Stage 17 Rifugio Boe - Rifugio Marmolada

This morning, I left the lunar landscape and descended through a gravel trench with a lot of loose rocks to Passo Pardoi. It was another place where I felt that I can no longer cope with many people. However, it was okay for disposing of trash and going to the restroom. You always find something good. 😅 The crowd of people somehow didn't let up. I continued on a high path to the east with an impressive panorama of the other side of the valley. There, the Marmolada rises, the queen of the Dolomites. However, it was a mistake to look ahead because of the many bipeds. I continued along the slope of the Pardonkamm and later arrived at Lago di Fedaia. The reservoir has a dam on both sides, swimming is strictly prohibited. Here, my accommodation for today is the Refugio Marmolada. I took a short walk along the dam to the cable car station and a small war museum. During the First World War, the Marmolada was a border mountain between Austria-Hungary and Italy and a fiercely contested front area. The Austrians blasted tunnels into the glacier, which served not only for supply but also for accommodation, and thus led to the construction of a veritable ice city. In the museum, you could see many objects from that time.

Naturally, the recent glacier calving also made me thoughtful. I was already on my way.