Adamello and Presanella – Ski traverse

Day 1: Cresta Croce
We meet at Passo Tonale, at the valley station of the Paradiso gondola. There is also a large car park here. After a quick gear check, we buy our cable car tickets and let the adventure begin. We take the cable car up to Passo Presena. This is followed by a descent towards the glacier before we climb on up to the Cresta Croce, home to the 6-tonne Cannon 149 – a relic of the First World War. It is hard to imagine that Italian Alpini hauled this colossus up here on sledges. 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
We cross the fairly flat glacier of the Vedretta del Mandrone to the summit of Monte Adamello. The terrain is wide and open, and that is exactly what gives this traverse its special character. After the summit we ski down to the Rifugio Mandron, our base for the 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 the Passo del Lago Pisgana and continue across the glacier of the Vedretta del Pisgana to the summit of Monte Mandrone. The final descent across the glacier into the Val Narcanello and on to Ponte di Legno is a truly grand finale – long, varied and a fitting end to these three days.
Total time: 5 h | ↑ 850 m | ↓ 2,000 m | Difficulty: WS - ZS