In 1963, Don Vitalini documented a mountaineering excursion on Mount Gleno (2,882 m), between the upper Seriana Valley and the Scalve Valley, in the Orobic Alps. The camera films the mountaineer scaling rocky and scree slopes, the details of the alpine flora—purple-blue flowers, daisies, yellow poppies, and cushion vegetation—and the surrounding panorama with ridges, valleys, and residual snowfields. A large cross is visible on the summit with a plaque bearing the phrase "FRIEND / FROM THE JOY OF THE SUMMIT / DO NOT DESCEND TO THE VALLEY IN LIFE / SADDENING THE MOUNTAIN" and, at the center of the arms, the Latin inscription "IN HOC SIGNO VINCES." Today, Mount Gleno is a symbol of the Orobie Alps, with residual glaciers and snowfields in retreat, subject to climate change that is altering its landscape and biodiversity.
In 1963, Don Vitalini documented a mountaineering excursion on Mount Gleno (2,882 m), between the upper Seriana Valley and the Scalve Valley, in the Orobic Alps. The camera films the mountaineer scaling rocky and scree slopes, the details of the alpine flora—purple-blue flowers, daisies, yellow poppies, and cushion vegetation—and the surrounding panorama with ridges, valleys, and residual snowfields. A large cross is visible on the summit with a plaque bearing the phrase "FRIEND / FROM THE JOY OF THE SUMMIT / DO NOT DESCEND TO THE VALLEY IN LIFE / SADDENING THE MOUNTAIN" and, at the center of the arms, the Latin inscription "IN HOC SIGNO VINCES." Today, Mount Gleno is a symbol of the Orobie Alps, with residual glaciers and snowfields in retreat, subject to climate change that is altering its landscape and biodiversity.