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The silence of nature: an adventure in the beauty of the Dolomites

Fresh and a cool mountain-air, an idyllic and peaceful calm and no single cloud in sight. These were my first impressions when I woke up in my sleeping bag on top of the Paternkofel, a 2,746 m high mountain that rises in the Sesto Dolomites on the border between Veneto and South Tyrol.

Fresh and cool mountain-air, an idyllic and peaceful calm, and no single cloud in sight. These were my first impressions when I woke up in my sleeping bag on top of the Paternkofel, a 2,746 m high mountain that rises in the Sesto Dolomites on the border between Veneto and South Tyrol.

It is a historically famous place, during the First World War it was located along the frontier, between the Italian and Austrian borders, and some strategic tunnels were dug inside to reach the top. 

Normally it’s pretty hectic up here, also because this mountain is just in front of the famous Tre Cime di Lavaredo which are parts of the UNESCO World Heritage. But luckily not that early in the morning. 

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