JOURNAL
Etna, three days suspended in silence. Renzo Recanzone's story.
There are places that seem to belong to several worlds at once. Etna is one of them: a mountain that breathes sea and sky, fire and ice. And it was there, in the heart of winter, that an adventure took place — one destined to remain among the most intense.
What kind of adventure was it?
Renzo. “It was mid-February 2023, after a historic storm on Mount Etna. Everything was blocked, everything closed, and we were skiing at sunset on a spectacular firn, with the feeling that the world had stopped.”
A scene suspended between light and silence: the snow turning gold, the volcano falling asleep, and that rare feeling of being in the right place, at the perfect moment.
Why was it a special day for you?
Renzo. “Because everything was perfect. In three days we met only three people, surrounded by meters of snow with our eyes on the sea. A surreal experience that still gives me chills — definitely the three most beautiful days I’ve ever spent on skis.”
It doesn’t take much to understand that Etna, in those days, wasn’t just a mountain — it was a world of its own, suspended in time, where nature once again set the rhythm.
What do you always take with you to the mountains?
Renzo. “The desire to enjoy the day: sometimes with a beer, sometimes with fun, sometimes with effort… but there’s always something there.”
A simple and authentic approach that sums up the essence of being in the mountains: finding joy in every condition — whether in lightness or in effort.
What does ‘freedom’ in the mountains mean to you?
R.“For me, it means having the possibility to do what I want.”
A freedom that needs no great definition: it’s a pure gesture, a conscious choice, the moment when the mountain becomes a space to truly breathe.
If you had to describe yourself with one word, what would it be?
R.“In the mountains, patient. But only there.”
Perhaps it’s this very patience — rare and precious — that makes days like those on Etna truly unique.
The ability to wait for the right moment, to observe, to let yourself be surprised by the silence of a mountain that meets the sea.