It was an impressive drive up into the mountains as we caught glimpses of the bare and rugged white peaks of the Dolomites. We drove up to the Sellajoch Pass at 2231 m - to the base of three rugged peaks, the smaller Plattkofel and Zahnkofel on the left and the imposing Langkofel just in front of us at 3181 m high. We looked for the small cable car which would take us up to the Demetz Hut at 2681 m, just in the saddle. The views were stunning - across to the large high meadow of the Seiser Alm, dotted by small farms and fields. After a quick coffee and toilet stop we set off down the steep and stony couloir, zig zagging to the Langkofel Hut at 2253m. It was a rude awakening and a big achievement as we looked back up to where we had come from. We kept walking down the scree slope to the Ciaulonchsattel at 2113 m, where we found a few rocks to sit on under a tree. Lunch was a mixture of yesterday's fresh apples, schuttelbrot and kaminwurzen. So then the path started to flatten out a bit as we traversed the stony path under the sheer north wall of Langkofel in the shade and past a small glacier to the Tiesasattel and the Comici Hut at 2153m. There we treated ourselves to coffee and strudel and enjoyed the sunshine and great views across to the rocky monolith of Sella. It was a lovely walk through the meadows and the Stone City back to the car park. It was great to be up so high without having to slog up the steep slopes. I can't believe that only a week later, it is all covered in snow...
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