Ski Touring the Haute Route of Monte Rosa - 5 Days

Day 1. Take lift from Alagna to Punta Indren (3260 m) and skin up to Capanna Gnifetti 3647 m, dinner and stay overnight(2 hours).
Total Ascent 400 metres.

Day 2. We leave from Capanna Gnifetti and go through to the Lys glacier. First we reach the Lys col and than the Sesia col where we start the ascent to Capanna Margherita on the Punta Gnifetti 4554 mt Long descent through the Grenz Glacier to the Monte Rosa Hut (6/7 hours)
Total Ascent 1100 metres.
Total Descent 1950 metres.

Day 3. Climb to Silbersattel and Nordend to 4609 metres. Then back through the same route as the ascent to reach the Monte Rosa Hut or Zermatt (7/8 hours).
Total Ascent 1800 metres.
Total Descent 1800 or 2900 metres.

Day 4. Descend to Zermatt, where we take the Klein Matterhorn lift. Climb to west Breithorn at 4184 metres and descend to the Guide Val d'Ayas hut (5/8 hours)
Total Ascent 400 metres.
Total Descent 1700 metres.

Day 5. Cimb to Castore at 4228 metres on the west side, descend to Colle Felik and West Lys glacier to reach the Lyskamm Nose at 4100 metres, Punta Indren and Alagna (8/9 hours)
Total Ascent 1300 metres.
Total Descent 1500 metres. (3500 metres to Alagna)

It is possible to add a 6th day and divide the route Castore- Alagna in 2 days with an overnight stay at the Quintino Sella Hut, crossing the Lyskamm Nose the day after and back to Alagna through its wonderful off piste area.

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