The Lithuanian conquest of the Apennines

June 28, 2017 Trip reports abruzzo, apennines, corno grande, edita, gran sasso, hill walking, italy, monte brancastello, monte prena, monte sirente, monte velino, sirente-velino 0 Comment

Recently I had a chance to return to Monte Sirente, a mountain Edita and I attempted in winter a couple of years ago. The occasion was a visit from two of Edita’s Lithuanian relatives, her sister Jolanta and niece Bernadeta. For them our visit to the Apennines was an unforgettable experience.

Keeping one’s shirt on up Monte Camicia

June 7, 2017 Trip reports abruzzo, apennines, corno grande, edita, gran sasso, hill walking, italy, monte camicia, monte prena 1 Comment

Monte Prena and Monte Camicia are the two highest peaks on a jagged 20km ridge, the Cresta Orientale, in Gran Sasso, the most dramatic mountain range in the Apennines. We climbed both peaks in mid-May, while they were still clad in winter white. It was one of our favourite trips in Italy so far.