursday → 9,9 km ↑ 357 m – total 92,9 km We get up at 6:30am to even more beautiful views. I used earplugs for the first time last night, a genuine game changer, I finally got a proper sleep. We pack up the tent…

Meana di Susa – Colle delle Vallette 12.7.2024 Friday → 23,1 km ↑ 2068 m – total 116 km Alarm’s at 6:30am, but I only manage to pee and go get water before it starts raining. Jozef says something was going on here in the night. The Swiss guys kept a fire burning until 3am…

Colle delle Vallette – Camping Chisonetto 13.7.2024 Saturday → 34 km ↑ 904 m – total 150 km It was fairly cold overnight. In the morning the thermometer in the tent reads 5°C. Alarm’s at 6:30am, but we really don’t feel like facing that cold. We have breakfast in our sleeping bags, bread with ketchup…

Camping Chisonetto – Bivacco Giorno Casalegno 14.7.2024 Sunday → 26,9 km ↑ 1897 m – total 176,9 km Since I went to bed pretty late and had some prosecco, I refuse to get up early. I finally wake up around 8am. We have a fairly slow morning, still charging our devices and having a hearty…