alpha /æɫfə/ n., pl. -phas [Greek alpha (άλφα), from the Phoenician aleph] 1. the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α) 2. the first in order of precedence 3. Astron. the brightest star in a constellation 4. the first version of a new software product that satisfies all the requirements and distributed to internal testers hütte /ˈhʏtə/ n. fem., pl. hütten [old high German hutta, from Indo-European *kudhia-, related with *(s)keu- "to cover"] 1. a little house or cabin of the plainest or crudest kind 2. mountain hut as those commonly found in European Alps alphahutte n. [comb. of alpha and hütte] A. the Internet website dedicated to travel, adventure and technology B. the place where adventure travelers, outdoor enthusiasts, photographers and technology geeks are at home C. the personal website of Andrea Busnelli

A few words

AlphaHutte is my personal website dedicated to some of my passions: travel, photography, hiking, skiing, mountain biking and technology in all its forms. However, since I get interested in so many things, expect to see even more topics showing up from time to time… Apart from the blog, you’ll find articles, reviews, a selection of links and some free downloads. AlphaHutte is also a showcase for my photographs, most of them shot during my trips around the world, and probably the most intersting part of the site. I hope you’ll enjoy the visit!

Once upon a time

AlphaHutte was born in 1997. Named Altitude 4000, it was originally hosted in what I believe was the most brilliant internet community of all times: Geocities. In the years, pages kept growing together with my fun in maintaining a website and interacting with visitors. In May 1999, Altitude 4000 was elected “Geocities Landmark Site” and during that period I was simply flooded with visitors and mails and reviews. Since then I refreshed the looks twice, Geocities was bought by Yahoo! and my spare time reduced more and more. Finally, in 2004, I decided to rename the site AlphaHutte and give it a proper domain. What you see now is the blog version first published in May 2007 and later refreshed in June 2008.