Tuesday, 22 March 2011

Pietra di Bismantova


After a month of bad weather, the sun poked its head out, accompanied by a galeforce wind straight from the Arctic.

The perfect afternoon for climbing Bismantova, at 1047 metres, the rock dominates the mid Apennines.





Look at those blue skies. And no we didn't scale the bare rock walls, although many others did, but found a muddy path round the back.









The hermitage











The flat top measures one kilometre and well worth the climb. Snowy mountains all around us











Sheer drop












Pretending I can't feel the cold in newly knitted purple cotton cardi. Maybe it could have been a size smaller but georgeous colour.












3 comments:

Ambra said...

Che bella la pietra di Bismantova, grazie per le foto, non sono mai riuscita ad andarci. Anni fa avevo degli amici che andavano spesso alla pietra per arrampicarsi, non ho il fisico per l'alpinismo serio ma un'arrampicata sul sentiero la farei volentieri!

suse-the-slow-knitta said...

love the cardi, love the views too. glad you enjoyed some sun even if there was a baltic breeze!

Amelia said...

ho sempre desiderato di vedere la pietra di Bismantova, ma non ci sono ancora riuscita, e pensare che non sono lontana!!