The Via delle Normali in Italy's Brenta Dolomites traverses 10 peaks over 2,900m in 45km. Confident climbers can do it themselves, but best to hire a guide.

Almost a century later, taking inspiration from Via delle Bocchette, Trentino's mountain guides tried to revive some of the region's pioneering "normal" routes that are now out of fashion.

NORMAL — Travelers on Route 66 will have an additional stop in Bloomington-Normal by Labor Day. The former Sprague's service station at 305 E. Pine St. in Normal is set to open next month ...