Rifugio Alpino Palent in Palent. I changed plans and didn't walk to Celle Macra, but to Palent instead. Not only was the description in "Antipasti und alte Wege" very interesting and inviting but also Fulvia told me that Palent was the better place. And Palent was until recently run by a very important person for Valle Maira, Matteo Laugero. He was key in the development of once almost abandoned Valle Maira, together with Andreas Schneider. He still lives here and is still a presence, but has handed over the reigns to Paolo Testa and his son. And he is no longer president of the Associazione dei Percorsi Occitani. He is 81 years old and a very fascinating person. We talked for hours and I learned many interesting things about the history and life of the valley and much about the ups and downs. Moving and inspiring.