Escursione sull'Etna - arrampicata al vertice crateri (07 Ott)
Come parte del nostro tour da Stromboli dell'Etna, saliamo solitamente crateri sommitali dell'Etna. Nel mese di ottobre, una tempesta di neve precoce aveva appena passato prima il nostro tour, copertura di gran parte delle aree superiore dell'Etna in una coltre di neve bella.
1900m a.s.l. After a good breakfast, we start climbing Etna - the easy way... Here on the lower sout... [info]
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(1777 visti)
While some enjoy the short cable car ride from 1900 to 2450 m a.s.l. ... (c) [info]
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(1507 visti)
... others prefer not to look down and around from the cabin. (c) [info]
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(1589 visti)
2900 m a.s.l. At the site of the former Torre del Filosofo mountain hut, now buried beneath the cind... [info]
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(2191 visti)
Etna's 300 m high South East crater has become Etna's most active vent in the past years. Today, the... [info]
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(1871 visti)
2950 m a.s.l. We start hiking towards the Bocca Nuova. The first part only gently climbing. (c) [info]
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(1792 visti)
Our group mirrored in Rosario's sunglasses. (c) [info]
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(1775 visti)
The first half of the climb to Bocca Nuova is in the relatively flat area around the summit complex ... [info]
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(1804 visti)
3100 m a.s.l. Rosario points out the 1999 lava flowsinfo]
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(1729 visti)
Wind shapes melting ice. (c) [info]
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(1827 visti)
3150 m a.s.l. The last 100 meters to the Bocca Nuova's west rim are moderately steep. (c) [info]
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(1761 visti)
We have reached the steepest section. With the frozen snow, caution is necessary. (c) [info]
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(2635 visti)
Rosario prepares footholds on the path and crushes the snow using his axe. (c) [info]
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(1748 visti)
3200 m a.s.l. Only a few meters left to climb! (c) [info]
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(2745 visti)
3250 m a.s.l. We're there, after about 1 and a half hour of relaxed walking! In small groups, we app... [info]
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(1948 visti)
There is snow even inside the pit crater. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
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(3419 visti)
