This clip is the result of my past vacation in the Swiss and Italian alps: first following the Tour Monte Rosa and Grande Sentiero Walser from Zermatt and then going further south to the Val di Susa. With 3538 meters (11600 feet) the Rocciamelone is not only a pretty nice peak, but also the highest shrine of pilgrimage (dedicated to Our Lady) in Europe. I celebrated mass there . It is also possibly the first serious alpine peak that was climbed for a non-practical purpose when Bonifacius Rotarius (of Asti) made the first ascent of Rochemelon in September 1, 1358, to bring a small metal image of the Holy Virgin as a gesture of gratitude for having survived captivity in the Holy Land during the crusades.

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