Bivacco Spera (Zani Sperandio)
The place
Bivouac at 1953 m (sources vary between 1953 and 2037 m) in Valle di Salimmo, municipality of Temù (Brescia, Lombardy), in the Adamello massif (Rhaetian Alps). Built in spring 1974 by a group of young people from Temù and inaugurated on 7 July of the same year, dedicated to the memory of the mountaineer Sperandio Zani, known as "Spera", from Temù. A rock wall with a niche housing a small Madonna and a photo plaque in tribute. Zani became a mountain guide on 20 November 1929, chief guide in 1932, honorary in 1956; he is said to have climbed the Adamello about 300 times, with or without skis. A historic stop on Adamello routes, linked to the Rifugio Garibaldi.
Getting there
From Temù via Valle di Salimmo, linked to Rifugio Garibaldi.
The setting
Valle di Salimmo, Adamello massif, Rhaetian Alps.
