Berny's photos

Looking down the East side of the pass to Berghotel Franzenshöhe. - scanned slide, Minolta X700 pass no. 15 - Passo dello Stelvio (Stilfserjoch), 2758 m, Italy - day 3

View to Ortler (3905 m) from the East side of the pass, in clouds. The building to the right is the "Tibethütte" (2800 m). The PiP is from an ascent to the Ortler in 1981. - scanned slides, Minolta X700 pass no. 15 - Passo dello Stelvio (Stilfserjoch), 2758 m, Italy - day 3

sky by Luminar (from an image taken in Torres del Paine), scanned slide, Minolta X700

With 2758 s.l.m. the Stilfserjoch is the 2nd highest Alpine pass and the highest in Italy, here at the West side. The "ensemble" of buildings on the pass is not really pleasing to the eye ;-) - scanned slide, Minolta X700 Almost each country has its own definition of altitude. Here "s.l.m.", also "m s.l.m." means "sul livello del mare" relative to a gauge in Genua, which is in Austria "müA" (Meter über Adria) relative to a gauge in Trieste, in Germany "NHN" (Normalhöhennull) relative to a gauge in Amsterdam and in Switzerland m.ü.M. (Meter über Meeresspiegel) relative to a gauge in Marseille. pass no. 15 - Passo dello Stelvio (Stilfserjoch), 2758 m, Italy - day 3

West ramp serpentines of Stilfserjoch road SS38, a dream for bikers. Better view in large and see PiP's! - scanned slides, Minolta X700 pass no. 15 - Passo dello Stelvio (Stilfserjoch), 2757 m, Italy - day 3

scanned slide, Minolta X700

scanned slide, Minolta X700

West ramp of Passo dello Stelvio (Stilfserjoch), Strada statale 38. You can see the ruins of "Prima canoniera" (1st cannonade). - scanned slide, Minolta X700 pass no. 15 - Passo dello Stelvio (Stilfserjoch), 2757 m, Italy - day 3

West ramp of Passo dello Stelvio (Stilfserjoch), Strada statale 38. - scanned slide, Minolta X700 pass no. 15 - Passo dello Stelvio (Stilfserjoch), 2757 m, Italy - day 3

View from the war memorial near Rifugio Arnaldo Berni (north of Passo di Gavia) to Punta San Matteo, 3678 m. The glacier is named "Ghiacciaio di Dosegù". - scanned slide, Minolta X700 pass no. 14 - Passo di Gavia, 2621 m, Italy - day 3

Okay, the altitude is written as 2650 m on this sign, other sources tell us 2618 or 2621 m. Anyway, it's the 6th highest pass in the alps.- scanned slide, Minolta X700 pass no. 14 - Passo di Gavia, 2621 m, Italy - day 3

South ramp of SS300 to Passo di Gavia - see PiP's - scanned slides, Minolta X700 pass no. 14 - Passo di Gavia, 2621 m, Italy - day 3

scanned slide, Minolta X700

scanned slide, Minolta X700

The next pass in Italy will be "Passo di Gavia", here driving up the 1997 unpaved south ramp. - scanned slide, Minolta X700 pass no. 14 - Passo di Gavia, 2621 m, Italy - day 3

WW-I memorial (Monumento Ossario) on Passo Tonale, which is a ski resort north of the Adamello-Presanella-mountain range. - scanned slide, Minolta X700 pass no. 13 - Passo di Tonale, 1884 m, Italy - day 3

scanned slide, Minolta X700 pass no. 13 - Passo di Tonale, 1884 m, Italy - day 3

Disturbing appartment houses at the ski resort "Passo del Tonale" in 1997. The mountain to the left, south of the pass, is Punta Castellaccio, 3028 m. - scanned slide, Minolta X700 pass no. 13 - Passo di Tonale, 1884 m, Italy - day 3