The Tour of the Bernina. Gillian Price
THE TOUR OF THE BERNINA
by
Gillian Price
2 POLICE SQUARE MILNTHORPE CUMBRIA LA7 7PY
About the Author
Gillian Price was born in England but moved to Australia when young. After taking a degree in anthropology and working in adult education, she set off to travel through Asia and trek the Himalayas. The culmination of her journey was Venice where, her enthusiasm fired for mountains, the next logical step was towards the Dolomites, only hours away. Starting there, Gillian is steadily exploring the mountain ranges and flatter bits of Italy and bringing them to life for visitors in a series of outstanding guides for Cicerone.
When not out walking with Nicola, her Venetian cartographer husband, Gillian works as a freelance travel writer (www.gillianprice.eu). An adamant promoter of public transport to minimise environmental impact, she is an active member of the Italian Alpine Club CAI and Mountain Wilderness.
Other Cicerone guides by the author
Across the Eastern Alps – the E5
Alpine Flowers
Gran Paradiso: Alta Via 2 Trek and Day Walks
Italy’s Sibillini National Park
Italy’s Stelvio National Park
Shorter Walks in the Dolomites
Through the Italian Alps – the GTA
Trekking in the Alps (contributor)
Trekking in the Apennines – the GEA
Trekking in the Dolomites
Walking on the Amalfi Coast
Walking in the Central Italian Alps
Walking on Corsica
Walking in the Dolomites
Walking in Sicily
Walking in Tuscany
Walking in Umbria
Walking the Italian Lakes
Walks and Treks in the Maritime Alps
© Gillian Price 2015
First Edition 2015
ISBN: 978 1 85284 752 4
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
All photographs are by the author unless otherwise stated.
Maps by Nicola Regine
Acknowledgements
Tons of thanks to Jonathan Williams and Kev Reynolds for their encouragement and enthusiasm for this project, and to the whole team at Cicerone for making it into a book. Grazie to dear Nick for his great maps and jokes, Marty for his enjoyable company on the trail and Elia Negrini of Rifugio Longoni for route suggestions.
Updates to this Guide
While every effort is made by our authors to ensure the accuracy of guidebooks as they go to print, changes can occur during the lifetime of an edition. Any updates that we know of for this guide will be on the Cicerone website (www.cicerone.co.uk/752/updates), so please check before planning your trip. We also advise that you check information about such things as transport, accommodation and shops locally. Even rights of way can be altered over time. We are always grateful for information about any discrepancies between a guidebook and the facts on the ground, sent by email to [email protected] or by post to Cicerone, 2 Police Square, Milnthorpe LA7 7PY, United Kingdom.
Front cover: A tarn reflects Pizzo Roseg on the Bernina massif, as seen en route to Rifugio Marinelli (TB Stage 6, AVV Stage 5)
CONTENTS
Emergencies
Using this guide
Stage 1 Pontresina to Fuorcla Surlej
Stage 2 Fuorcla Surlej to Maloja
Stage 3 Maloja to Rifugio Longoni
Stage 3A Maloja to Chiareggio
Stage 3B Chiareggio to Rifugio Longoni
Stage 4 Rifugio Longoni to Lago Palù
Stage 5 Lago Palù to Rifugio Carate Brianza
Stage 6 Rifugio Carate Brianza to Rifugio Bignami
Stage 7 Rifugio Bignami to Cavaglia