With 9 days walking planned at the beginning of September we met up at Quincinetto which is in the Aosta Valley in the Piedmont region of Italy.
I have wanted to run The Monte Rosa as a 170km 12000m D+ race for three years now. It began at 4 pm on Thursday 7th September, starting in Grachen (Switzerland).
The Duddon really is a very pleasant and unspoilt valley with plenty of low level paths and access from High Moss to the hills and crags
In October 2016 Nick Bullock and Paul Ramsden made the first ascent of Nyainqentangla South East
Saturday was a bit img_0030mixed weather wise but we made the best of it with a hike into Keswick…….