I have followed your PCT adventures in the past and I am very excited to see you are coming over to Europe to do some hiking here!! I am sure you will love the Dolomites! Since I have already done parts of the Alta Via 1, here are a few thoughts: The day from Rifugio Vazzoler to Rifugio Bruto Carestiato is very short. If you can still shift things around, I might consider stopping at Rifugio Tissi instead of Vazzoler the day before. First, the view from Tissi is spectacular - you have a 3000 ft rock wall in front of you and a 4000 ft drop on the other side down to the valley. Plus, you would have more time during the day, e.g. to take a swim in the lago di Coldai. Of the parts of the Alta Via 1 that I have done, this is the most scenic part, so it pays off not to rush too much, I think. This perhaps comes too late, but if you wanted to lighten you pack a bit more, there are smaller & lighter liners for the bunks made from silk (~160g=5.6oz, e.g. from Cocoon or Sea to Summit). Anyways, a 38l pack should be plenty for this kind of a hike. 30l would probably be fine as well. In terms of getting to lago di Braies, the easiest is probably to take the train to Prags (1-2 changes) and a bus to the lake from there. Alternatively, you could take the express bus to Cortina and then ~2 different buses to the lake. The bus option is a bit more direct, thus faster. In any case, it's going to take a while. Google Maps works quite well for the timetables in my experience. I wish you a great hike!! I will keep an eye out to see if I spot you somewhere - my son and I will be finishing some sections of our Munich - Venice hike that we skipped last year and we will also be on parts of the Alta Via 1 in August... 😊
Fun to follow you again! Chief has grown up (I say that in a good way). Are you hiking with a group, or just yourselves? Sounds like a great bucket list trip to me! Wishing you all the best! ...Thumper
OMG YOU ARE BACK!!!!!! I was just thinking about you guys the other day and pondering re-binging your PCT hike… YAY FOR NEW CONTENT!!!!! Can’t wait to follow along with you! All the very very best!!!
Italy is so awesome! The food and the people are rock star. You will likely take a train from Venice to the closest town. Then most likely a bus. I’m sure you can google it and see how others get there. I look very much forward to your adventures
This sounds like fun. Pretty much hotel/hostel to hotel. Sounds like a blast. Is this a self guided trip or did you book with a company to take care of all the hotel bookings?
We used bookatrekking. It’s really hard to coordinate the booking and do all that pivoting when you can’t get the one you want in a different time zone… This company rocked it!
@@hrconthepct2724 It may not be 100% correct - you must roll the "r", and I did not find a good equivalent for the end - the "o" is pronounced more like in "dog" instead of "joe". General rule: if an a, o or u, or a consonant follows on a "c" or "g" it is pronounced like in "cake" or "gold"; if an e or i follows, it is pronounced like in "cheat" or the begin of "gigantic". So far, so similar to the English pronunciation. But in Italian you can invert the rule: if you want the "cake/gold" pronunciation though an e or i follows, they insert an "h". "Gnocchi" (little potato dumplings) therefore have this h after the double "c", pronounced similar to "nyokkee". - And if you want to invert the pronunciation when an a, o or u follows, an extra "i" is inserted. Like in "rifugio". Or "Giulia", which is the name Julia, and pronounced the same, with no "i" audible before the "u". - Happy practicing!
So glad you’re back! I missed your adventures. Can’t wait to go with you on this one.
Yeah, you’re back. I’m headed to the sawtooths later this summer because of you. Have all the maps, did all the research, etc, etc. 😊
Have an absolute blast!! I definitely want to go back there….
Looking forward to more videos! From your dearest flipper the doliphin ✌️
Flipper!!! ♥️🥰
❤❤❤
Thanks, nice to see you again. Excited for your next adventure. ✌🏻👊🏼
Welcome back!! Looking forward to this adventure. 😀
You guys are so cool, I missed you. Looking forward to your hike and especially your trail mix reviews. Hilarious.
We are going to see if we can make trail mix in an Italian grocery store!
I am so glad yall are doing this 🎉 I am planning to do this next summer
If you have anything we can scope out for you let us know!!
Are you going through a travel agent or planning yourselves??
I have followed your PCT adventures in the past and I am very excited to see you are coming over to Europe to do some hiking here!! I am sure you will love the Dolomites!
