UIAGM aspirant guide Alessandro wants to guide you on a 2 day climbing adventure of the great Castor peak in the Aosta Valley in the Italian Alps.
Alps
2 Days
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Fit
Intermediate
Along with its stunning twin Pollux, the Castor peak (4,223m) is an amazing mountain. Part of the incredible Monte Rosa massif, in the Aosta Valley of the Italian Alps, Castor makes for a great climb, culminating with sensational, panoramic views from its summit. And on this 2-day adventure, I would like to guide you to that summit.
Our journey will begin in Staffal. From there we will take a lift to the Bettaforca Pass. After that, we will climb to the Sella Refuge (3,585m), where we will eat and rest for the night. However, before that, I will walk you through some technical lessons that include knot tying, how to use crampons and more.
On the second day, beginning at 4:00 am, we will wake, eat breakfast make our ascent to the summit of Castor. And after you’ve enjoyed the stunning views, we will then make our way back down, where we will enjoy a refreshing beer while debriefing. The ascent and descent should take between 6 to 9 hours, depending on weather conditions and pace.
In order to participate on this trip, you should have some prior climbing experience. You should also be in good physical condition.
Scaling a mountain like Castor is a fantastic opportunity for any mountaineer. If you would like to enjoy this 2-day climb for yourself, just send me a request. I look forward to guiding you.
Are you looking for a climbing challenge in the Italian Alps? Then join me on this full day climb to the summit of Monte Mucrone, via the Canalino route.
Accommodation A comfortable mountain hut. |
Meeting point Staffal |
I was born in 1981 and live in the Aosta Valley, surrounded by the wonderful peaks of my region.
I started guiding in 2016.
I like all mountain activities: freeride skiing and ice climbing in winter, ski mountaineering in spring, mountaineering in the high mountain in summer and rock climbing whenever possible!
Teodora Jugrin
5.00
Nov 19, 2021
I had a very good experience booking the hike through Explore-Share. Communication with the team was prompt and clear and the booking process was seamless. The trip itself was also just perfect. Uroš was a fantastic guide, highly skilled and talented. The hike felt safe at all times, even on more exposed routes, thanks to him. He was always up to date on the weather forecast and planned the days around it, checked the conditions on the route ahead of me, if needed, discussed and adapted the routes to my level and always made sure I was safe and comfortable. I highly recommend him, as well as Explore-Share.
SG
5.00
Oct 25, 2021
Explore Share is a really usefull website that has a great overview of reviewed guides for a (in our case) hiking/climbing trip. During the booking I got assigned an assistent for Explore Share that helped solve questions that I might have. Great customer service, and I will come back again.
Dan Laufer
5.00
Oct 17, 2021
Explore-share was easy to use and the staff and guide w ere very responsive. The trip descriptions were accurate and the pricing reasonable. I would definitely recommend the site for people looking to do guided hiking.
Mac
5.00
Oct 13, 2021
Excellent!! Great guide and service. I had a very good experience. Id do it again.
Amanda Gardner
4.00
Sep 14, 2021
Guide was very experienced and very patient with us. We learned a lot and he tried to fit in all the knowledge he could in one day, super awesome. A little tough going back and forth to get the trip set up hard to tell if the site is sketchy until you see reviews but all worked out. Ended up with an awesome day with an awesome guide. Overall pretty satisfied and thankful!
Meret Schädler
5.00
Sep 14, 2021
The whole experience was great! The customer service of explore-share was really good. I always got an answer very quick. I would absolutely recommend to use explore-share if you are looking for a great guide in a foreign country. 5 stars!
john mcevoy
4.00
Sep 10, 2021
What a trip, fantastic guide who picked me up and dropped me off. Would use again.
Catherine Derroitte
5.00
Aug 25, 2021
It's the 2nd time we have been booking with Explore-Share. The booking was super easy and both Explore-Share and the guide were fast in their responses. We did rafting as a family with 3 kids for the first time in Slovenia. The guide (José) was super nice. He was doing everything he could to make everyone at ease with rafting (he gave clear explanations), have a great team spirit (we were joined by 2 other girls) and have a good time. We had lots of fun and the nature there is so beautiful. Thank you Explore-share and Soca splash for the great afternoon! I would recommend this activity to anyone without a doubt. My kids immediately told me they want to do rafting again soon !"
Aditya Kumar Jha
5.00
Aug 2, 2021
Best platform for mountain sports services. Easy to use, great personalised service and support.
Ibolya Kovacs
5.00
Jul 5, 2021
I am very pleased to have booked with this group. All of my mails have been answered in no-time, I felt really safe on the rock and the atmosfere of the whole group helped a lot not to mind about stressing. Will be back for more!
Group of 1 | EUR 619 Each |
Group of 2 | EUR 361 Each |
Group of 3 | EUR 258 Each |
Group of 4 | EUR 207 Each |
Want a different number of travellers?
- Guiding fee
The price does not include half-board accommodation in the mountain hut for you and the guide, lift tickets, rental of necessary equipment, including harness, ice ax and crampons (15 Euros per person) guide expenses and any other extra expenses.
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