The camp-location, Canazei, viewed from Sella Pass
 
 

  The breakfast club..... 
 
 

Rohling, Smit, Cooke, and Hoult checking out the basal conglomerates. Hey guys, the geology is behind you!



Going up the cable cart Ortisei-Ceceda, at the NW side of Sella Pass.



The stunning view back down the cable-cart track.



The group takes in the jagged shapes of ancient Atolls.
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Day 2: Butterloch Canyon, through the Upper Permian

time for lunch above the waterfall......



although some prefer to keep working.



And after a long hike, we crash out in view of the P-T boundary!
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Next day, it's logging time. First the P-T boundary at Tesero.....



......... then at Tramin.



Henk Brinkhuis and Jan Smit celebrate before the NL-Italy penalty-disaster.
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The following day brings us to Catinaccio, stunning views and geology all around....
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The weather look set to turn against us, but it doesn't. Instead, Arno drives off with Henk's keys to the minibus.....
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Another night's sleep, and then back up Sella pass, and thereafter with a sensational cable-cart ride up Sasso Pordoi. There are magnificent vistas when the clouds lift. 


Shortly after this, rain and sleet indicate that it's time to head back...... 



Thanks Henk, it was a great excursion!



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