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| MRoyer4 | Fun Scramble  Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2006 | |
| Stayed at Campo Imperatore then hiked the ridge to a cloudy summit. Met two nice Italian guys who spared me a bus ride and let me hitch a ride back to Rome to get the train to Chamonix. Certainly a nice climb if you're in the area, probably even better if you aren't in the clouds. | |
| Posted Sep 30, 2009 9:33 pm | ||
| peterbridges | Twice up the Corno Grande | |
| My wife, Mary Jane, and I first climbed the Corno Grande in the early autumn of 1967, together with our friends from the British Embassy in Rome, Robin and Sue McLaren. In 1970 I again climbed the Corno Grande with our son David who was then 13. In both cases we took the via normale from the Campo Imperatore hotel. | |
| Posted Dec 18, 2008 4:04 pm | ||
| mulidivarese | between the two seas Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2001 | |
| We slept in Campo Imperatore and in the early morning we arrived to the top by an elegant and exposed ridge, close to the normal. Windy and cold, even if it was summer, but the clean weather allowed us to see both the adriatic and tirrenic seas. Wonderfull travel in the abruzzi Valerio and Jolanda | |
| Posted May 13, 2008 7:24 am | ||
| RenatoG | Winter conditions Date Climbed: Mar 27, 2008 | |
| Still winter conditions on Gran Sasso in this end of April... Low temperatures, fog until an altitude of about 2800m, wind in the early part of the morning. Wonderful view from the summit, with the surrounding peaks appearing from the clouds. Climbed by Moriggia-Acitelli couloir Descended by Direttissima | |
| Posted May 1, 2008 5:48 am | ||
| Diveria | I was... Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2007 | |
| in Abruzzo during a motorbike journey with a friend so I took the opportunity to climb Gran Sasso by the normal route, great day but too much crowd! If I would read this page before I surely have choosen the East summit! | |
| Posted Jan 23, 2008 3:14 am | ||
| Mg-k | Route climbed: northern route, Via delle Creste Date Climbed: May 14, 2007 | |
| Climbing alone. Ascent on Via Normale Ovest. Much snow on the northern slopes, ice pick and crampons would have been very helpful. Therefore I descended on the rocks of Via delle Creste. Fantastic climb! | |
| Posted Dec 3, 2007 12:03 pm | ||
| Lupino | Vetta Centrale Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2006 | |
| Through the Forchetta del Calderone-Forchetta Gualerzi | |
| Posted Oct 20, 2006 6:45 am | ||
| chris.mueller | Storm Date Climbed: May 22, 2005 | |
| Tried to climb Corno grande. Bad weather and strong winds made us turn back to the Rifugio. Climbed easy Monte Aquila instead. | |
| Posted Oct 18, 2006 7:59 pm | ||
| Baarb | Brilliant Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2004 | |
| The most increadible time! Hardly anyone about, barely made it there and barely made it out again! Fabulous scenery, many peaks in the area to combine, snow in July, and a great day trip from the valley. Admittedly we came down the next day owing to blood letting in the car park, the Italian Army, an ambulance, and a suspicious hostel owner, but hey, that's impromptu adventures for you. | |
| Posted Jun 11, 2006 8:23 pm | ||
| Thomas Gurviez | Route Climbed: direttissima sud alla vetta occidentale Date Climbed: 11 september 2004 | |
| very impressive rocky mountain, it's surprising to see some snow just 100 kilometers away from Roma. the day I climbed it the normal route was over crowded, the direttissima sud looks much more interesting | |
| Posted Feb 7, 2005 3:28 am | ||
| mark12g | Route Climbed: via "direttissima" Date Climbed: 20 settembre 2003 | |
| la piu' bella montagna del centro Italia! | |
| Posted Dec 3, 2004 8:53 am | ||
| mcc | Route Climbed: Rif.Franchetti and from Sella di Monte Aquila Date Climbed: 28 and 29 July 2001 | |
| Beautiful mountain , we arrived to the camp near the mountain at night and the sky was clear , so we could see the mountain against it quite clearly , really great feeling. The climb from both sides is interesting , but through Monte Aquila its more challenging. We were three days in the area , but every day at exactly 13:30 the storm came , maybe its not always like this. | |
| Posted Oct 23, 2004 5:42 pm | ||
| Lupino | Vetta Occidentale: 1984 and 1995 by Normal route. May 2004 following Direttissima | |
| This year I climbed with friends starting at 02:00 a.m with the aim at celebrating my birthday on the summit with a breakfast based on champagne and sandwiches; it was a foggy day with snow but really a nice birthday! | |
| Posted Oct 6, 2004 8:03 am | ||
| pippo52 | Route Climbed: Direttissima to Vetta Occidentale Date Climbed: april 1999 | |
| Nice climb on snow! It was a pity but the fog didn't allow us to see the panorama! | |
| Posted Sep 26, 2003 12:59 pm | ||
| Chandra | Route Climbed: northern and southern normal route to main and oriental summit Date Climbed: 1990, 1996, August 8th 1997, 1998, Sep. 2004 | |
| To stand on top of Italy's "rocky heart" is always again an overwhelming event. | |
| Posted Sep 22, 2002 8:51 am | ||
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