Day 2: A remote circular route accessing 2 summits and the opposite side of the mountain.
High, Wild Mountains and True Wilderness in The Ortler
The Ortler mountain range in Italy is home to a peaceful and scenic hut to hut ski tour.
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Dawn Start from the Zufal Hut
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Slopes east of the Martello Hut
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Nicola Parkin approaching the summit of the Cima Marmotta
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View looking down on the ascent route, from the Cima Venezia III
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View back up the valley you ski down to the Zufal Hut
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Nicola Parkin above the Zufal Hut
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Nick Wallis outside the Zufal Hut
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Nick Wallis on the summit of Punta San Matteo
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Skinning up the glacier
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Nicola Parkin exploring a bivi hut on the ridge
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Nicoal Parkin approaching the summit of Punta Matteo
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Pizzo Tresero- steep descent from the summit if you are confident
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Final bootpack to the summit of Pizzo Tresero
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Early morning skinning up the glacier
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Beautiful glacial terrain with Konigspitze in the background
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Summit of Pizzo Tresero
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David Gerrard at the top of the access couloir
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Half way down from the Gran Zebru
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Looking back up the top slopes of the Gran Zebru
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Looking back up the couloir
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Martin Cooper at a steeper section in the couloir
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Approaching Cevedale
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Dawn on Cevedale from the Martello Hut
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View from Palon di Mare to the peaks S of the Branca Hut
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Looking back to the Martello Hut from the glacier below Cevedale
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David Gerrard on the summit of Cevedale
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The Branca Hut
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Pizzini Hut
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Mellow skinning above the Branca Hut
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Branca Hut
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Description
Sitting just to the south of where Italy, Switzerland and Austria meet and lying in the Stilfsejoch National Park, the peaks of the Ortler are a ski tourers paradise. Many of the summits in the area are close to 4000 metres but none quite make it over the magic number. This might make it trickier to attract tourists than it would otherwise be, it does mean that these fabulous mountains are quieter than you would expect.
The terrain on this tour is varied and there are plenty of opportunities to bag some great extra peaks along the way should this itinerary not be taxing enough! Regardless of your exact itinerary, you are ensured of a warm welcome every night in the charming huts that provide accommodation along the way.
Adventures
Day 1: A lift assisted positioning day with numerous options
Day 5: The highest summit in this part of the range with a variety of possible ascents and descents
Day 4: A fine ski peak with a beautiful descent
Day 7: A fine summit with a very steep couloir descent. The icing on the cake of your Ortler extravaganza.
Day 3: A huge mountain day with shorter variants
Day 6: An easier day to link two huts with a N facing descent