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Situated on the Swiss Italian frontier, Monte Rosa is spectacular from all angles. The Tour of Monte Rosa is an adventure, challenging and very varied, taking a high route around the massif. Monte Rosa claims ten separate summits over 4000m, and in areas of true wilderness on this tour walkers will experience a sense of remoteness rarely found in the Alps. The trek takes walkers over high passes, using ancient trails, to superb viewpoints and through fascinating alpine villages. Italy and Switzerland meet on the summit of Monte Rosa, and the contrast between these two countries, their different culture, food and languages, is what gives this trek its originality. In Italy the walk spends considerable time high above the plains, visiting tiny hamlets, including the fascinating German-speaking Walser settlement, whilst the Swiss section crosses a glacier to reach Zermatt, dominated by the Matterhorn, before taking the impressive Europaweg trail to the spectacular village of Saas Fee. The trek is divided into ten day-stages. The guide also includes: Saas Fee, Zermatt and the Europaweg trail; a glossary, and lists of tourist offices and mountain huts. The author is a qualified Accompagnateur en Montagne (Trekking Guide).

Table of Contents:
Introduction The Tour of Monte Rosa The Region How to Use this Guide Which Direction to Go? Practicalities When to Go How to Get There Accommodation Languages Currencies Insurance Facilities and Gear Shops Difficulty of the Trail Maps Footpaths and Waymarks Lifts and Buses Safety Emergencies and Rescue Equipment Glacier Travel Alpine Weather Guided Treks Information The Monte Rosa Massif Glaciers Ancient Passes 4000m Summits The Walser Community The Valleys The Main Towns Wildlife and Vegetation Interesting Visits and Regional Specialities Shorter Options The Trek Route outline Stage 1: Zermatt to Theodulpass Stage 2: Theodulpass to Résy/St Jacques Stage 3: Résy/St Jacques to Col d'Olen Stage 4: Col d'Olen to Alagna/Pastore Stage 5: Alagna/Pastore to Macugnaga Stage 6: Macugnaga to Saas Fee Stage 7: Saas Fee to Grächen Stage 8: Grächen to Zermatt - the Europaweg Information boxes The Breithorn Chamois Hotel Guglielmina Transhumance Ibex Larch Marmots Fighting Cows Appendices Appendix 1: Background Reading Appendix 2: Accommodation Appendix 3: Useful Contacts Appendix 4: Useful Terms and Glossary Appendix 5: Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue Techniques


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781849656146
  • Publisher: Cicerone Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Cicerone Press
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1849656142
  • Publisher Date: 19 Mar 2012
  • Binding: Digital download
  • No of Pages: 176


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