I’m back!! BACK!! After a whole year, I’m finally back on a mountain!

Yeah, I know there are “mountains” in Ireland, but it’s definitely not the same. I mean, today I managed to hike to the Pratignano lake (Lago di Pratignano) in the province of Modena. It’s at 1,307m above sea level: not particularly high up… But it’s still more than 200m higher than Ireland’s highest mountain!!

And the weather… well, it’s absolutely impossible to compare  🙂

The valley below

The horizon

Looking back towards home

The guide

To the top

Sky and sun

The ascent

Who said you can’t shoot into the sun?

It didn’t feel like December at all!

On the ridge

Along the lake

Blue and ice

Clear skies

In the valley

Cold and wet

The way back

Layers

Berry

DAT SKY

Lone tree

Briscola (the dog’s name)

Near the lake

Frames

The guide (2)

The guide (3)

Just keep walking

Great day and hike. Tip of the hat to our wonderful guides!

Monte Cimone (Mount Cimone, 2165m)

Oh, and a very happy new year 🙂