Hike Day 9: Rifugio Faloria to Rifugio Vandelli/Lake Sorapis

The day's hike started with a traverse and a charade of chamois goats. Then things got tougher when we had to pretend to be mountain goats ourselves and scramble over a steep pass on loose rock. At the top
of the pass, edelweiss and more wildflowers greeted us before we plunged down the mountainside. Our next cliffhanger via ferrata awaited so we couldn't pat ourselves on the back yet (we had to hang on for dear life). Then we faced an even more punishing vertical hike down a rocky trail full of ankle busters and deep knee bends. But in the distance, like a mirage, we saw our next hut and the pale blue glacial waters of Lake Sorapis.