Today's stage is solidly uphill, striking out from Passo Sella for asustained climb up through the Val Lasties, the valley which splits the almost lunar Sella plateau in two. We emerge onto the plateau and rejoin the Alta Via 2 at 2,908m, the highest point on our route, crossing this wild landscape to the stunningly-positioned Rifugio Boè,
marooned in an ocean of rock. The highest peak of the Sella, Piz Boè (3,152m), lies just behind the hut,a feasible but demanding extension (Black grade) in good weather

Courtesy of Alpine Exploratory