Hiking Alta Via n.1 of the Dolomites

July 3-10, 2015 we took a trip planned by Augustina, Dolomite Mountains Tour Operator that was customized and perfect.  Read this if you are a Senior (75-80-years-old) and longing to still be able to backpack but like your creature comforts. After several emails and modifications of the standard Altavia 1 itinerary our 8 days included 2 layovers, limited elevation change to save our knees and baggage transfer. We successfully completed the north half of the route with no difficulty.  Augustina and Anna really went out of their way to design the perfect itinerary for us with a variety of rifugios with private rooms.
 
After a maximum of 10 miles we had a hot shower, bottle of Proseco or pint of draft beer while consuming a delicious dinner watching the sunset.  We got lucky with great weather and had the trip of a lifetime. Their effort to plan a route that was spectacular and met our needs was perfect.  Like clockwork the information arrived and we were met and briefed and on our way.  We never could have planned this by ourselves with such a variety of locations and scenery.  We hope our heath holds and we can have the “girls” plan another trip for us.  
 
Harvey from San Diego, Ellen from Arizona and Suzanne from Utah, all reliving the past.