Monte Rosa Climb
Holiday Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive St. Nilklaus. Group accommodation in a hotel in St. Niklaus.
Day 2: Take a cablecar to reach 9642 feet, then walk up to the Gandegg Hut (3029m / 9938ft). Afternoon ice skills and rock scrambling.
Day 3: Cablecar from Trockenersteg to the Klein Matterhorn (3883m / 12739ft). Then, climb to the summit of the Breithorn (4164m / 13661ft) and descend to the Ayas Hut (3440m / 11286ft).
Day 4: After an early start, we re-ascend to the Schwarztor and from here climb Pollux (4082m / 13392ft) via its west ridge. We descend by the same route to spend a night in Zermatt.
Day 5: We take the Gornergrat Railway to the end of the line, then hike up to the Monte Rosa Hut (2795m / 9170ft), located on the Plattji, an island of rock in a sea of glaciers.
Day 6: Early start to gain the Monte Rosa Glacier and then the mountains west ridge. Climb to Monte Rosa's summit (4634m / 15203ft) and descend to the hut.
Day 7: Return to Zermatt via the Gornergrat Glacier and railway. Overnight at the group hotel in Zermatt.
Day 8: Sevices end after breakfast.
Altitude
This holiday involves going to high altitude. During the course of your trip you will reach altitudes in excess of 3500 metres. This is not something that you should worry about; the human body is quite capable of adapting to a very wide range of altitudes, but it is important that we follow some simple rules in order to acclimatise successfully. