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| mirank19. 07. 2015 23:31:06 |
We set the starting point of our tour from Val Malga, more precisely the parking lot Ponte del Guat (1541m). Along the road closed to traffic, past the tourist farm and alpine pasture, on a nice trail we gradually ascend to the head of the valley, where the famous endless Miller stairs begin. Slightly cooked in our own sweat around 2000m we finally reach the edge of the plateau and soon after the Gnutti hut (2166m). The hut is more modest but that doesn't bother us as the staff is very friendly. The caretaker Gianluca nicely shows and describes the course of the next day's ascent, then directs us to a short tour (3h) to the neighboring valley (west) where there are two more huts. By the way; the Prudenzini hut is located one valley to the east and is connected to the Gnutti hut via the Miller pass, 2880m-approx 3h. After a good dinner, chatting with the staff follows as we are the only guests in the hut. After breakfast we start before five in the awakening morning at 14 °C. The pleasant path through grassy slopes with plenty of water in 1h leads to the start of the moraine and in the next hour to the wall. Via Terzulli-previously an alpine approach, is now secured with chains and takes us another hour, which in such terrain and anticipation of the glacier view passes like a flash. At the crossing as if enchanted we stare at the sun-illuminated vast glacier Pian di Neve, ahead in the northern direction we already see the forepeak, while on the right the Corno Miller peak limits the icy expanse. Through wide white plains our path leads gradually towards the rocky summit where at the obligatory cross the previously gentle slope suddenly breaks into the steep north wall.
The views are somewhat (especially in the southern direction) more limited but still Presanella, Brenta Dolomites and the Ortler group to the north and of course the entire glacier are nicely visible. Return, stops and viewpoints on such a diverse
path are standard, so the descent to the hut also takes more than three hours, meanwhile the cloud buildup really speeds up our steps from the hut down to the basin. A light summer rain refreshes us and the atmosphere a bit and eases the start of the long drive (a little less than 400km to the Slovenian border) home. What else to say but: Nice Tour, very varied and diverse; definitely suitable for beginners in discovering the world of glaciers. Although we were there on Thursday and it still surprises me that we didn't (except a couple of chamois) meet anyone.
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