PIEDMONT
GIOVANNI’S LOCAL MOUNTAINS
THE UNEXPLORED WILDERNESS OF NORTHERN PIEDMONT
SKI LOCAL WITH GIOVANNI
(GIOVANNI PAGNONCELLI, ORTOVOX EMPLOYEE)
ON THE CIMA DI VALLE (IT)
Mountains, crags, lakes, rivers – the landscape of Piedmont’s northern tip has it all. Here, Giovanni has everything he needs. One of his favorite tours is the ascent of the Cima di Valle (2593m), to the south of Monte Cistella.
He starts from his own doorstep in Domodossola at 270 meters and uses his e-bike for the first 28 kilometers to Alpe Solcio (1751m), where the approach begins. From here, the elegant mountain and north-facing ascent couloir are already in view – a spectacular sight! The Cistella Diei group is renowned for its cathedral-like appearance – and for the fact that its high rock faces are only accessible via steep couloirs.
REDISCOVERING THE FAMILIAR
DGiovanni likes to climb the Cima di Valle once a year. And each time the ORTOVOX employee rediscovers it as if for the first time. Every mountain has its own unique facets that you can experience in a completely new way each time. That’s the wonderful thing about your own back yard: You know the terrain really well, yet you have the chance to continually explore it in different ways, at different times, and with different emotions. You might tend to think that your home has its limits – but the possibilities are endless.
TOUR FACTS
TYPE: Bike and ski tour
DURATION: 6:30 h
VERTICAL METERS: 2.350 m
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: difficult