19/02/2025
Palaronda Trek – 4 Days of Sweat, Scrambles & Stunning Views!
November 2023: just an idea. July 2024: reality. Father (…), son (19), and daughter (26) embark on a hut-to-hut mission through the Pale di San Martino. A mix of climbing, scrambling, eating, surviving, and spotting marmots who clearly had it all figured out.
🔥 How it went down:
📍 Day 1 – Straight into it.
San Martino di Castrozza → Rifugio Rossetta (2,581m) → Cime Rossetta (2,743m).
No warm-up, just 1,100m up. Through alpine meadows, over ski slopes, into rocky terrain. First lesson: “pacing yourself” is real. Made it to the hut, dropped our bags, climbed a bit more for Dolomites views deluxe. Legs: still alive.
📍 Day 2 – Moonwalk & Misty Summits.
Rossetta → La Fradusta (2,939m) → Pradidali.
A moonscape of rock and ice, up and down like a rollercoaster. Some snowfields, some scrambling, and a summit with mist so thick you could spread it on toast. Silence. Just us and the mountains. Descent? Tough. Trail markers playing hide-and-seek. Managed.
📍 Day 3 – The Descent That Wasn’t.
Pradidali → Treviso Canali.
Sounds like a chill day, right? 1,000m down, 300m up. The morning light: magical. The first trees: a sign of life. The trail? Ropes, cables, hands and feet required. A beer and a real meal at lunch? Motivational gold.
📍 Day 4 – Marmots & the Last Climb.
Treviso Canali → Passo Canali (2,497m) → Rossetta → San Martino.
Final push. Climbing, scrambling, more climbing than planned. Marmots stole the show. Just chilling, unbothered, being their best selves. We, on the other hand, got hangry, ran low on snacks, and then the rain hit. Last meters: foggy. Cable car down? Absolute luxury.
🎉 4 days, 3 huts, countless memories. The Palaronda Trek, perfectly set up by . 10/10, would recommend.