This 2-day tour led by IFMGA certified mountain guide Paolo takes you to the Margherita Hut to then enjoy a fantastic snowboarding descent back to Alagna.
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Alps
2 Days
Mar, Apr, May
Fit
Advanced
If you are a looking for a good winter experience in the Alps, this proposal may sound tempting to you: a splitboarding adventure to Margherita Hut, on the border between Italy and Switzerland, and a 3300 meter long descent back to the base.
The Reina Margherita is a guarded mountain hut, situated at the top of the Signalkuppe, one of the highest peaks in the Monte Rosa massif. At an elevation of of 4549 meters, it is undoubtedly the highest refuge in Europe.
During this 2-day adventure we will climb up there using our splitboards. Our starting point will be Alagna, Piedmont. Then we must take the ski lift to Punta Indren (3273 m) and continue towards the Indren Glacier. We’ll sleep in the Mantova refuge and on day 2 we’ll finally reach the Margherita Hut. Here comes the best part: a great snowboard descent down to Alagna!
The best season to do this traverse is from March to April and participants must be physically prepared and have snowboarding experience.
Ready for a nice splitboard time in the Margherita Hut? Send your request now and book your place!
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Accommodation Mantova hut |
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Meeting point Alagna |
Strange to say, I began my climbing career after I left behind my valley and my own mountains.
When I finished high school I moved to Turin, in order to get a mechanical engineer degree.
There I started to climb on a little indoor wall at the University Sport Centre and, very soon, I found myself dreaming on the greatest alps walls. I lived adventures made of fun, fatigue and satisfaction, I shared them with many friends who became climbing partners as well.
In Turin I got my degree and I worked for some years as a mechanical engineer consultant but, more than that, I discovered a new way to live and look at the mountains: sometimes they became playgrounds with attractions for everyone, sometimes a shelter, where to find myself again.
Meanwhile, an idea started to grow inside me and became a dream; a dream I would never give up: working in an office as big as the alps!
Making the long story short, I applied for the mountain guide training, had a huge professional development and became a UIAGM mountain guide.
Now I’m working full-time as a mountain guide, sharing my passion with a lot of different people on the Alps, since I'm based in the Monte Rosa area, but also around the world.
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