Central Crater Monte Etna (ITA) 3.340m
Sunday,
13.03.2005 - starting on the east side of Sicily between Taormina and Catania in
Sant’ Anna (0m) via Riposto Harbor, Giarre, Macchia, Monacella to Milo
(715m) and Camping Place (690m)
Monday,
14.03.2005 - crossing teraced gardens in west directions than turn to north and
crossing the Lavafields 1852-1853 and 1950 on eastside of Mt. Etna to Camp1
(1.250m)
Tuesday,
15.03.2005 - climbing viewpoint M. Pontane and keeping north direction down to the
street point 1.149m, than up the Lavafields of 1971 and than the 1928 to
Rifugio Citelli and nearby Camp 2 (1.750m)
Wednesday,
16.03.2005 - between birchtrees up to the vegetation border and on a ridge of
mixed Lavastones and snowfields to point 2.738m, than crossing three small
hills and bypassing the Observatorio Vulcanologico to reach in direction to the
North East Crater the Camp3 (3.020m) in the background the silhouette of Monte
Etna in the sunset
Thursday,
17.03.2005 – bypassing the North East Crater and ignoring a helicopter getting
very close to me, I reached the summit of Mt. Etna, the highest point of the
Central Crater (3.340m) at 10:30
and than
bypassing the South East Crater lefthand
and
missing Rifugio Alpino?!, always down the hill in south direction, bypassing La
Montagnola leftside finally to Rifugio Sapienza (1.927m) and Bustransfer to
Catania
Directlink to my Etna
Trekking in March 2001