Incontri Tra/Montani - 30 Years

Incontri Tra/Montani means "Meetings Between/Mountains," and to the best of my knowledge was formed to provide a political voice to communities in the eastern Alps of Lombardy, Trentino, and also to other Alpine communities who are often overlooked. I think it's comparable to rural Upper Michigan building an "embassy" near the capitol in Lansing to provide a voice for the detached region. ITM turned 30 last year. I believe that province of Sondrio, the Brescian Tri-Valley, and the Bergamo Alps encompasses a strong cultural milieu as well. Naturally we would like to express solidarity with them.

 

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http://www.incontritramontani.it/

https://www.facebook.com/Incontritramontani/

https://twitter.com/itm1990

https://incontritramontani.academia.edu/incontritramontani

 

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INCONTRI TRAMONTANI - (PIEVE DI BONO-PREZZO)

gianni beordo

Trentesima edizione: Incontri Tramontani

 

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Museo Scuola Rango
"Bello!"

 

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A brief history

Incontri Tra/Montani was born in 1990 from a chance meeting between cultural associations of Valle Camonica and Val Trompia. From the observation of a lack of communication between the valleys and from the reading of the great difficulties in which the mountain communities finds itself (exodus, destructive interventions, youth unemployment, etc.), the idea arose of an annual conference that would begin to create a network of non-institutional relations between groups operating in the Italian, Swiss, Austrian, and French Alps with the aim of promoting mutual knowledge, collaboration, exchange of analysis and possible proposals.

In the term Tra/Montani there is a double meaning: 1) The need for dialogue and the consciousness of the sunset of a civilization that was at the center of the pre-industrial economy since all medieval "machines" needed the energy produced by the fall of water.

The study and reflection meetings on issues of common interest in Alpine resorts have been organized regularly since 1990 and touch on topics of various kinds and locations that are always different.

The ITM to which the Valle Camonica, the Giudicarie Valleys, the Val di Sole, Valtellina, Val Seriana, Val Cavallina, Carnia, and Val Verzasca adhere to permanently, has no official seat, nor a statute. It is a self-managed, spontaneous, and free thinking.

Membership of the ITM Group is open to all associations, study centres and cultural groups in the Alps.

'History of the ITM' by Giancarlo Maculotti (pdf file)

 

The following all collaborated in the realization of the ITM:

• Associazione Comitato Organizzatore Festa di Trate - Gaverina Terme (Bergamo)
• Associazione IVS Inventario delle Vie di Comunicazione Storiche (Milano)
• Centro Studi e Ricerche Archivio Bergamasco (Bergamo)
• Centro Studi Etnografici Val Imagna S. Omobono Imagna (Bergamo)
• Centro Studi Judicaria – Tione (Trento)
• Centro Studi Val di Sole – Malè (Trento)
• Centro Studi Valchiavennaschi Chiavenna (Sondrio)
• Circolo Culturale Baradello Clusone (Bergamo)
• Circolo Culturale Ghislandi Cividate Camuno (Brescia)
• Comune di Montereale Valcellina Montereale Valcellina (Pordenone)
• Cooperativa Arca Gardone Val Trompia (Brescia)
• Cooperativa Il Chiese - Storo (Trento)
• Fondazione Progetto Poschiavo Poschiavo (Svizzera)
• Fondazione Val Verzasca Canton Ticino (Svizzera)
• L’Arcilettore, Circolo di Sondrio (Sondrio)
• Museo Etnografico S. Caterina Valfurva (Sondrio)
• Museo Etnografico Tiranese - Tirano (Sondrio)
• Pro Vita Alpina - Längenfeld (Austria)

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2020–21 FIS Snowboard World Cup - Val Malenco, Valtellina

Snowboarder Michela Moioli from Bergamo

 

Despite being televised on the CBS Sports Network this weekend, getting clear results on the ongoing (Dec thru Mar) 2020-21 FIS Snowboard World Cup is like pulling teeth. Bergamasque Michela Moioli won the Snowboard Cross on Saturday, but they had another final in the same event on Sunday, so it's a bit confusing for the layman. Moioli is currently ranked third in the Snowboard Cross. She is an Olympic Gold Medalist, having won the Snowboard cross in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Of course, numerous other top competitors from Valtellina, the Bergamo Alps, and the South Tyrol have been competitive, including fellow Bergamasque Sofia Belingheri (currently ranked 5th in the Snowboard cross), and Sudtirolians Roland Fischnaller (currently ranked 2nd in the Parallel giant slalom and 5th in the Parallel overall PSL/PGS) and Aaron March (currently ranked 3rd in the Parallel overall PSL/PGS).

 

Michela Moioli (Wikipedia)

Snowboarder Sofia Belingheri from Bergamo

Apparently this event, which changes locations throughout the ongoing winter season, was to be held in the northern Bergamo Alps. Due to Covid concerns, it was moved to a beautiful resort in the Val Malenco, which is a valley which connects to the north of the central Valtellina. This competition is a really big deal in Europe, and the BergamoNews.it is sure to cover it, especially the Bergamasque competitors. Olympic gold medalist, Bergamasque alpine skiier Sofia Goggia is a big star over there! Believe it or not, the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing is only a year away.

'Snowboard World Cup: Michela Moioli start, gains victory in debut' (translated)

 

 American snowboarder Faye Gulini is doing quite well, but I'm covering that on the other blog.

