Vita di frontiera

[The Summer I Turned 50] 3.3: looking for adventures in Perù with long-time friends. Part 3: Carretera Interoceanica

2 commenti

Perùis huge and the Andes are high! To move from the Canon del Colca to Puno on the Lake Titicaca our guide E. had to drive for 6 hours on the Carretera Interoceanica, passing the highest point at 4910 m on the Cordillera. And while E. drove we chatted, sang, played old songs on the […]

[The Summer I Turned 50] 3.2: looking for adventures in Perù with long-time friends. Part 2: Canon del Colca.

1 commento

Anyonewho knows me knows how much I love the mountains: hiking, trekking, climbing, I simply crave moving on and off the trails, with everything I need in my backpack and a sense of adventure in my heart. The mountains have always been a sanctuary for me, a place where I feel at peace and connected […]

[The Summer I Turned 50] 3.1: looking for adventures in Perù with long-time friends. Part 1: Arequipa.

6 commenti

Imet M. and P. 38 years ago in a humid cellar-like storage room the local church in Turin San Salvario, gave to the boy scout group for their activities. At the time the we were about 11 years old, the youngest of the pack, and we have been friends ever since. Many things have happened […]

[The Summer I Turned 50] 2. Discovering new mountain spots with my family

3 commenti

Irenehas been hiking the mountains around La Thuile all her life, and I have been following her in the past 25 years. One might imagine we did roam those valleys trough and trough, but this year we were able to surprise ourselves. In a week we managed to hike a couple of peaks we never […]

[The Summer I Turned 50] 1. One week as a “guinea pig” for the ENSA alpine guide trainees

3 commenti

2023began with a lot of cool ideas to celebrate my 50th year on Earth, quickly followed by life sending a nasty overdue notice: an annoying medical problem menaced to cancel all projects I had in mind, and partly did. I was lucky enough to recover in time to attend the ENSA “Stage d’Application Alpinisme” as […]

Trying to learn to walk like the heroes

Lascia un commento

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnNnYjlF1UsCertemattine mi alzo con una canzone in testa, e non esce fino a quando non ne ho cantato le parole a squarciagola, spesso in auto, mentre vado a lavorare dopo aver accompagnato Giulia a scuola. Devo farlo dopo aver accompagnato la fanciulla, perché l'ascolto di musica mattutina e risveglio dell'adolescente da queste parti non […]

La speranza è meglio dell’ottimismo

3 commenti

Qualchegiorno fa sono uscito a cena con due amici di vecchia data. Invece di parlare di biciclette o trapani a colonna, come pare sia opportuno quando ci si incontra tra maschietti, siamo finiti a parlare di genitori che invecchiano più o meno bene prima o poi muoiono; e poi, di dove risieda la nostra coscienza […]

Giro del Monviso 2021: qualche pensiero al ritorno

4 commenti

Ainizio agosto siamo stati a fare il Giro del Monviso. Dopo un anno chiuso a lavorare in casa causa COVID, l'idea di sgambare sui monti per quattro giorni dormendo per tre notti in rifugio ci è sembrata il paradiso! È stato bello sognare la strada prima di partire, e durante le cose sono andate molto […]