11.22 – Saturday 15 June 2024
(The following text is taken entirely from the press note sent to the Opinion Agency) –
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Stellar edition for Canazei Base Camp. There are two star observation events at Sass Pordoi,
at the opening and closing of the event, which begins on June 28th with three days of festival in collaboration with @dolomitasogno and continues until August 22nd with stars of mountaineering and literature such as Nives Meroi, Tamara Lunger, Erri De Luca and Matteo Righetto
The new edition of Canazei Campo Base aims for the stars, opening and closing with two star observation events at Sass Pordoi. But this is not the only novelty of the 2024 event, dedicated to the current affairs and future of the mountains, under the direction of the journalist Elisa Salvi and the patronage of the Municipality of Canazei. In fact, this year the opening is, from 28 to 30 June, in the form of a festival in collaboration with @dolomitidasogno, an Instagram page (123 thousand followers) founded by Nicola Ercolini.
A festival which, on 28 June (9pm), immediately rises to altitude for “And we went out to see the stars again… at Sass Pordoi”: at 2950 meters together with the Alpine guides we take part in the “Lunar Tour” (about 40 minutes; easy ) and then admire the stars at nightfall with Claudio Balella, popular astronomer. On 29 June (9.30 am) we leave from Alba di Canazei for a trek to the Contrin refuge with Giselda Toressan, the mountain influencer known to the general public for her participation in the latest edition of Big Brother. In the evening (9pm), in Piaz Marconi in Canazei (in case of bad weather at the Marmolada cinema theater), the appointment is with “Climbs for everyone”, a meeting with Moreno Pesce, a paralympic athlete, who talks about his daily challenge with the peaks of life, followed by “Cime per tutti” a chat with Giselda Torresan and other young people who also talk about the mountains through social media, from Ercolini of @Dolomitidasogno, to Anna Zavatta and Debora Visentin of @unpostoincuitornare, up to Sebastiano Frollo of the podcast “Andata e return, mountain stories”. On Sunday 30 June (9.30 am), however, we will live the experience most in contact with nature: forest bathing in the woods near Canazei, followed (12.30 pm) by a convivial moment to close the festival.
After this intense start, Canazei Campo Base continues in its classic form of meetings with prestigious names on the international scene. On July 25th, Erri De Luca presents the docu-film “The Experimental Age” which met with great success when it premiered at the Trento Film Festival and is currently touring Italy. The film, produced by Soul, is an authentic poem whose protagonist is De Luca himself, a writer and mountaineer who, in his house and among the peaks he still frequents today, narrates with words and images the phase of life that he is going through. During the evening, there is also space for the presentation of “Discourse for a Friend”, De Luca’s latest book.
August 1st is the turn of “Tamara Lunger, beyond the Eight Thousand”: the mountaineer and explorer talks about the last complex years of her life which saw the dramatic loss of her beloved colleague JP Mohr on K2 and a period marked by moments of fear, which he also overcame thanks to paragliding and new projects such as the creation of “The Soul Mountaneer Foundation”.
On August 8, Nives Meroi is the protagonist of “You win or you lose together”. The only Italian woman to have climbed all 14 of the Earth’s 8000ers without using supplementary oxygen (second in history and third overall; first couple with her husband Romano Bennet), who in May gave up the ascent of Yalung Peak due to bad weather , talks about his experience on the highest peaks on the planet and how he prepares for an expedition.
On August 11th Matteo Righetto presents “The Wild Path”, the latest novel that is climbing the sales charts. Righetto, a Paduan writer and author, among other things, of the best seller “The Bear’s Skin” (from which the film of the same name with Marco Paolini was based in 2016), lives a good part of the year in Colle Santa Lucia (BL), a town of Ladin language and culture near the Val di Fassa, represents an important literary voice of the Ladin-Dolomite territory. On August 22nd, just as it began, Canazei Base Camp ends with a second ascent to 2950 meters for “And we went out to see the stars again… at Sass Pordoi”, with the observation of the stars together with the popular astronomer Claudio Balella.
(Info and registration for paid activities: www.fassa.com and www.dolomitidasogno.it)
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Plan
VFriday 28 June
AND WE WENT OUT TO SEE THE STARS AGAIN… AT SASS PORDOI
Claudio Balella expert in astronomy
Alpine guides of Val di Fassa
Evening of stargazing in the special location of the Terrazza delle Dolomiti at Sass Pordoi, at 2,950 meters above sea level, in the company of Claudio Balella, popular astronomer, and the alpine guides who accompany you along the “Lunar tour” trekking (approximately 40 minutes) at nightfall. Warm clothing (heavy sweatshirt and down jacket), good trekking shoes (presence of snow) and headlight are recommended.
Reservation required by the day before the event, with ticket purchase at the cash desk of the Belvedere cable car station, in Canazei in Strèda de Pareda, 67; www.dolomitidasogno.it. Paid activity: 20 euros for adults, 10 euros for children born after 01.01.2011. The price includes: guest introduction, excursion with mountain guide, astronomical observation (without telescopes), cable car ticket. Information on 348 0043352. Panorama Pass and Dolomiti SuperSummer cards are not valid. Cable car departures at 9pm. Possible paid shuttle service (5 euros) from the valley station of the Belvedere cable car (departure at 8.30pm) to the Pordoi Pass with reservations required. In case of bad weather the event will be cancelled.
