"21/7/2022 Climbed normal route from Forciollines bivouac hut. 3hr50minutes to summit - left hut at 06.10am. Perfect weather, dry conditions - did entire route in approach shoes. With Susan." — johnandsue4fun • Jul 21, 2022

"Climbing Monte Viso (MonViso) 3841m I climbed MonViso on my birthday 28 sep 2018 which turned out to be a spectacular warm autumn day with exceptional clear skies. I did the normal (sud) route which is indeed just a scramble albeit a long exposed one and subject to objective dangers such as rockfall. The SE ridge is shorter and more attractive in many ways. However it involves some grade 3 climbing and good rope work is required. We parked in Plan de Rey in Crissolo which is the end of the narrow road in the Valley del Po. There is a charge of 10 Euros a day for parking here and there seems to be no way to avoid the parking attendants! The place is popular because the source of the river Po is just above the parking place. It took us two and half hours of steady walking to reach the Refugio Quintino Sella which is a good base from which to climb the mountain. It is a CAI hut with standard bunks and half board manned by very friendly and knowledgable staff. There is plenty of water and a spectacular view. We slept very well despite the relatively high altitude of just above 2600m. We left at 6.30 am which is a little late for our climb. At the beginning there are some s..." — chrispatient • Sep 28, 2018