Introduction to the Apennines — Part 5: Monti della Laga

February 27, 2019 Opinion and advice abruzzo, apennines, cicerone guides, hill walking, introduction to the apennines, italy, lazio, monte gorzano, monti della laga, pizzo di sevo 2 Comments

I was lucky to live and work for a year in Rome, where the highest peaks of the Apennines were accessible within a couple of hours. It was a hill walker’s paradise, with a feast of mountains of great variety,

Exploring Monti della Laga after the Italian earthquake

May 17, 2017 Trip reports amatrice, apennines, edita, hill walking, italian earthquake, italy, langtang, lazio, monte gorzano, monti della laga, pizzo di sevo 2 Comments

Monti della Laga is one of the forgotten mountain ranges of Italy’s Central Apennines. It was our third visit there, so we knew what to expect from the mountains, but another factor gave us cause for uncertainty. Last August, it was the site of a tragic earthquake.

Monte Gorzano, the highest point in Lazio

July 27, 2016 Trip reports abruzzo, apennines, hill walking, italy, lazio, monte gorzano, monti della laga, weather 6 Comments

The highest point in Abruzzo was one of our earliest objectives when we started exploring the Apennines. But although we’d done quite a bit of hiking in Lazio we were yet to reach its highest point, so a couple of weekends ago we set out to rectify that

Monti Ernici: a taste of the Scottish Highlands a short drive from Rome

July 6, 2016 Trip reports apennine 2000ers, apennines, hill walking, italy, lazio, monti ernici, munros, peak bagging, scotland 1 Comment

A couple of weekends ago I visited Monti Ernici, a group of hills little more than an hour’s drive from Rome, that reminded me so much of the Scottish Highlands that I just had to write a blog post about them.

A stroll up Monte Terminillo and the Elephant Mountain

December 9, 2015 Trip reports apennines, edita, europe, hill walking, italy, lazio, monte elefante, monte terminillo, monti reatini, monti sibillini 1 Comment

There are signs of civilisation all over Monte Terminillo, but its accessibility is one of its attractions. An hour and a half’s drive from Rome and visible from the outer ring road, it’s a popular place for alpine climbing, and gave us a fantastic winter walk.