The journalist Elisa Salvi hosts
Saturday 29 June, 9.30 am – Sunrise in Canazei
TREKKING TO CONTRIN WITH GISELDA TORRESAN
Meeting point at the departure point of the Ciampac cable car in Alba di Canazei. Together with Giselda Torresan and the medium mountain guide, we will reach the Contrin Refuge (2016 m). The excursion to get to the refuge is along forest road no. 602 of Val Contrin; a walk of about two hours for a length of 4.6 km and a difference in altitude of 600 m. Once we arrive at Contrin we will all have a chat together with Giselda Torresan, then a packed lunch or in the refuge (as you wish). Return from Passo San Nicolò (about 1 hour uphill), then (all downhill) via the forest road to the departure of the Ciampac cable car (about 3.00 pm). In case of uncertain weather, we return via the (shorter) forest road no. 602.
Paid activities (25 euros for adults), information and registration [email protected]
Saturday 29 June, 9pm, Piaz Marconi – in case of bad weather Cinema Teatro Marmolada
CLIMBS FOR EVERYONE with MORENO PESCE
PEAKS FOR EVERYONE with GISELDA TORRESAN
Moreno Pesce, paralympic athlete
Giselda Torresan, the mountain influencer
The mountain fascinates and welcomes anyone who has the desire to discover it, using their own abilities. An example is Moreno Pesce who, after losing his left leg in an accident, is the protagonist of expeditions and ascents in the Dolomites and other peaks around the world. A Paralympic athlete who, with his commitment, spreads the message of an accessible mountain.
In the second part of the evening, the story of Giselda Torresan who with great spontaneity narrates her life at altitude on social media. A story that was so successful that it took her to the latest edition of Big Brother. Together with Giselda, the experiences of Nicola Ercolini, founder of @dolomitidasogno, Anna Zavatta and Debora Visentin of @unpostoincuitornare and Sebastiano Frollo, creator of the podcast “Andata e Ritorno: mountain stories” which, through social media, narrate the mountain environment . The journalist Elisa Salvi hosts
Sunday 30 June, 9.30am Sunrise in Canazei
FOREST BATHING
In the woods near Canazei, experience the emotions of forest bathing with a qualified instructor. An authentic experience of contact with nature that you can experience in Val di Fassa. The activity is suitable for everyone.
Paid activities (25 euros for adults), information and registration www.dolomitidasogno.it
THE GREETINGS BEE
12.30 pm – Convivial moment of greeting and exchange of experience with the participants in the various activities.
Paid activities (18 euros for adults), information and registration www.dolomitidasogno.it
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Thursday 25 July, 9pm Piaz Marconi – in case of bad weather Cinema Teatro Marmolada
Erri De Luca “The Experimental Age”
Erri De Luca, writer and mountaineer
Marco Zingaretti, director
Projection and interventions
“Old age is not a descent into resignation, but an ascent towards the unknown”, this is the meaning of the film that De Luca dedicates to old age, which he defines as the best period of his life. In addition to the film, the Neapolitan writer also presents his latest book “Discourse for a Friend” during the evening.
The journalist Elisa Salvi hosts
Thursday 1 August, 9pm Piaz Marconi – in case of bad weather Cinema Teatro Marmolada
Tamara Lunger: beyond the eight thousand
Tamara Lunger, mountaineer, ski mountaineer and explorer
Big businesses, big risks. Lights and shadows. The life of the youngest woman in the world to conquer the 8,516 meters of Lhotse in Nepal in 2010 is a succession of twists and turns: from the highest peaks on the planet to fears that make you lose confidence. But for Tamara, today, it’s time to take flight again.
The journalist Elisa Salvi hosts
Thursday 8 August, 9pm Piaz Marconi – in case of bad weather Cinema Teatro Marmolada
Nives Meroi: “We win or lose together”
Nives Meroi, mountaineer
She is the strongest Italian mountaineer ever, as well as the second woman in history to conquer all 8000 meters without the use of supplementary oxygen. Nives, fresh from the last expedition to Nepal, tells, also with the projection of a video of her, her extraordinary experiences on the highest peaks in the world, lived as a couple with her husband Romano Benet.
The journalist Elisa Salvi hosts
Sunday 11 August, 9pm Piaz Marconi – in case of bad weather Cinema Teatro Marmolada
MATTEO RIGHETTO: THE WILD PATH
Matteo Righetto, writer
Paduan writer, author, among other things, of the best seller “The Bear’s Skin” (from which the film of the same name with Marco Paolini was based in 2016), Righetto lives a good part of the year in Colle Santa Lucia (BL), town of Ladin language and culture near the Val di Fassa, and represents an important literary voice of the Ladin-Dolomite territory. Righetto presents his latest novel and discusses current issues concerning the mountains.
The journalist Elisa Salvi hosts
Thursday 22 August, 8.30pm Sass Pordoi
AND WE WENT OUT TO SEE THE STARS AGAIN… AT SASS PORDOI
Claudio Balella expert in astronomy
Alpine guides of Val di Fassa
Evening of stargazing in the special location of the Terrazza delle Dolomiti at Sass Pordoi, at 2,950 meters above sea level, in the company of Claudio Balella, popular astronomer, and the alpine guides who accompany you along the “Lunar tour” trekking (approximately 40 minutes) at nightfall. Warm clothing (heavy sweatshirt and down jacket), good trekking shoes (presence of snow) and headlight are recommended.
Reservation required by the day before the event, with ticket purchase at the cash desk of the Belvedere cable car station, in Canazei (Strèda de Pareda, 67). Paid activity: €20 adults, €10 children born after 01.01.2011. The price includes: guest introduction, excursion with mountain guide, astronomical observation (without telescopes), cable car ticket. Information on 348 0043352. Panorama Pass and Dolomiti SuperSummer cards are not valid.
Cable car departure at 8.30pm. Possible paid shuttle service (€5) from the valley station of the Belvedere cable car (8pm) to the Pordoi Pass with reservations required. In case of bad weather the event will be held on August 23rd. The journalist Elisa Salvi hosts.
