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 Corvo: Crow Mountain

September 21, 2016 Trip reports abruzzo, apennines, corno grande, edita, gran sasso, hill walking, italy, monte corvo, monte gorzano, pizzo cefalone, pizzo d'intermesoli 0 Comment

The summit of Monte Corvo is my favourite view in the whole of Gran Sasso. There is a real sense of space, and to the east is a multitude of rocky summits, emerald green basins and horseshoe ridges, with many summits to explore.

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