Walking down towards Alpe Brieul and Alpe di Foges. The tiny spot in the middle of the rock is a chamoise.

Bivacco Giraudo in the morning. We woke up to a blue sky and left at 8:00. There was uncertainty about how far we had to walk to Bivacco Ivrea, the book said four, a leaflet in the bivak seven hours.

Walking towards Bivacco Giraudo at 2630m. It is a tiny yellow tin box! We arrived early, already engulfed in the fog. Nosy goats came to visit while we were making ourselves as comfortable as you can in a tin box. It started to rain heavily. We were convinced to have the box all for us and were having a modest dinner when two Germans arrived late, soaked and dripping. It was a bit awkward, but it worked. I was terribly cold despite sleeping in my clothes with five blankets on and underneath me.

Walking towards Colle della Porta...

Colle della Terra at 2911m, one of two cols you pass to get to Bivacco Giraudo. The path was beautiful and very comfortable. Once reached the col the clouds started to arrive again.

Sun in the morning shining on the path towards Bivacco Giraudo. We caught the first bus from Pont to Ceresole Reale at 7:23, had a drink at Bar dello Sport there and then took another bus towards Colle di Nivolet. Just about 150m below Rifugio Città di Chivasso we restartet the trek we had interrupted some ten days ago.

San Giovanni at Ciriè. The sign says that the church, dating back to the 13th or 14th century, is one of the oldest gothic churches in Piedmont...