Deep into the rocky slopes, this unique house in the Ampezzo Dolomites Natural Park in Italy is almost completely isolated from the outside world.
These stunning photos show a World War I-era construction hideout, perched in a vertical rock in the Monte Cristallo massif in the Ampezzo Dolomites Natural Park, Italy.
The shelter is not for the faint of heart.
The house is located more than 2,700 meters above sea level, accessible only by climbing, overcoming challenging rock formations.
The shelter is not for the faint of heart. Hikers and climbers traveling along Via Ferrata Ivano Dibano will encounter shelter on the route. At first glance, it seems that stepping out of the threshold of the shelter is to plunge straight into the valley below. Nestled within the rock mass, the walls surround, with a slanted roof, two doors and four wood-framed windows.
Italian soldiers in World War I built shelters. They used rope ladders and cables to reach this difficult point, temporarily sheltering from fierce battles.
There are steps, cables, and steel ladders built into the rock to help climbers pass.
Today, adventurers, hikers or hikers along Via Ferrata Ivano Dibona will come across this wonderful retreat. There are steps, cables, and steel ladders built into the rock, helping climbers to safely go through harsh roads.
Via Ferrata Ivano Dibona begins at Cortina d’Ampezzo, a ski resort and town on the River Boite. To conquer this road requires participants with good physical endurance and a bit of courage.
One TripAdvisor reviewer who traveled along Via Ferrata Ivano Dibona said: “It takes about six to eight hours to conquer the humans, you’ll have the chance to take in some amazing views and historical sites, with houses built in stone walls”.
Pictured is another shelter built in the mountains in the Dolomites, which was declared a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2009.
In recent years, the melting of glaciers and ice in the Dolomites, the nearby Ortles-Cevedale Alps or the Adamello-Presanella Alps has caused vestiges from ancient wars to emerge. Earlier this year, on Mount Scorluzzo in Lombardy, the ice melted to reveal the clothes, postcards and canned goods of old soldiers.
Source: scienceinfo
