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Someone calls it the lunar landscape.
Route freeride with total length of about 17.5 km, 9.5 km climb from here, a drop of 754 m, highest point 1008 m Monte Mosso, medium physical effort presents interesting technical cues.
an accomplice also uncertain weather this output, say the third, unfortunately, has only two participants, the usual two (and Alura!), However, determined and happy like a script. After a clumsy but
veeeelocisssima preparation, we start from 'Half overcooked', Mezzano Scotti 254 meters at 10.30. Threatening clouds and a wind annoying accompany us while we go on smoothly paved road following the signs for Piozzano and after about 1 km turn left towards the Passo della Crocetta. The climb is more challenging, Dorba along the river (in language of the Celts, who settled in the area two thousand years ago, "Dubrava" means "water"), hailing the man of the "covered parking" immortalized by Rave, we approach the village Gobbi, here we continue past the village for slaves and we take the dirt road that will lead us to the summit after 1.5 km 'boscosa'del M. Mosso: 12.00 and are due to a driver Teo and conquered the summit. A few photos, sandwiches, apple, Tavernello, a motorcyclist greets us with respect (but?).
The clouds, now swollen and ready to download, invite us to quickly prepare for the descent. We go down initially following the Costa Rasa (C A I 101), the ridge would admire a beautiful landscape, but the path, and though beaten off, it quickly becomes fast and challenging. Enjoyment deserved! A few meters on the right and begins singletrek a little bastard who will lead us into the 'lunar landscape' (C A I 165). We dive veeeeeeeeelocementee eeeeee stop all, Teo laundry. No problem. No problem. It rains a little, c'mon, c'mon, we leave. Descents, a little 'dirty, large stones, slow corners, but ... beeello, supports, rock steps, steps, accelerating, as some roots detachment, beéèllo background a bit 'ee sdddruccioleevoleee alt, Teo ribucato. Repair and not too convinced that Matthew wants to walk down: do not believe it! Rains, light tension, the Tavernello sacrifices himself and appease the final uncertainties. Starting over, the fund makes life difficult for us wet, perhaps better, is suddenly beautiful, difficult, technical and hurt her arms. Not raining. The descent lasts long and it is spectacular: we cross the lunar landscape suddenly cross a rickety track that down and inaccessible to leave the bush for a while, the landscape opens up on a group of stone houses abandoned (Sambuceto) cross with the fast corners , beèèello, then the road is hidden again throwing with abrupt slopes toward the valley ... but alt, alt, alt ... Teo had the Triburco. Stop and visit the abandoned village, repair all repairable mogugni different ("I go down on foot." Bla bla bla .. I do not believe) and depletion pieces. We go down even faster, the path becomes more clear. We are approaching the village of Areglia suspicious looking variant of the usual wet, which as usual were not slow to find with the help of Mount degli'omini ', we salute awkwardly after going through all their properties grown .. Latest 'rides off the track,' The free ride is now over, but no puncture (fortunately on a camera with liquid). Forced passage of the falls, we venture looking for possible alternative routes and then surrender to the gray asphalt that will take us back to Mezzano Scotti. Exciting
despite (or even what) the difficulties this route is still beautiful, to be remade, expand, clean, organize ... Moral of the story ... Tavernello without ever ...!!! and patches.
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