| bagi15. 10. 2020 19:04:35 |
Pale are an extensive mountain range divided into several parts. Pale di San Martino is the largest and quite diverse in appearance due to geological faults. During a few days of our visit, we discovered grassy peaks similar to the Karavanke, a rocky desert comparable to our Kanin, and happily spent time on ferratas among a multitude of Dolomite-sharpened towers  .
We started at Passo di Valles. The red thread of our route was the Palaronda trek, which leads from hut to hut and sensibly captures the essence of this central area. We upgraded it according to our wishes and visited a few more peaks and ferratas. There is no mass tourism here and we rarely met anyone. We felt like these were completely forgotten places. The rare and faded markings we encountered the first two days partly contributed to that.
A special chapter was the visit to the highest peak of the Pale, Cima di Vezzana past Bivacco Brunner. Torrential waters and avalanches have strongly reshaped the landscape in the lower half. There are very few markings, but enough stubbornness to lead us to the top. Time just flew by somehow  . On the entire ascent and descent we met no one. The Sentiero di Farangola path is also a bit special, which further on exposedly crosses the slopes of Cima di Comelle. Via it we arrived at our overnight stay Rif. Rosetta.
From there on, it was like entering another world. All paths we walked in the following days are well marked and maintained, a completely different experience. Unbelievable and quite incomprehensible given the previous experience, but I can easily draw a parallel with some of our paths and clubs.
Some information on Covid-19 ...
All huts are tidy, pleasant and we had excellent experiences everywhere. Half-board prices for PZS membership are around 45 € per person. What's new regarding the virus is isolation at tables. You have the same table for dinner and breakfast, only one couple sits at each. Only in case of a really large table are two couples allowed. Exception are guided groups, where the whole group can sit at one table. All tables are partitioned from each other to prevent possible virus spread. Communication between people from different tables is almost gone.
In all huts we got our own room. Partly thanks to the virus, partly late date and the fact that these places aren't exactly visited. Anyway, we quickly got used to such luxury  .
A very obvious difference from last year is at breakfast. No self-service options anymore, you get only bread, jam and butter packs on the table. They bring coffee or tea after choice. If you're among the first and inventive enough, you can negotiate some extra, but it's not the rule.
Staff without exception wear masks, which doesn't fully apply to overnighters. Day guests must wear masks mainly in huts with a lot of visitors, like Rosetta due to the cable car. Warnings are everywhere. On the hike itself we met few people, none with a mask, nor did anyone jump aside because of it.
In conclusion ... beautiful, solitary places, just right for us . The diversity of the landscape will surprise everyone. In five days it added up to 85 km and 9,000 elevation gain. Very condensed impressions in the photostory, more data on ZS or email.
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