On top of Mount Baldo

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Lake Garda is surrounded by tall mountains, beautifully rising from the water and lining the East and West shores of the lake; the tallest peak is Mount Baldo, right above Malcesine.

If you want to go up there it’s easy, there is helpfully a cable car which goes right from the edge of Malcesine all the way up to the top. The views are unbelievable, and mere pictures don’t quite do it justice, but here’s a smattering anyway…

The bottom terminus in Malcesine
Waiting for a car to come …
Wheee …
Encountering the other car – guess that means we’re halfway up
terminus at the top – space age
A ski hut … this is a ski area in winter
A small shrine at the top
view down the backside … wow … huge cliffs and valleys
Walking out to the edge … feels like there will be a 3,000’ drop at the end
Looking South down Lake Garda …
yep, hang gliders start from up here and sail all the way down
Looking North, Riva del Garda on the left, Tribole on the right
Wow. That’s just about all I can say

For extra fun, the cable car broke (!) and we all had to stand around in the waning light as it got colder and colder, wondering how we were going to get down, and whether it was actually a good idea to do so in a recently repaired cable car.

All’s well that ends well … made it down in the end … and then had a nice dinner in Malcesine … .