ITINERARIES AND PROGRAMS
Gran Paradiso is the only 4000-meter peak completely on Italian territory. The ascent is ideal for the hiker who wants to make his first experience on ice and high mountains by taking his first steps with crampons wrapped in the wonderful and evocative landscapes that the Aosta Valley offers.
Excellent climb as an acclimatization to Mont Blanc.
- Day 1: Travel to Valle d'Aosta and to be precise to Pont trek up to Chabot Refuge (about 2.5 hours- 700m elevation gain). Dinner and overnight stay.
- Day 2: Wake up at dawn (around 4 a.m.), breakfast and start for the summit. The first part you climb up a debris moraine until you then meet the glacier. Once the harness is donned, crampons donned and rope tied you will continue the ascent to the shoulder leading to the summit. Finally, the last few meters to reach the Madonnina of the summit require some rock climbing.
Participants: up to a maximum of 4 people
The fee includes: the accompaniment of the mountain guide, liability insurance, use of common materials and any missing equipment.
The fee does not include: travel, A/R lift ticket, half pensions in mountain huts, and Mountain Guide fees.
The most famous peak in the Alps, "La Grande Becca," as the Matterhorn was called in the early days of mountaineering. Its pyramid is an icon that everyone knows, and anyone who has been to Cervinia or Zermatt and admires it from below is impressed. It is the peak that every mountaineer dreams of climbing.
Good physical fitness and mixed-terrain climbing experience is needed, which involves climbing with boots and crampons on rock snow and ice
To experience this climb to the fullest and have the greatest chance of success, it is highly recommended to do a 5- or 6-day "Matterhorn internship," divided into 2/3 days of preparation and acclimatization with climbing 4000m alpine routes (e.g. Castor, Pollux Traverse, Breithorn Traverse) and 2/3 days for the Matterhorn ascent.
To prepare for the Matterhorn you need training and motivation, yes, but a good acclimatization to the altitude (it's still 4478 meters) is more than essential for the success of this goal. Also, another key thing, you need to know each other as a roped party.
To achieve this "Matterhorn goal" we will have a week, six days of complete freedom to wander up and down the most beautiful mountains in the Alps.
Having a lot of flexibility helps tremendously by giving a better chance of reaching the summit (both in terms of weather and acclimatization and preparation...)
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Contact me and we will decide together on the most suitable program for each of you!
To give you a general idea, the typical 6-day program I propose could be as follows:
- Day 1: Meet and transfer to Zermatt (or Cervinia). Ascend by cable car to the Little Matterhorn. Wearing crampons and roped up we will climb the easy Western Breithorn (4164m) and descend to the Guide d'Ayas Refuge. Dinner and overnight stay.
- Day 2: Pollux traverse (4092m), Verra Pass and Castor (4223m). From the summit of Castor we will retrace our steps and return to Rifugio Guide d'Ayas hut. Dinner and overnight stay.
- Day 3: stupendous traverse of the Black Rock (4073m) , Twin of the Breithorn (4106m), Middle Breithorn (4159m). Return to Zermatt for a shower and some rest. Dinner and overnight stay in Zermatt.
- Day 4: Wake up late and climb in the early afternoon to the Hornlihutte Hut (or Carrel Hut)
Day 5: Ascent to the Matterhorn via the Hornli Ridge and return to Zermatt (or via the Lion Ridge and return to Cervinia)
Day 6: Reserve day for the ascent of the Matterhorn
Rates include: the accompaniment of the Mountain Guide, liability insurance, use of common materials and any missing equipment.
Fees DO NOT include: travel, half pensions in mountain huts and Mountain Guide fees.
