Mountaineering

The mountains, chapter by chapter.

Four territories, one long love of high places — the Ossola where it began, the Dolomites, and other mountains in Italy and around the world.

Alpine ridges above the Ossola valley

Ossola

The valley where I fell in love with the mountains.

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Dolomites

Few mountains are as uniquely beautiful — or as changed by luxury tourism.

Enter → An Italian mountain landscape beyond the Ossola and the Dolomites

Other Mountains in Italy

From Lake Como to Valsesia, and beyond — the other Italian mountains closest to my heart.

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Other Mountains in the World

Beyond the Alpine arc — the Rockies, the Sierra Nevada, Norway, and mountains in the most unlikely places.

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