High tour Monte Rosa | Spaghetti Tour light with mountain guide

• Summit destinations

  • Breithorn 4164 m
  • Balmenhorn 4215 m
  • Vicent Pyramid 4215 m
  • Ludwigshöhe 4341 m
  • Signaluppe/Capanna Regina Margherita 4554 m
  • ev. Zumsteinspitze 4563 m

• Tour schedule

  • Individual journey to Zermatt (meeting point: 10.15). Welcome and introductions and immediately take the cable car up to the Gandegghütte.
    • Training crampons and ice axe on the glacier
    • Overnight stay at the Gandegghütte
    • Only a few ascents and descents.
  • Take the railway up to the Klein Matterhorn. Tour to the Breithorn and descent to the Rigugio Mezzalama.
    • Breithorn 4164 m with a beautiful view down to Zermatt
      • Ascent 350 metres in altitude
      • approx. 2 hrs.
    • Descent to the Rifugio Mezzalama 3004m in approx. 3 hours and 1100 metres altitude.
  • Today we cross the southern valleys of Monte Rosa:
    • Descent to Véraz and ascent via pathless terrain to Colle Bettaforca.
    • Continue by cable car to Passo dei Salati and short ascent to Rifugio Mantova
      • Ascent: 800 metres in altitude
      • Descent: 1100 metres in altitude
  • First part of the stage around the highest hut in the Alps: Vincentpyramid 4341 m, Ludwigshöhe 4343 m and Signalkuppe/Capanna Regina Margherita 4554 m, the highest hut in the Alps, where we will also spend the night:
    • Ascent: 1200 metres altitude
    • approx. 5-6 hrs.
  • Our final day is on the Zumsteinspitze 4563 m "right" next to the hut, descent via the Grenzgletscher to the Monte Rosa hut 2798 m and then via via ferrata and glacier to the Gornergratbahn railway on the Rotenboden:
    • Descent 1600 metres altitude

• Important info

  • The meeting point is at 10.15 am right next to Zermatt railway station.
  • The meeting point is easily accessible by public transport. If you arrive by car, you have to park it in Täsch and travel the last part to Zermatt by train. Zermatt is car-free.
  • Group size: 4-5 guests per mountain guide. We will be travelling with two groups depending on the request.
  • Additional costs are incurred for the personal journey to and from the hut, the journey to the Klein Matterhorn (CHF 50 with Half-Fare travelcard) and additional consumption at the huts. Half board and overnight stays are included in the price.
  • It is advisable to acclimatise before the tour. We recommend travelling to Zermatt the day before, doing a short hike and spending the night in Zermatt. Alternatively, you can spend the night before on one of the Alpine passes to acclimatise a little.
  • Feasibility: We will inform you shortly before the tour how we will conduct the tour.
  • Contact for questions before the tour is your mountain guide Jonas: 079 452 33 72

• Requirements

  • Only a little prior knowledge is required.
  • First experience with crampons and glaciers is an advantage.
  • Experience in hiking and walking in pathless terrain.
  • Stamina for hikes with around 1000 metres ascent and descent at a leisurely pace (~300 m/h).

• Packing list and packing tips

  • We have for you a detailed packing list with packing tips compiled.
  • For this tour you need the following material from this PDF. We carry our equipment with us all the time. Pack only what is necessary.

• Price and services

  • CHF 1790.-
  • Including planning and realisation with mountain guide and his travel expenses.
  • Including overnight stays in huts with half board.
  • Excluding travel costs, train tickets (small Matterhorn) and personal consumption.
  • Group size of 4-5 guests per mountain guide:in

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