Monte Amaro up the backside: a bittersweet ascent in the Apennines

November 13, 2019 Trip reports abruzzo, apennine 2000ers, apennines, hill walking, italy, maiella, monte acquaviva, monte amaro, monte macellaro, monte morrone 0 Comment

Welcome to this, the second in my series of Apennine ‘up the backside’ posts, so called because I tackle the mountain from the opposite of its usual side. I have previously talked about an ascent of Monte Marsicano via its

Introduction to the Apennines — Part 2: Maiella

April 18, 2018 Opinion and advice abruzzo, apennines, cicerone guides, hill walking, introduction to the apennines, italy, maiella, monte acquaviva, monte amaro, monte morrone, wildlife 3 Comments

Maiella is Italy’s equivalent of the Cairngorms, but at a much higher altitude. It’s a huge plateau of multiple summits linked by broad ridges, and divided by deep, mouth-watering gorges. You can walk for miles without dropping below 2,000m.

Monte Acquaviva: the Maiella massif from both sides

July 12, 2017 Trip reports abruzzo, apennines, edita, hill walking, italy, maiella, monte acquaviva, monte amaro 0 Comment

I wanted to climb Monte Acquaviva, the second highest peak in Maiella, from the east. I believed it would be a more unusual and quieter route, but it was a 2,300m ascent. Neither of us had climbed that amount in a single day before. Was it possible, or should we climb it by another route?