7 jours de rando dans les dolomites, le long de la « Alta Via 2″ (Haute route 2), avec Scott. (un ami canadien), voir aussi Bowron lakes 2004.

Récit de Scott:

Alta Via 2 is European mountain trail that crosses the Dolomites. The trail is almost entirely in the alpine, between 1800 m and 3000 m most of the time, with 9000 m of ascent (and descent) in total. It travels from the primarily German speaking north to the Venetian plains where Italian is predominantly spoken. English is rarely spoken by the Rifugio owners. The trail has a number of Rifugios on it, which supplies a place to stay (20 Euro) and food (5-10 Euro per meal).

The guidebook we used was Henry Steadman’s “Trekking in the Dolomites”. A descent guidebook, however there are a few annoying details. Note: the times given in the book are actually somewhat accurate, as opposed to most guidebooks that list times for the average overweight Burger King lover.

Comments
The trip can be done in less, but the weather is actually a serious issue, since it can rain or snow making some sections dangerous (it snowed on us on July 4). The section after Rifugio Mulaz would be difficult/trecherous in the rain. And DO NOT hike the Vette Feltrine in the rain, unless you are a mountain goat.

The scenery on the trip is fantastic throughout, although the section around the Marmolada sucked. The first part of the trip is primarily on rock and views of distant mountain ranges, and I would describe the mountains here as stunning, unlike anything I’ve seen. The second half of the trip has spectacular meadows and on trails that seemed like they were carved in the side of the mountain (partucularily the Vette Feltrine). Moreover, the 2nd half of the trip has far fewer hikers and day trippers. Needless to say, I preferred the second half.