Close to Zermatt and the vast Gornergletscher glacier, the Monte Rosa group comprises 18 peaks above 12,000 feet. During this altitude tour, you will climb and ski 9 of these peaks (highest one will be Zumsteinspitze, 14,970 feet asl).
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Access : free roundtrip shuttle from Chamonix.
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Route: Meeting point in Täsch, transfer to Zermatt, Klein Matterhorn cable car, West Breithorn (13,661 feet), central Breithorn (13,648 feet), Val d'Ayas Guides hut / Castor (13,870 feet), Peak Felik (13,700 feet), Quintino Sella hut / Paso of Lyskamm (13,451 feet), Pyramid Vincent (13,828 feet), Gnifetti hut / Balmenhorn (13,759 feet), Signalkuppe (14,940 feet), Zumsteinspitze (14,970 feet), Gnifetti hut / Lys pass (13,943 feet), descent to Zermatt, transfer and separation in Täsch.
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Guide : your Guide is a French IFMGA Mountain Guide, speaking fluently English with a near native comprehension, expert in Ski Mountaineering in Monte Rosa group.
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- Technical level : tour reserved to very good skiers, perfectly experienced in off-piste skiing and in Ski-Mountaineering. The tour includes steep slopes. You also practise mountaineering, as you will have to ascend some summits of the tour using crampons and ice axe.
- Fitness level : you are in very good shape, practizing 3 times a week outdoor and endurance sports. The average pace is 1,300 feet of rise per hour,with a difference of level climbed each day rising from 2,300 to 3,600 feet.
Member discount:
10% discount for InfoHub customer. Request a free gift certificate.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
* The price includes :
- guiding by a mountain Guide
- the following group equipment: radio linked to the relief organization, pharmacy, survival blanket, ropes, maps, compass, GPS, altimeter, rescue sledge
- the loan of a mountaineering harness, a Avalanche Transceiver, a probe and a shovel
- transfers related to the normal course of the programme
- lodging and half-board in the mountain huts from Day 1 dinner included to Day 5 breakfast included
* The price does not include :
- optional insurances GENERALI / EUROP ASSISTANCE
- your lunchs
- your drinks in the huts
- your personal expenses
- the personal equipment and the technical equipment required for this tour
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Europe
Switzerland
Italy
Skiing & Snowboarding
Mountain/Rock Climbing
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