Alpine Rock Climbing - Bregalia - Albigna
I was climbing with Julian and Emily this week, we met in Vicosoprano in the Bregalia home of some of the best granite rock climbing in the Alps. We started climbing the NE ridge of the Spazzacaldera then the amazing needle of the Fiamma. On Monday we climbed the superb S ridge of the Piz Balzet, on Tue we drove down to Lecco and traversed the Cresta Segantini a great Limestone ridge which felt very different to the recent granite. We had a more relaxed day on Wed doing some roadside cragging then swimming in Lake Como. We were back in the mountains on Thursday climbing the Meuli Route to the summit of the Punta Albigna, this is a superb long route with a great summit. We spent the night in the Albigna hut where Emily recieved her A level results 4 A's so well done to her. We finished the week climbing the SW arete of the Piz dai Pal which is a lovely little route about 20 minutes from the hut with a 50m abseil to get off.