5-day Monte Rosa mountaineering course

Good physical condition is required to join this trip. You need to be a trained person who practices sports even at a non-competitive level. Ability to tackle summer trekking with around 1300/1500 m of altitude difference without too much effort. No technical mountaineering or glacier skills are required.

Yes, you need to bring Harness, ice axe, crampons and helmet.

In case you don't have them, we offer rental service.

The request for rental equipment must be communicated in good time, at least one week before the start of the event.

However, we recommend communicating this when purchasing the event. The guide will bring all the equipment directly to the event.

Single prices per day

Ice axe: €10

Universal crampons: €10

Harness: €5

Helmet: €5

Please note that we We do not provide boot rental.

Boots can be rented at the Monturastore AlpStation shop in Aosta (you have to arrange the rental yourself, the shop is located in Saint-christophe, Aosta, tel. 0165 267898).

It is possible to organize car sharing from Milan, Turin or the main urban centers and share travel costs, also for those arriving by public transport in Aosta. The organization of transports is personal. It can be organized among participants on a WhatsApp group created by us to share cars.

Meeting in Cervinia on the first day between 11:00 and lunch time. (time and location will be communicated on the WhatsApp group).

The WhatsApp group will be created about a week before the event!

The cars will be left in Cervinia and picked up on the second day to move to Gressoney. From day 3 to day 5 the cars will be left in the car park of the Staffal, Gressoney cable cars.

Winter mountain clothing (“onion” clothing recommended, i.e. with various layers to be adjusted based on the temperature:

● thermal underwear

● fleece or soft shell type layer

● waterproof jacket in GoreTex membrane or similar

● warm down jacket or similar

● Semi-waterproof trousers in soft-shell membrane or similar

● Waterproof trousers in Gore-Tex or similar (not essential)

● Hat or headband

● two pairs of snow gloves (one lighter and one heavier)

● ski mask with clear lenses (fog) + sunglasses (at least cat.3)

● UV protection cream

● RIGID high-ankle waterproof mountain boots (high-ankle trekking boots for universal crampons are also suitable, therefore without inserts for semi- or automatic crampons).

● telescopic trekking poles (not essential)

● gaiters (not essential)

● Aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid (active ingredient of aspirin) for possible altitude sickness

● Front light

● 30/40 LT backpack

● Sheet bag

● thermos

● bars/dried fruit/gel for climbs

● Harness, ice axe, crampons and helmet

Common equipment such as ropes, webbing, carabiners etc. are provided by the mountain guide.

Yes, we organize several group dates every seasons. Groups are of Maximum 5 people per guide, Minimum 3 people per guide.