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Monclassico, Italy - Stelvio Range Hikes 2012


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Hikes from Monclassico


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June 23 - Hike to Rifugio Larcher al Cevedale and onto Dammed Lake Lago del Careser
June 24 - Up Peio 3000 lift to 3,000 meters. Down and hike from midstation



June 23 - Hike to Rifugio Larcher al Cevedale and onto Dammed Lake Lago del Careser


Packing up and departing hotel in Badia.

From the end of a one-lane, two-direction winding road hike up past restaurant Malga Mare to Rifugio Larcher, then across the barren landscape to the eerie, deserted hydro-electric dam.


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June 24 - Up Peio 3000 lift to 3,000 meters. Down and hike from midstation


Took some photos before leaving our modern but not very friendly Monclassico hotel.

Drove to Peio 3000 lift. Took 4-person gondola to midstation and cablecar to top. Hike down looked inhospitable, so rode down to lift midstation and hiked up past Rifugio Doss dei Gembri and up almost to Peio 3000 summit station, but were blocked by outflow and snow (e.g., photo taken at "6/24/2012 1:00:06 PM"). We trudged back down and hiked an inviting shoulder route until we were stopped by a raging torrent that gushed from residual snowpack filling the valley above. We could see the rolled up bridge that had not been unfurled to span the stream (see the photo taken at "6/24/2012 3:05:08 PM"). We decided it was unsafe to cross, so we retraced our steps on the shoulder trail to descend a steep and ugly freshly developed ski slope until we reached the lift midstation for our final, assisted, descent.

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We weren't that far below the summit station, and had hoped to reach it and catch the cable car down, but the meltwater invisibly undermining the intervening snowfield discouraged our attempt in the interest of safety. So we descended the barren landscape to attempt a scenic alternative route to the gondola midstation for our eventual lift back down to the car.
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A sign indicating that the trail was closed because the bridge was not erected yet would have been helpful. We decided it was unsafe to cross, and were forced to retrace our steps back to the ski area.
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