Generally, when travelling, at least abroad, I consider myself sensible, organised, prepared, I’m 35 with a reasonable amount of both critical survival traits: common sense and street smarts. All of that went out of the window for this adventure.

I was invited to join Stefan and Jordan touring northern Italy, retracing and exploring key locations from the life and career of leading Italian mountaineer Walter Bonatti.

This was a tour born out of a love for Scandinavian culture and a friend’s idea to cycle the length of Norway’s E6.