Since I have already done parts of the Alta Via 1, here are a few thoughts: The day from Rifugio Vazzoler to Rifugio Bruto Carestiato is very short. If you can still shift things around, I might consider stopping at Rifugio Tissi instead of Vazzoler the day before. First, the view from Tissi is spectacular - you have a 3000 ft rock wall in front of you and a 4000 ft drop on the other side down to the valley. Plus, you would have more time during the day, e.g. to take a swim in the lago di Coldai. Of the parts of the Alta Via 1 that I have done, this is the most scenic part, so it pays off not to rush too much, I think.
This perhaps comes too late, but if you wanted to lighten you pack a bit more, there are smaller & lighter liners for the bunks made from silk (~160g=5.6oz, e.g. from Cocoon or Sea to Summit). Anyways, a 38l pack should be plenty for this kind of a hike. 30l would probably be fine as well.
In terms of getting to lago di Braies, the easiest is probably to take the train to Prags (1-2 changes) and a bus to the lake from there. Alternatively, you could take the express bus to Cortina and then ~2 different buses to the lake. The bus option is a bit more direct, thus faster. In any case, it's going to take a while. Google Maps works quite well for the timetables in my experience.
I wish you a great hike!! I will keep an eye out to see if I spot you somewhere - my son and I will be finishing some sections of our Munich - Venice hike that we skipped last year and we will also be on parts of the Alta Via 1 in August... 😊
Thanks so much for this great advice!! I will look into all of it!
My goodness Chief has sprouted up. Is that a tattoo? Looking forward to this 8 stage hike. Should be a blast. Is Dad looking forward to it too?
Dad and Ted are STOKED! They like the hiking but not the camping so this trip is perfect for them!
Fun to follow you again! Chief has grown up (I say that in a good way). Are you hiking with a group, or just yourselves? Sounds like a great bucket list trip to me! Wishing you all the best! ...Thumper
It will be the 4 of us. Boys are coming!
OMG YOU ARE BACK!!!!!! I was just thinking about you guys the other day and pondering re-binging your PCT hike… YAY FOR NEW CONTENT!!!!! Can’t wait to follow along with you! All the very very best!!!
Italy is so awesome! The food and the people are rock star. You will likely take a train from Venice to the closest town. Then most likely a bus. I’m sure you can google it and see how others get there. I look very much forward to your adventures
Looks like bus all the way. I am bummed. I wanted to take a train. Trains are sexier than buses…..
Hoping to do this next year. Did you make the reservations yourself or did you go with a booking service?
This sounds like fun. Pretty much hotel/hostel to hotel. Sounds like a blast. Is this a self guided trip or did you book with a company to take care of all the hotel bookings?
We used bookatrekking. It’s really hard to coordinate the booking and do all that pivoting when you can’t get the one you want in a different time zone… This company rocked it!
You’re back!! Yay🎉 Can’t wait for the start of your hike.
Rifugio is pronounced "re-foo-djoe" - the last "i" is not pronounced itself but just makes the "g" like a "j". - Greetings from Germany.
Practicing this now….. thanks!
@@hrconthepct2724 It may not be 100% correct - you must roll the "r", and I did not find a good equivalent for the end - the "o" is pronounced more like in "dog" instead of "joe".
General rule: if an a, o or u, or a consonant follows on a "c" or "g" it is pronounced like in "cake" or "gold"; if an e or i follows, it is pronounced like in "cheat" or the begin of "gigantic". So far, so similar to the English pronunciation. But in Italian you can invert the rule: if you want the "cake/gold" pronunciation though an e or i follows, they insert an "h". "Gnocchi" (little potato dumplings) therefore have this h after the double "c", pronounced similar to "nyokkee". - And if you want to invert the pronunciation when an a, o or u follows, an extra "i" is inserted. Like in "rifugio". Or "Giulia", which is the name Julia, and pronounced the same, with no "i" audible before the "u". - Happy practicing!
Ree - foo - Joe: Rifugio - just one rifugio; singular. Ree - foo - gee: Rifugi - more than one rifugio; plural)
Looking forward to watching your hike. What country is this?
Northern Italy!
Rifugio
Could you please share the maps. Thank you
I will try! I am also considering using Relive which has a cool map tracking feature…
Italians would pronounce it ruh-foo-joe.
Thanks…. Practicing this now!
woo-hoo! Glad you're back and planning another adventure! You both look great!