Ortler (3905m) is the highest mountain in the Italian South Tyrol region.  The route starts in Solda and ascends via Rifugio Julius Payer to the top, and back.

Monte Rosa, on the border of Italy and Switzerland, is the second highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe at 4,634 m.

The Muir Ramble Route was created by Peter & Donna Thomas and inspired by John Muir's famous 1868 walk from San Francisco to Yosemite.  The Thomas' researched Muir's original route, and created a roughly parallel route that stays mostly off of busy roads.  They published a book about the route.  The Route website says: