Italy mountains

"28/07/18 left Chamonix and drove through the Mont Blanc tunnel to Pont Italy in the Gran Paradiso national park. Hiked up to the vittorio emanuele 11 refuge 2732 m assent of 850m. Had lunch cheese and ham omelette, rested until set evening meal lasagne then meat and mash potato's, and then desert. Food was excellent, but squat toilets (WHY DO THEY STILL EXIST IN 2018?) Left the hut after a light breakfast 4:30 am reached the summit at 8:54 am after a short exposed climb. A magnificent clear day with great views Back to the hut for omelette then back to Pont. Then back to Chamon" - Gran Paradiso, JohnJones, Jul 29, 2018

"I went up from Sant'Anna di Prea through Monte Pigna , Cima Gardiola , Cima Piastra and Carset , in a wonderful hot morning . Beautiful massive mountain, with slopes dotted with crosses ." - Cima Cars, daniele64, Jun 30, 2018

"I went up from Sant'Anna di Prea through Cima Pigna , Cima Gardiola , Cima Piastra and Cima Cars , in a fantastic hot day . Good views on Pesio Valley but I had better not to go there because it turned out to be a long and tiring route with the path invaded by weeds ." - Punta Bartivolera , daniele64, Jun 30, 2018

"Incredible climb and summit. Got lucky with weather with minimal rain on the approach day to Chabot hut and sunny skies on summit day. Snow cover on the normal dry morraine meant early crampons all the way until the summit. Guide pushed the pace through the crevasses glacier with an exposed knife ridge finish. Holly gave it her all despite near frostbitten hands. One of my most memorable summits to date. Complete TR: https://themtsarecalling.com/granparadiso/" - Gran Paradiso, Christopher, Jun 14, 2018

"I went up from Ruta through Monte Esoli , Monte Ampola , Monte Orsena , Monte Bello , Monte Borgo and Anticima Monte Manico del Lume in a wonderful but hot day . Very good panoramas all around ." - Manico del Lume, daniele64, Jun 3, 2018