Alpine Mountaineering in the Brenta Dolomites climbing the peak of the Presanella. This peak above 3,500 m is the highest in the Adamello range of mountains.<\/p>\n
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The first part of the Presanella climb is a short hike to the Segantini hut. This involved a short drive to the car park Carisolo, which takes you past some wonderful scenery. Note that the road is narrow & windy and that the last mile is more of a rugged track than a road. Still, it is certainly driveable with an ordinary car in good conditions. The hike is only 1hr 15mins & we arrived about 6pm at the hut that can accommodate ~20 people in 5 rooms. We found it too be quiet as the weather in the previous weeds had been poor. The food was excellent as it always is in the Italian huts & we took the opportunity in the soft evening light to take some good photographs.<\/p>\n
The following morning, Tues, 21 Jul we awoke at 04:00 for a 05:00 start, just as it starts to cast the mountains in light and also when the ice is firmer. Our route was to follow the South-East ridge route through the Monte Nero pass. The weather forecast was perfect; dry and fair with a small amount of cloud which would keep the heat of the sun off us for most of the day. The path starts with a fairly easy hike up a moraine ridge known as the \u2018Donkey\u2019s back\u2019. This leads up to the Monte Nero glacier which is a short hike up to the Monte Nero pass. The snow was soft enough and the hike not steep enough to require crampons.<\/p>\n