There is a place on the north-west slope of Col Gentile where the mountains open up before you like a blank page. Its Malga Monteriù.

Just climb to the summit of Col Gentile and the whole panorama arrives at once: the green range of Mount Losa, Navarza and Torondon, and below, the valleys carved by glaciers, running down the southern slope. Far off, closing the picture, stands Creta Forata. Its hard not to stand still for a while and simply look, isnt it?

And then comes the urge to keep walking. Heading north, you reach the malghe Malins and Festons, from where you can descend to Sauris di Sopra along CAI trail no. 204. Heading south, you continue to the malghe Pieltinis and Gerona, then descend to Lateis di Sauris along CAI trail no. 206.

Here every path leads to another malga, and every malga to another story.