Dolomites, Italy - WWI Caves & Via Ferrata (ep 2)

Dolomites, Italy - On day three in the Italian Dolomites we visit World War 1 caves and climb up a Via Ferrata all before lunch!
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Throughout the first world war, this beautiful mountain range served as a key battlefield for the Italian and Austro-Hungarian armies.

It was the Italian Alpini vs the Austrian Kaiserjager for control of the northern frontier of the newly established modern Italy.

For this high altitude combat, Over 1800 miles or 3,000 kilometers of trenches were dug up on the Italian side alone.

A labyrinth of caves carved into the mountains served as a pathway, a launchpad, and a resting place for the over half a million highly trained, unfortunate souls who lived and fought here for over three grueling years.

While Austrians bombed from above, the Italians set explosives from down below, and yet more people died from the cold and avalanches than the battles themselves.

We’re in one of the most beautiful places in the world, and at one point, for many people, it was also the most horrible.

Via Ferrata, or iron road, are systems of cables and ladders that traverse some of the most stunning and otherwise inaccessible territory of northern Italy.

Used to aid the movement of skilled troops in WWI, today they’ll help an eager group of bumbling civilians climb through the clouds.

Despite the weather hindering what’s said to be a breathtaking view of the Dolomites, I’m happy with reaching the top, and knowing that there’s warm food waiting back at the lodge.

For lunch its a thick ham and bean soup, finished with affogatos - hot expresso with vanilla ice cream.

and for dinner its a mouthwatering duck carpaccio, life changing lasagna, a delicious veal filet over proccito-wrapped mashed potatoes, and a chocolate tort shaped like the landscapes we just left behind.

It’s definitely a meal worth fighting for, but just maybe not up in the mountains.

Dolomites, Italy - Episode 2
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Видео Dolomites, Italy - WWI Caves & Via Ferrata (ep 2) канала Gareth Leonard