solo hiking the Alta Via 1 | Dolomites hut-to-hut (part 2)

The Alta Via 1 is a backpacking route in the Dolomites, a mountain region in northeastern Italy. I decided to hike the 75 mile route over 8 days, staying in rifugios (or mountain huts) each night.

In this video, I hike from Rifugio Fanes to Rifugio Aquileia. The third day is probably the toughest of my entire hike - 12.8 miles with 5,459 ft in elevation gain (plus lots of rain)! Despite this, days 3 & 4 of my trek bring stunning views and many special moments.

Thanks for watching :)

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Day 3: Rifugio Fanes to Rifugio Averau
Day 4: Rifugio Averau to Rifugio Aquileia

My Alta Via 1 Series:
Venice / Pre-Alta Via 1:    • 48 hours solo in venice, italy | first tim...  
Part 1:    • solo hiking the Alta Via 1 | Dolomites hut...  
Part 2: this video!
Part 3:    • solo hiking the Alta Via 1 | Dolomites hut...  
Part 4:    • solo hiking the Alta Via 1 | Dolomites hut...  
Gear video:    • everything i packed to solo-hike the Alta ...  

Bird identification thanks to @austinsbirding (Instagram)!

Disclaimers:
1. My pronunciation of any Italian words in this series is nearly guaranteed to be incorrect. Forgive me.
2. If you're trying to gauge from my videos how challenging this hike is, just know that while 60% of my walking shots appear to be on a flat trail, 10% or less of the actual hike was flat. I had my reasons for selectively recording on the flat sections...