Hi all,
I am planning on heading to the Alps this summer with someone who hasn't been to the Alps for a few years, and am looking for a good area for getting back into the swing of things. We are ideally looking for somewhere with the following options:
Good selection of relatively short (single day) routes around PD below 3500m: ridges preferred to glacier plods
Via ferrata around 4c or below
Multipitch sport below 5
Not queuing on routes
Preferably not super expensive
Looking to stay at a base in the valley (probably air bnb or similar) for a week or two and drive around to get to places. I was wondering whether the south side of the Gran Paradiso national park would be a good option: has anybody been in August? Does it have a good selection of climbing and via ferrata? Will it be really busy what with the Italian national holidays and all? Any alternative recommendations spring to mind?
Cheers,
Chris