Ascent of Monte Sirente on 2018-09-22| Others in Party: | Denise Mclellan -- Trip Report or GPS Track
| | Date: | Saturday, September 22, 2018 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Motorized Transport to Trailhead: | Car | | Peak: | Monte Sirente | | Location: | Italy | | Elevation: | 7707 ft / 2349 m |
Ascent Trip ReportWe ascended from the west, near the ski resort of Ovindoli, camping wild at the TH, no water, next to a picnic shelter with bear warning! (Appennine bears are luckily rare.) The route is well used and relatively obvious.The route commences along a gravel track- driving not authorised- to grassy limestone cow pasture. From here the summit ridge is visible, so pick your route across the grass and outcropping limestone- red paint came and went ( or we lost it). Seedheads suggested lots of wild flowers in summer. Once we reached the ridge ( steep drop one side; grassy slopes on other) we followed it easily to the summit, noting a path join from the valley, left, below . It took us 4 hours to reach the summit, which had a large metal cross and triangular Italian trig. The summit was busy with walkers approaching from all directions.The views are spectacular, notably down the steep cliffs. Descent,by a slightly more direct route, took 2.5 hours. |
| Summary Total Data | | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail, Unmaintained Trail | | Weather: | Pleasant, Calm, Clear
sunny |
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