Alta Via 1, Italian Dolomites- Hut Information, Pricing, and Tips

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  • Опубліковано 14 вер 2023
  • Alta Via 1, Italian Dolomites. We completed the 8 day hike in July, 2023. At the end of the video, we have our recommendations for what to bring on the hike. Below are all the huts we stayed at. Prices are listed in the video or on the individual websites.
    Day 1: (5 1/2hr, 11km) Fodara Vedla, www.fodara.it/en#YxKQED1yBxB__
    Day 2: ( 3hr, 8km) Rifugio Lavarella lavarella.it/en/book-online
    Day 3: (5 1/2hr, 12km) Arriving to rifugiolagazuoi.com/EN/dispon...
    Day 4: ( 4 ½ hr, 10.5km) Rifugio Scoiattoli www.rifugioscoiattoli.it/eng/

    Day 5: (9 hr,18.5km) Rifugio Passo Staulanza
    Day 6: (2 1/5hr, 6 1/2km) Rifugio Coldai
    Day 7: (7hr, 19km) Rifugio Carestiato
    Day 8: (8hr, 19.4km) Rifugio Pian de Fontana

КОМЕНТАРІ • 34

  • @lindaessak7026
    @lindaessak7026 6 місяців тому +3

    Thanks . Cables help me a lot so I should be fine.

  • @greenday38
    @greenday38 8 місяців тому +4

    Great recap of your hike. I think I managed to follow your route on my online map from my comfy chair. I visited the Dolomites last month but just did day hikes and stopped or passed by 3 of the refugios you mentioned (Biella, Lagazuoi and Scoiattoli). Good luck with the new addition to your family!

    • @grantandjanna
      @grantandjanna  8 місяців тому

      Thank you very much! We're glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for the good luck!

  • @AnneLieb2011
    @AnneLieb2011 7 місяців тому +2

    Amazing video!!!

    • @grantandjanna
      @grantandjanna  7 місяців тому

      Thank you so much! We're glad you enjoyed it!

  • @Lokitrz999
    @Lokitrz999 7 місяців тому +2

    I stayed in the same room at Rif. Fodara Vedla on early July. Great video! Thank you for sharing 🎉

    • @grantandjanna
      @grantandjanna  7 місяців тому

      Thanks @tonyazalenski1049, Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @mdenker838
    @mdenker838 Місяць тому

    Great video! Thanks for sharing all the information and for getting us very excited about our upcoming trip.

    • @grantandjanna
      @grantandjanna  Місяць тому

      @mdenker838 Our pleasure! We're sure you guys are gonna have a blast!

  • @hikingwithdaveandbarbara8629
    @hikingwithdaveandbarbara8629 7 місяців тому +2

    Hi Guys. We have just watched your fabulous and very informative video of the alta via 1. We are looking to do this walk next year. It would be great if you could tell us how you managed to book all the rifugios please? Did you book each one on-line or with a tour company? Good luck with the new addition to the family. Many thanks Dave and Barbara

    • @grantandjanna
      @grantandjanna  7 місяців тому

      Hi Dave and Barbara! Thanks for watching and for the kind words. For us, we booked each rifugio separately to have the most flexibility, and to be able to choose exactly what we wanted. In the description, we listed some of the links to the rifugios for reference and we were able to book each one online. To stay organized, we found it helpful to create a spreadsheet for each day. Have fun!

  • @stevenjan2003
    @stevenjan2003 3 місяці тому +1

    Great video looks amazing can you please tell me is there camping facilities along the route

    • @grantandjanna
      @grantandjanna  2 місяці тому

      Hi @stevenjan2003 the camping options are very limited and not along the route but with small detours you can find some.

  • @ricardoloureiro
    @ricardoloureiro 2 місяці тому

    You video is lovely and super informative! Doing the Alta Via 1 in June this year and let’s hope for the better in terms of the weather. Which bus did you take from Cortina to Lago do Braies?

    • @grantandjanna
      @grantandjanna  2 місяці тому

      Hi @ricardoloureiro from Venezia, Piazzale Roma to Cortina d'Ampezzo, we took a ATVO bus ( that is the company ). Then, it leaves you at the same bus stop to get a second bus to go to dobbiaco (you can't buy tkts in advance for the second bus, it is just first come first serve) and then you take a third bus to lago do Braies.

