Back to driving on the left hand side of the road. Slowly. In heavy traffic. What a welcome back to the UK! After an overnight stop in Dockenfield, we hooked up with the Clan for a sunny day at Fort Martin. Followed by an amazing sunset and finishing with us all lying on our backs… Read more

Started the day in Italy, passed through Austria and Germany and are now currently residing for the night in France! All was bright at the campsite this morning. We took a slightly scenic route through Austria over a high pass that meant that we didn’t have to head into the roadwork nightmare that is Munich! … Read more

The next day dawned clear and still, with the only trace of the storm being the drifts of hail and the washed away sections of footpaths. We spent the morning drying out the remainder of our equipment and relaxing outside the hut. As the kit dried, we watched about ten teams of climbers taking on… Read more

We bade our fond farewells this morning to Villa Kofler – the finest accommodation that any Dolomiti mountaineer could ask for – and began our trek up to the Refugio Alberto 1st Hut, in the Catinaccio group of mountains. That is, after a final coffee at the coolest bar in Campitello. The trek up was… Read more

Nice day for a bit of Via Ferrata action again today, but with some serious guidebook inaccuracies! Some of which worked in our favour though! All psyched up for the hour up hill hike, we arrived at the top of the Gardena Pass to find that a new chairlift had been built since publication! And… Read more

It’s been a real scorcher today; perfect conditions for a chilled morning around our home village. Starting with a ‘meeting’ at our local coffee shop in the village square. Followed by some more chat and a bit of lunch in the garden! It was actually quite late in the afternoon by the time we decided… Read more