Route Week 1 ( numbers in brackets refer to days given on photos )
June 20th ........... fly to Turin and then train and bus to Ormea ( 695m )
June 21st ............bus to Ponte di Nava and then road walk to Viozene
Date .................... Staying At ............. Distance
...... Height .. Amount of 'up and down' .... Highest Point*
June 21st ...... Rifugio Mongioie (00) 11.5km ....... 1555m ................726m ...............................1555m
June 22nd ... Rifugio Garelli (01+02) 16.0km ....... 1965m
.............. 1450m ............................. 2225m
June 23rd ......... (Limonetto) .............. enforced rest day at Rifugio Garelli
June 24th ............ Palanfre (03).......... 10.0km ....... 1379m .............. 1940m ............................. 2274m
June 25th .............. Trinita (04)............ 10.1km ....... 1091m
.............. 1450m ............................. 2170m
June 26th ........ San Giacomo (05).... 10.9km ....... 1213m
.............. 1870m ............................. 1515m
June 27th ....... Rifugio Genova (06).. 13.4km ....... 2015m
.............. 1700m ............................. 2463m
*For pictures of nearly all cols crossed click
here