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Over the weekend, there was a nice weather window for climbing in the Maritime Alps between Italy and France, so I drove over there to see if I could climb M. Argentera, 3297 m (10,800 ft) high.
I took off from the trailhead at Lago della Rovina around 5:00am and, with a headlamp, made my way up to the dam and Rifugio Genova Figari. After the rifugio, I lost the trail in the dark, but found it again after an hour and continued up the mountain as the sun rose.
Made it all the way to Bivouac del Baus, at 2630 m (8,600 ft) before running out of gas and time. It was a lovely day to be in the mountains. Next year we’ll go for the summit!
Monday, September 12, 2011
M. Argentera
The dam below M. Argentera
The reservoir below M. Argentera
The trail, such as it was!
Sunrise on the peaks
Looking down at the dam and reservoir
Looking up
Surrounding peaks
Lago di Brocan near Rifugio Genova Figari