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Monte Rosa hut-to-hut traverse in 6 days
Join Spanish IFMGA mountain guide Fede on this 6-day hut to hut traverse along the Monte Rosa Massif, in the Swiss Alps. You won't regret it!
Description
The Monte Rosa massif is full of peaks of more than 4,000 meters, being the massif with the highest average elevation in the Alps. During this 6-day hut to hut adventure I propose to do more than one ascent per day. We will also get to know the entire massif through the famous Haute Route.
Our meeting point for this trip will be in Herbrüggen (Mattertal) where we’ll have a briefing talk and the equipment check. On day 2 we will take the cable car of Klein Matterhorn. From there on, every day will be a new adventure along the Monte Rosa Massif. You can find the details of the itinerary at the end of this description.
Finally keep in mind that participants must have a good fitness condition. Some basic mountaineering techniques will be also necessary. In many of the ascents we must use technical gear such as harness, safety carabiners, crampons and ice ax. It is essential that you know how to handle them in height.
If you’d like to be part of such an exciting hut to hut traverse in Monte Rosa send your request now by clicking on the green button. I’m sure you will enjoy the experience as much as I enjoy guiding there!
Details
Accommodation In mountain huts |
Meeting point Herbriggen |
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Itinerary
Day 1: Herbrüggen
Meeting in Herbrüggen, near Zermatt. Briefing of the week and material check. Dinner at the hotel.
Day 2: Breithorn - Guides d'Ayas
Klein Matterhorn cable car and ascent to Breithorn. Descent to Guides d’Ayas hut (5-6 hours).
Day 3: Quintino Sella hut
Ascension to the Castor. Night at the Quintino Sella refuge (5-6 hours).
Day 4: Naso of Lyskamm - Vincent - Gnifetti hut
Ascent to the Naso of Lyskamm. Pyramid Vincent and night at the Gnifetti hut (8 hours in total).
Day 5: Corno Nero - Monte Rosa hut
Corno Nero, Ludwigshohe, Zumsteinspitze. Night at Monte Rosa refuge (8 hous).
Day 6: Zermatt
Back to Zermatt (4 hours).
About the guide
Fede was born in1983 in the Basque Country, northern Spain, where he started climbing and visiting the Pyrenees. After studying Business Management, he finally moved to the Pyrenees to be closer to his passion.
Fede has been working for more than 13 years in the outdoors industry, as a Ski Patrol, Mountain Guide, Canyon Guide and Ski Instructor.
Nowadays, he is a full-time IFMGA Mountain Guide, sharing with his clients all sorts of activities in the Pyrenees, the Alps, Canada, Norway, Morroco, Peru, and others.
He has lived in both Canada and France, so he will have no trouble in speaking French, English or Italian.
Apart from his private trips with his clients, he also works for several well recognized companies, for the filming industry and writes for specialized magazines, for example:
- Filming safety Consultant for BEAR GRYLLS'S survival shows, such as Running Wild...
- Ski guide for ICE CREEK LODGE, BC, Canada
- Instructor and guide for the FRENCH ALPINE CLUB (CAF)
- Instructor for the MOUNTAIN MEDICINE INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMA (IMMED)
- Instructor for Mountain Training School (MTS), based in Alaska
- Writer for different Spanish magazines, such as DESNIVEL and GRANDES ESPACIOS.
Enjoy his human skills and the finest guiding quality. Guaranteed!
What people are saying about Fede San Sebastián
Maris Paurs
5.00
June 2019
Giles Austin
5.00
August 2018
1st class guide. Excellent scramble.
Prices per person
Group of 1 | EUR 1750 each |
Group of 2 | EUR 900 each |
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Price includes
- Guiding fee
Price details
The price does not include: half-board accommodation for 4 nights in the huts (approx. cost 70 € per person and per night); 2 half-board hotel nights (approx. cost 75 € per person and per night); cable car tickets (110 € per person and per week); mountain guide's accommodation.
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Fantastic climb! We were the only people climbing the normal route so we had the mountain to ourselves. Fede was great, highly professional, and he assessed the risks very well. Highly recommended!