The domites are so beautiful.

They're so exciting to see those rock formations are not something like in other parts of the Alps.

So the one who is traveling to Italy should definitely spend at least several days there.

Episode 271, hiking the Italian Alps with Dennis Bollicenko.

You're listening to the Adventure Sports podcast, brought to you by 180 Tech.

We talk with adventurers from around the globe to bring you the inspiration and motivation

you need to get started in the outdoors or to keep you moving if you're already there. Now

here's your host, Kurt Lindville. Today I have Dennis Bullochenko with us.

Dennis grew up in central Russia, and he and his family moved to Italy near the Alps two years ago,

and he has a fascinating job where he develops software for outdoor applications,

which means that he gets to spend a lot of time doing testing by hiking in the Swiss Alps

and the Italian Alps and also in the Apenines in Italy. And so we have a cool show for you about international travel, about hiking in the Alps,

and I'm really excited to visit with Dennis about all this.

Dennis, welcome to the program.

Nice to be here.

Hello.

So Dennis, let's start out with a little bit of the backstory.

You grew up in central Russia, and so what was that like?

Well, it was very, very much different than it is now.

So Russia back then, it was very much like USSR.

It just, that was my childhood was when just collapsed.

Wow.

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