HIKING - CLIMBING

From the Migliorero Shelter one can reach different mountain tops and take different paths, among the most beautiful and interesting ones of the whole province of Cuneo. Some of these can be done in the summer as well in the winter. Obviously before undertaking any of these itineraries it is advisable to ask some advices to the Shelter’s managers. Clicking on every line you can read a brief reports of the route.

Clicking on every line you can read a brief reports of the route.

Monte Laroussa (2905m)

Updated in January 2012
(Information, text and photos by the CAI FOSSANO)

USEFUL INFORMATION: Climbing route without any particular difficulty. It can be run also with snow: with suitable equipment according to the conditions.
Difficulty: EE
Elevation difference: 805 m
Time: 2h45.
Point of departure: From Migliorero Hut

Climbing Route: From the Shelter you go down and from the board you take the path on the left which, on great rocks, passes the two basins of the lake inf. of the Ischiator (2064mt) and finally meets the chart trail P24 that indicates the left direction. The path goes beyond a gangway and climbs with small curves on tiny stones up to a small lowland with a pine and with the chart indicating the path to the lake of Laroussa. Skipped the path on the right, you continue on a long sideroad and then with ample and steep bends you reach to the pass of Laroussa (2471mt). On the left the chart trail gives indications to the descent to the Vallone of S.Bernolfo, while on the right a great rock the chart points out the direction to the descent towards Laroussa Mountain. An evident path diagonally crosses on the right (side of San Bernolfo) the small amount of rocks up to its right edge, where evident traces of animals bring to the ample stone basin at the base of the rocky jump of the east slope of the Laroussa Mountain. Running towards south you cross the undulated stone basin a reach shortly the beginning of the rocky jump. Again following the evident traces you climb shortly on the groin that forms the beginning of the jump. You turn then to the right and follow the steep groin with bending towards right and you climb a little gorge of tiny stones. Through it you reach the terminal slope that ends in the panning peak of the Laroussa (2905mt) Mountain. The whole route from the pass to the mountain is signaled by red nicks.