2016 – Dolomiti Alta Via 2+ Italy Hike

Our 19 day hike through the Italian Dolomiti mountains was particularly special for me (Manrico). This is because it ended very close to Valdagno, the town where I was born. It was also special because we traversed through places where my parents spent much time hiking, climbing, and skiing. This trip was planned to be in three segments:

1. Starting at Bressanone-Brixen we hiked most of the Alta Via 2 route traversing the Dolomiti mountains from north to south. This section included a climb of the well known Via Ferrata Brigata Tridentina.
2. We had intended to hike most of the Trans Lagorai Traverse. There are very few rifugi (mountain huts) on this traverse which meant we would have had to hike two 11+ hour days, not including breaks. We changed our minds about this while on the trip and did two day trips instead.
3. We traversed the Piccole Dolomiti, a smaller, lower subgroup of the Dolomiti mountains. This is where my parents mostly recreated.

Our friends Anna, Dennis, and Doug joined us for the hike. Once the hike was over Liz and I spent another 23 days in Italy. We visited with family in Valdagno, did a short trip to Tuscany, and ended our vacation with a week in Venice. The slideshow is about the hike, with a few tourist photos at the end.

Here is the Google Earth tour of our route.

Now the photos. If you expand the photo viewer to full page the “Adventures” menu will stop working. This is because of technical issues with the website software. Pick any other menu item and go to that web page. The “Adventures” menu will then work properly.