Join Emma, a UIMLA certified mountain leader, on this amazing 10-day hiking tour around the Monte Rosa Massif and enjoy breathtaking views.
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Alps
10 Days
Jul, Aug, Sep
Fit
Advanced
Join this beautiful and exciting long-distance trek around Monte Rosa!
Located in the Pennine Alps between Switzerland and Italy, the Monte Rosa Massif is a beautiful place to enjoy hiking and trekking. On this 10-day trip, we’ll be able to experience stunning views of the Swiss Alps and the Matterhorn from the Teodulo pass. The hike will also gives us the benefit of appreciating a road full of pine forests, hidden valleys, waterfalls, colossal alpine peaks, high passes and glaciers. Some of the views will also include the Weissmies (4023m) and the Rimpfischhorn (4198).
The route around Monte Rosa is one of the most amazing and demanding long-distance treks in all Europe. This is why I recommend this trip to participants with a high level of fitness and experience. Some of the days include long treks in high altitudes and hikes between 4 and 8 hours. I am happy to advise you if you need to decide whether this trip is for you.
We’ll start and end our tip in the charming village of Saas Grund. Some of the nights will be spent in refuges and hotels, accessing private rooms whenever possible, located in breathtaking locations. We’ll also get to sleep in the iconic mountain town of Zermatt.
Are you ready for an amazing trip? Send your request! If you like challenging adventures, I can guarantee you’ll love Monte Rosa and its breathtaking views.
- Guiding fee
- Accommodation included
- Breakfast
- Dinner
Price does not include flights, travel insurance, airport transfers, personal drinks & snacks, and tips
We’ll meet in the village of Saas Grund and sleep in the amazing ski-resort of Saas Fee.
We’ll take a short bus to Mattmark to begin our hike of the day (15 km, 6-7 hrs). We’ll go through Lake Mattmark and ascend to Mont More (2.853 m). We’ll then descend to village of Macugnaga, where we’ll sleep in a hotel.
We’ll follow the torrent of Anza towards the lake at Quarazza. We’ll be hiking for 8 hours and covering 23 kilometers. We’ll sleep at the Rifugio Pastore.
We’ll hike for 7-8 hours and cover 15 kilometers. We’ll climb Vallon delle Pisse, go over the Bocetta delle Pisse and descend to Alpe Pianlunga. We’ll sleep at a mountain refuge in Lake Gabiet.
This day, we’ll cross Colle d’Olen and descend to Rifugio del Lys. We’ll then go up the Alpe Sitten and cross Colle di Bettaforca. We’ll sleep in a mountain refuge Resy. The day will take us 6-7 hours.
Today we’ll hike for 7-8 hours and cover 18 kilometers. We’ll go through Alpe Varda, Alpe Mase and Colle Superieur delle Cime Blanche (2982 m). We’ll sleep in a mountain refuge at Colle del Teodulo (3317 m).
This day, we’ll descend for 4-5 hours through the Theodule glacier. We’ll sleep at a hotel in the town of Zermatt.
On day 8 we’ll follow the Mattertal towards the Rhone Valley. We’ll sleep in the mountain refuge of Europahutte, a relatively new hut with a stunning location and fantastic views of the Weisshorn.
We’ll go across boulder fields and cliffs with stunning views. We’ll cover 17 kilometers in 6-7 hours. We’ll sleep in a hotel at the village of Grachen.
On our final day, we’ll hike the Hohenwegg path to Hannigalp. We’ll cover 21 kilometers in 7-8 hours. We’ll finish in Saas Grund.
We’ll share a last breakfast together.
Accommodation 5 nights in hotels (private rooms wherever possible) and 5 nights in refuges |
Meeting point Saas Grund |
I'm a qualified International Mountain Leader (IML) and I have been leading expeditions for the last 15 years. I have led the Tour du Mont Blanc over 40 times, the Everest Base Camp trek 27 times, Kilimanjaro 10 times, and I have also led trips in Nepal, Peru, Cuba, India, Bhutan, Cambodia, Thailand, the Alps, the Pyrenees, Russia, Uzbekistan and Madagascar, amongst others.
I'm a passionate skier, in 2009 I made the first ski descent of Manaslu, the 8th highest mountain in the world (8156m).
Fluent in French, Russian and Spanish, I also work as an interpreter and love to chat.
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