Staircase training opportunity

[Mike T]

There's a medieval tower in the centre of Bologna (incidentally the finest city I've ever been to).

498 wooden steps up to the top. It is incredibly steep and the steps are irregularly sized. Descending that would be great fell training, although the design of the staircase means a fall could potentially be very disastrous...

That tower is pretty scary to climb - not only is it leaning, it is amazingly narrow for its height, and the staircase supports look like they could come away any minute. My partner is pretty game on scrambles - she waited at the bottom.