Wednesday, August 20, 2008

What about 29 or 30 passes?

I was talking with my buddy about the route.

What came out, after a more details map evaluation is the following:
The road on section 32 (from Misurina to Carbonin) steps by a place called Col S.Angelo ... that is, on some maps, referred as a PASS!!
Not enough: The following section (33) goes through a place called Cimabanche: another pass (see wiki in Italian, or in German).

What about this then:
On section 22 when we reach town San Leonardo Passiria, we could, before leading north-east toward Monte Giovo Pass, turning north-west and reach the Rombo Pass (almost 2500 mt), stop on top, turn back ward and get back down to San Leonardo Passiria and continue with our scheduled route.

Same idea could be for Umbrail Pass, right on the Stelvio ramp (section 13).
Moreover on our return from Switzerland, after Fuorn Pass (section 19) we can arrive to St Maria in Mustair, turn south on Umbrail, join AGAIN Stelvio, continue back down to Spondigna (section 20) and then going on. Amount of KM would be the same, but we'd add ANOTHER pass, without counting that we'd repeat half of the Stelvio.

This is becoming a monster!
Suggestion welcome ;-)

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