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The beautiful Valseriana of the Bergamo Alps

GROMO Alta Valle Seriana

Frank Giava

Una cittadina medievale bellissima. Video riprese di Frank Giava con Drone DJI Phantom 4 PRO+. Visitate il sito web www.bergamoinvolo.it oppure andate alla pagina facebook 
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Valseriana images

Val Seriana (translated)

The Val seriana (àl seriàna in the Bergamasque dialect) is the Valley of the Serio River, in the Province of Bergamo, in the Orobie Alps. It winds along the river path for about 31 miles, going up from the capital in a north-east direction. The valley floor is largely urbanized, constituting a continuous building, residential and productive that goes from Bergamo to the High valley.

Valseriana.eu

Mountain community of the Seriana Valley (translated)

The Mountain community of the Seriana Valley is a mountain community in the province of Bergamo , Lombardy. Includes 38 municipalities in the Seriana Valley.

Mountain Community of Valseriana (official website)

ValserianaNews.it

Friends of the Valseriana

Valcamonica and Valseriana

The Valseriana makes up roughly half of the territory of the Orobie Alps, also known as the Bergamo Alps. It runs parallel to the Val Camonica to its east, and is 31 miles long... as opposed to the 56 mile long Val Camonica. However, it's not as pronounced of a valley, and has nowhere near the same population. Still, it seems to have equally the same natural beauty.

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San Pellegrino - Mineral water from the Bergamo Alps Celebrates Its 120th Anniversary

S.Pellegrino Celebrates Its 120th Anniversary

SanPellegrino TV

2019 marks the 120th anniversary of S.Pellegrino! It all started as an Italian story and over 120 years that story has become yours as it is ours. 120 years of sharing experiences and fine dining moments. To celebrate this special occasion, S.Pellegrino launches the 120 Years Anniversary Limited Edition Bottles, available at S.Pellegrino’s exclusive events and fine dining tables all over the world.

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S.Pellegrino is a symbol of Lombard and Bergamasque heritage. The Alpine water is collected and processed at San Pellegrino Terme in the southernmost part of the Orobie Alpini.... the Bergamo Alps. Above, the Grand Hotel--which opened in 1904--along the now world famous waters. The terme ("baths") were, according to ancient legend, said to possess special properties.

'The town that lost its fizz! The birthplace of San Pellegrino mineral water sits eerily empty....'
 

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Add a Twist of Flavor with S.Pellegrino Essenza - Villa

SanPellegrino TV

Discover new S.Pellegrino Essenza. A twist of Mediterranean flavors and the gentle bubbles of S.Pellegrino. Add a twist of flavor.

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Diga del Gleno Dam in the Bergamo Alps - Evidence now showing that it was dynamited in 1923

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Mysteries of the Abandoned

The Gleno Dam was one of the subjects of an episode of the TV program 'Mysteries of the Abandoned' (episode 'America's Doomsday Town') on the Science channel from October of last year. On that episode it was revealed that a recent investigation seems to provide proof that the structure was dynamited by Communist elements which were at war with Capitalists such as the Vigano family which constructed the dam. I suppose that anyone looking up information about the dam will be fed the old "failed dam' story for quite a few more years however. People talk about Muslim terrorists, but they're nothing compared to Communist terrorists of a century ago. I have actually posted images here of the Gleno Dam not even knowing what it actually was. It looked like ancient ruins... or some type of fantasy mountain cathedral.


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Gleno Dam

The Gleno Dam was a multiple-arch dam on the Gleno Creek in the Valle di Scalve in the northern Province of Bergamo, Italy. The dam was constructed between 1916 and 1923 with the purpose of producing hydroelectric power. A portion of the dam failed and burst 40 days after its reservoir was full, on December 1, 1923, killing at least 356 people.


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Reddit - Gleno Dam

an estimated 4,500,000 m3 of water gushed from the reservoir at an elevation around 1,535 m (5,036 ft) above sea level to the valley below. [...] stopped when they reached Lake Iseo which lies at an elevation of 186 m (610 ft) above sea level.


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Barbellino Dam

[VisitBergamonet in English]

Accessible only by foot, the magnificence of the Barbellino Dam will leave you breathless; when it opens, it gives way to an unstoppable flow of water.


Description

To reach the Bergamasco mountains’ largest artificial lake you have to reach an altitude of 1862m in the Upper Seriana Valley. Here you will find Barbellino, that collects the waters coming from different valleys and the Natural Barbellino Lake.

Between 1926 and 1931, an enormous dam was built to regulate the energy produced in the nearby hydroelectric power station. Thanks to its opening, every summer, on predetermined dates, you can witness the grandiose spectacle of the Serio Waterfalls. About 10,000 cubic metres of water are discharged downstream, creating a triple jump of 315 metres, the highest in Italy.
Mountain lovers can enjoy pleasant trails that pass by the dam, including the one that leads to the Curò Mountain Refuge.

It is interesting to know that during the summer, at the base of the dam’s barrier, you can encounter numerous ibex that climb along the wall, defying gravity in search of saltpeter, a very useful salt in their diet.

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A few interesting images of the Bergamo Alps

I mainly wanted to post this image, the dam of Gleno, which looks like an ancient ruin.. but is really a ruin of an old dam.

The Orobie National Park occupies half of the Bergamo Alps, a vast wilderness area by European standards.

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