Chains and ropes..

We took the long way back, not wishing to finish this trip on a short note.

Via ferratta chains and ladders had us all grinning as we hung off vertical rock, clambering down dangerous rock falls and steep snow traverses.

9 hours later it was all over....our feet had walked the distance, our hearts born the pressure and our backs carried the load.

Forever in a little corner of Italy would my heart be there, a little piece of my soul constantly buried in the foot prints I had made.