The sun is currently warming the meadows below Monte Pez, as the first overnight visitors of the "Castle in the Mountains" set off on the next stage. Hundreds of hikers pass the house every day, including on July 20, 2025. The Rifugio Bolzano since a long time, has been fully booked til September. Therefore, it is the ideal place for the blood pressure measurement campaign in which EURAC Research is participating. The wind whistles around the Schlernhaus, its german name, so the team from the Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine looks for a sheltered spot on the side of the house - right in front of the gate that keeps the cows from eating the questionnaires. Soon, queues form in front of the tables where Giacomo Strapazzon, Marika Falla, Mireia Vicente Mora, and Katharina Plenk are ready with blood pressure monitors, oximeters, and pens to conduct a meaningful survey at an altitude of 2,457 meters. The hikers show great interest in the values, explanations, and advice on hiking at high altitudes. After a well-deserved break, they soon shoulder their backpacks with enthusiasm to admire the next marmot over the ridge.
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