Bivacco Plassa Gerù
Plazza Gerone
The place
Bivacco Plassa Gerù in the province of Brescia, Ponte di Legno/Vezza d'Oglio area (Adamello Rhaetian Alps, Lombardy, Italy), at 2207 m elevation, southern Adamello slope. Continuous Val Camonica-Adamello cluster (batches 200-378, 136+ entries, a RECORD for campaign v4). CAI-Brescia Sat Rifugi Adamello bivouac (Plassa Gerù, Camunian dialect toponym + Adamello, 3554 m, namesake summit + Adamello Brenta Nature Park, 620 km², est. 1988 + Val Camonica, UNESCO 1979, prehistoric rock carvings, 300,000 petroglyphs, 8000-500 BC + Camuni heritage (prehistoric Celtic peoples of Val Camonica, 3300-1600 BC + Camunic language, extinct isolate, few inscriptions + Rome 16 BC + White War heritage 1915-1918 WWI, Alta Val Camonica alpine front, CAI, 6,000+ soldiers frozen, glacier mines + Adamello summit glaciers, last WWI traces, centenary 2015-2018, recovery of mummified bodies from the glacier).
The setting
Brescia Ponte di Legno/Vezza d'Oglio Adamello Rhaetian Alps Lombardy Italy 2207 m southern Adamello slope, continuous cluster batches 200-378 136+ entries RECORD v4, CAI-Brescia Sat Adamello bivouac Plassa Gerù Camunian + Adamello 3554 m namesake + Adamello Brenta Park 620 km² 1988 + Val Camonica UNESCO 1979 300,000 petroglyphs 8000-500 BC, Camuni Celtic peoples 3300-1600 BC + Camunic isolate + Rome 16 BC + White War 1915-1918 WWI Alta Val Camonica 6,000+ soldiers frozen + Adamello summit glaciers WWI centenary 2015-2018 mummified bodies from glacier.