  • @XeniaMS-yv5fy
    @XeniaMS-yv5fy 2 місяці тому

    At 14:53 you see behind you the legendary Portòn dei Fanes , the great door that supposedly takes you into the hidden magical realm of the Fanes …if you know the legends of the Pale Mountains, this part of the hike has indeed a magical feel.

  • @andycann7626
    @andycann7626 Місяць тому

    Great video!
    Were you able to take your trekking poles as carry-on or did you have to check them? Thanks

    • @grantandjanna
      @grantandjanna  Місяць тому +1

      @andycann7626 We were able to take them as carry-on from San Francisco to Toulouse, France; however, during our connecting flight in Toulouse, one of our backpacks got flagged and they made us to check-in the one set of poles that were in that backpack; the other backpack that did not get flagged, we were able to take them with our backpack as carry-on so it’s a bit inconsistent.

  • @saifulmojumdar6997
    @saifulmojumdar6997 8 місяців тому +2

    I m living milano italy.i know about dolomites. Top mauntain in Italy

  • @lindaessak7026
    @lindaessak7026 6 місяців тому +1

    Great video . I am going with friends in Sept 2024. I have done Tour de Mont Blanc twice … avoiding the last ladder section. I am fine With long hikes and elevation via switch backs .
    I do get vertigo on cliffy areas . How would you rate Alta Via 1 for cliff exposure?
    We are also planning on 9 days . Linda

    • @grantandjanna
      @grantandjanna  6 місяців тому

      Hi Linda! We have done the TMB and the Haute Route too! Both of them were lot of fun. Alta Via 1 is more challenging than the TMB ( with more elevation ) and some exposed areas ( especially towards the end ). Unfortunately, AV1 doesn't really have alternative routes as the TMB does. We did find that the areas that were exposed, there are always cables (via ferrata) that can help you to get through. Enjoy!

  • @matteodarma
    @matteodarma 2 дні тому

    AV 9 is the best option in my opinion

    • @grantandjanna
      @grantandjanna  День тому

      Thank you Matt, we would have to check it out

  • @pierrelesage7097
    @pierrelesage7097 7 місяців тому +1

    Passo Lagazuoi at 12:30, and it's beautifull lake, stunning place. We where here, on the AV 1 at the first week of july 2023.
    Did you thid it in 2023? No pins for the 4 of us at the Belluno Touristic center, even whit my basic italian, confronted with the casual and detached attitude, if I would dare say a cliché, typical of an Italian civil servant.

    • @grantandjanna
      @grantandjanna  7 місяців тому +1

      We did it in July 2023 and the entire hike was very beautiful. For the pins, we just explained that we did AV1 at the Belluno Tourist Center and they provided pins without any trouble.

  • @angelalau28
    @angelalau28 Місяць тому

    Thank you for the info! May I know if you book the public transport (buses to the trail head) beforehand? And how advance did you book the rifugios? Thank you!

    • @grantandjanna
      @grantandjanna  16 днів тому

      we only booked one of the buses in advance (from Venice to Cortina), recommended to high demand. Then after, for the local buses you can just pay with the bus driver.

  • @iphealy
    @iphealy 4 місяці тому +2

    Just curious. Y'all went in July 2023. When did you book your huts? My wife and I are looking at September 2024, and things already look pretty full.

    • @grantandjanna
      @grantandjanna  3 місяці тому

      We started booking on November 2022... and we were wait listed for a couple of huts ( i.e. Lagazuoi which we got in just a week before our trip )... so keep on trying!

  • @icuerrnnurse2998
    @icuerrnnurse2998 Місяць тому

    How much weight did your packs carry?

    • @grantandjanna
      @grantandjanna  16 днів тому

      Our packs were pretty light (about 10lbs) since we only carried the basics (some change of clothes, water, snacks, first aid kit, sun block, etc), at the end of the video we have a section of things that brought that were pretty useful.

  • @valterperes4585
    @valterperes4585 3 місяці тому

    Have you been to a place that gave you vertigo or claustrophobia?

    • @grantandjanna
      @grantandjanna  2 місяці тому

      @valterperes4585 No, but everybody is different. There are some Via Ferrata with exposed sections in the Dolomites, so keep that in mind.