Day 1: Cresta Croce
We meet at Passo Tonale, at the valley station of the Paradiso cable car. There is also a large car park here. After a short gear check, we get our lift ticket and let the adventure begin. We take the cable car up to Passo Presena. This is followed by a descent towards the glacier before continuing up to Cresta Croce, where the 6-tonne Cannon 149 stands – a relic from the First World War. It is almost unimaginable that this colossus was hauled up here on sledges by Italian Alpini. We then ski down to the Rifugio Caduti dell'Adamello.
Total time: 6 h | ↑ 900 m | ↓ 850 m | Difficulty: WS - ZS
⌂ Rifugio Caduti dell'Adamello

Day 2: Monte Adamello
Across the fairly flat glacier of the Vedretta del Mandrone, we make our way to the summit of Monte Adamello. The terrain is broad and open, and that is exactly what gives this traverse its distinctive character. After the summit, we descend to the Rifugio Mandron, our base for the following night.
Total time: 5 h | ↑ 650 m | ↓ 1,100 m | Difficulty: WS - ZS
⌂ Rifugio Mandron

Day 3: Monte Mandrone
On the third day of our Adamello traverse, we climb to Passo del Lago Pisgana and continue over the glacier of the Vedretta di Pisganin to the summit of Monte Mandrone. The final descent over the glacier down into the Valle Nascanello and on to Ponte di Legno is a superb finishing run – long, varied and a worthy conclusion to these three days.
Total time: 5 h | ↑ 850 m | ↓ 2,000 m | Difficulty: WS - ZS