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Holidays in the mountains, 6 ideas for the summer

Holidays in the mountains, 6 ideas for the summer Holidays in the mountains, 6 ideas for the summer

Italians have clear ideas about the 2022 holidays. The sea traditionally wins, with 41% of preferences. Followed closely by the mountains (19.4%), which confirms an upward trend also in the latest research commissioned to AstraRicerche by the Consortium of Valtellina Casera and Bitto Dop cheeses, from which emerges in particular the preference of one in […]

Hiking in the mountains, the rules for everyone: “Awareness is always necessary”

Hiking in the mountains, the rules for everyone: “Awareness is always necessary” Hiking in the mountains, the rules for everyone: “Awareness is always necessary”

In recent days, hikers were stopped trying to get on Marmolada and the accesses to other alpine routes have been closed. They are those considered most at risk. “The mountain is a wonderful environment, but intrinsically dangerous” explains the president of the Cai Central Hiking Commission Marco Lavezzo. The Marmolada itinerary is mountaineering, not for […]

The glaciers, witnesses of the climate crisis

The glaciers, witnesses of the climate crisis The glaciers, witnesses of the climate crisis

Luca Zaia, president of the Veneto Region, spoke of “inevitable tragedy, one of a kind“. The tragedy is evidently that of Marmolada, with 10 confirmed deaths, one person still missing and 8 injured. “A 70-story skyscraper came down. Thinking about an avalanche model is difficult and there are still no adequate tools. Even radars cannot […]

Marmolada, Alessandra’s farewell to Tommaso: “I love you, forever”

Marmolada, Alessandra’s farewell to Tommaso: “I love you, forever” Marmolada, Alessandra’s farewell to Tommaso: “I love you, forever”

Alessandra De Camilli she was saved. Tommaso Carollo no. Their fates parted on the Marmolada where they had climbed together for a hike on the Sunday of the dramatic collapse of the glacier. The 51-year-old from Schio is hospitalized in Trento, she has been operated on her knee and has other fractures. However, she is […]

Davide Carnielli: reported missing on the Marmolada, recognized in hospital

Davide Carnielli: reported missing on the Marmolada, recognized in hospital Davide Carnielli: reported missing on the Marmolada, recognized in hospital

His name was among those of the missing. They thought he was trapped in the ice of the Marmolada. Instead Davide Carnielli he’s alive, he’s been in hospital since Sunday. He was among the wounded, but no one could recognize him. The miracle happened on Tuesday. The 30-year-old from the Trentino municipality of Fornace is […]

Marmolada, «Almost impossible that they are alive». What to do now?

Marmolada, «Almost impossible that they are alive». What to do now? Marmolada, «Almost impossible that they are alive».  What to do now?

The ice is so hard that it does not break even with a pickaxe and is increasingly dangerous. 13 missing remain to be recovered, but it will be a very difficult undertaking. The collapse of the glacier was not foreseeable Marmolada as happened on Sunday, even if many others in the Alps are in similar […]

Marmolada, Sonia Bonizzi: “Sunday at the foot of the glacier, I chose not to go”

Marmolada, Sonia Bonizzi: “Sunday at the foot of the glacier, I chose not to go” Marmolada, Sonia Bonizzi: “Sunday at the foot of the glacier, I chose not to go”

Sonia and that fear that saves your life. A bad feeling, the glacier too withdrawn, as is usually seen in September. And the decision to desist. «I call him guardian angel, I have neither the technical skills nor the experience to say it was a rational decision. But, once at the foot of the glacier, […]

Dear, dear holidays

Dear, dear holidays Dear, dear holidays

This article is published in issue 22/23 of Vanity Fair on newsstands until June 7, 2022 I dreamed that in Porto Cervo, next to the Billionaire, a new bathing establishment was opening: theBerlinguer (understood as Enrico). The Billionaire and the Berlinguer couldn’t have been moredifferent, because at the Berlinguer everything was sober, even austere, but […]

Valle Aurina: on holidays in the “Valley of breath”

Valle Aurina: on holidays in the “Valley of breath” Valle Aurina: on holidays in the “Valley of breath”

It is not a passing valley. To finish in Ahrntal you have to go there on purpose, pushing yourself up to Predoiin that northeastern corner of South Tyrol closed by the Austrian peaks. And the dead-end road is rewarded by an intact landscape made up of peaks over 3000 meters high, which flank the valley […]