Alta Via n°1 - Vallée d'Aoste

Description

A high-altitude route that links the side valleys along the southern side of the great Aosta massifs, crossing pass after pass and staying for long stretches above two thousand metres. Also known as the Alta Via dei Giganti, it follows a maintained waymarking, but its difficulty lies in the relentless accumulation of ascents and descents and in cols that can be exposed early in the season. Overnight options are plentiful and varied, from mountain huts and high-altitude bivouacs to valley-floor dormitories and hotels, letting you adjust each stage to your fitness. Resupply is possible in the villages reached at every change of valley, but spaced out on the higher sections. The guide covers the whole route with huts, bivouacs and resupply points. Works offline, essential where there is no signal.