6.2 km away
Monte Rosa Haute Route: Margherita Hut and the Grenz Glacier
Day 4: Margherita Hut and the Grenz Glacier, beginning at Gnifettti Hut and ending at Neue Monte Rosa Hut
Difficult Ski Touring
- Distance
- 12 km
- Ascent
- 1 km
- Descent
- 1.8 km
True steep backcountry
Also in Aoste, Italy
Ski Touring Severe
This couloir is for specialist only: it's far in the backcountry, really hard to locate and then difficult to ski in safe conditions. This is a journey that will bring you into the most unknown valleys if Monte Rosa, places rarely visited by people. You will skin up large valleys climb a couloir and then skin up again before reaching this line. So you will need to be in a excellent physical condition too. The couloir itself is quite steep and narrow usually the snow could be wind affected and the very first meter could be rocky, so maybe a rappel could be needed (30m). After the couloir you will enter the high Valley of Otro and you will have a great skiing journey.
Severe
Steep skiing at 38-45 degrees. This requires very good technique and the risk of falling has serious consequences.
6.2 km away
Day 4: Margherita Hut and the Grenz Glacier, beginning at Gnifettti Hut and ending at Neue Monte Rosa Hut
Difficult Ski Touring
7 km away
One of the most aesthetic couloirs on this side of the mountain
Severe Ski Touring
8.1 km away
Day 3: Traverse of Passo del Naso of Lyskamm and summit of Pyramid Vincent, beginning at Rifugio Quintino Sella and ending at Capanna Gnifetti.
Severe Ski Touring
8.2 km away
Venture up Switzerland’s famously treacherous Liskamm 4000er, affectionately nicknamed the “people eater”.
Severe Ski Touring
5 routes · Ski Touring
16 routes · Ski Touring