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That was pretty much it as far as meteorological excitement went. We plodded back down along our ascent tracks without further incident, and were glad to finally be back on solid ground at about ten minutes before 10 a.m.

courtesy JInnes

Beneath Cima della Negra

Strange snow patterns

Back to trail

End of the snowpack

Back on path

The cairns soon re-appeared, and we followed them and the noticeable boot track back down the diagonal ramp, back onto the lateral moraine. We could see the hut below us now, not even a kilometre away. A broad snowfield below us tempted us into a glissade short-cut, but in the end we needed to cut across some awkward terrain that negated any benefit.

courtesy JInnes

Down the steep portion

Below the cliffs

Crags below Cima della Negra

Looking back up moraine

Looking down moraine

Hut now in sight

courtesy JInnes

Shortcut

Capanna Adula UTOE

We arrived back at the hut at 10:30am, in - would you believe it - full sunshine. It was frustrating to think that, rather than starting early and avoiding it, we'd somehow managed to time our summit with exactly the peak of the bad weather. Arrgh!

Still, we had made the summit, and returned in one piece. One must count one's blessings.

Capanna Adula U.T.O.E.

Return to the hut

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