GRAN PARADISO
ALTA VIA 2 TREK AND DAY WALKS
by
Gillian Price
JUNIPER HOUSE, MURLEY MOSS,
OXENHOLME ROAD, KENDAL, CUMBRIA LA9 7RL
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 from there, Gillian has been 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. An ardent promoter of public transport to minimise environmental impact, she is an active member of the Italian Alpine Club (Club Alpino Italiano) and Mountain Wilderness. When not out walking with Nicola, her Venetian cartographer husband, Gillian works as a freelance travel writer (www.gillianprice.eu).
Other Cicerone guides by the author
Across the Eastern Alps: E5
Alpine Flowers
Italy's Sibillini National Park
Italy's Stelvio National Park
Shorter Walks in the Dolomites
The Tour of the Bernina
Through the Italian Alps
Trekking in the Alps (contributor)
Trekking in the Apennines
Trekking in the Dolomites
Walking and Trekking on Corfu
Walking in the Central Italian Alps
Walking in the Dolomites
Walking in Sicily
Walking in Tuscany
Walking on Corsica
Walking on the Amalfi Coast
Walking the Italian Lakes
Walks and Treks in the Maritime Alps
© Gillian Price 2018
Third edition 2018
ISBN: 978 1 85284 923 8
Second edition 2008
First edition (entitled Walking in Italy’s Gran Paradiso) 1997
Maps and diagrams by Nicola Regine
Photos by Gillian Price and Nicola Regine
Printed in China on behalf of Latitude Press Ltd
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
Dedication
To Nicola (who else?) with all my love
Acknowledgements
For little Bet and little Dave, as well as Alastair, Giacomo, James, Kate, Kieran and Morgan, all big enough to carry their own rucksacks (and their aunty's) now.
Thanks to Nicola once more for his patient labour on the maps and diagrams. For this second edition I was also lucky to have the help of Gran Paradiso park ranger Roberto Cristofani and colleagues who provided precious suggestions. My keen walking companions from visits past and recent were Piero, Bruno, Grazia, Edda and Giampietro, Clive, Lucy, Alice and Holly. Last but not least are the majestic ibex, shy chamois and comical marmots, too numerous to name individually, who make this area so special.
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/923/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, Juniper House, Murley Moss, Oxenholme Road, Kendal LA9 7RL.
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Front cover: Lovely Lago di Lauson is close to Rifugio Vittorio Sella (AV2 Stage 5 and Walk 4)
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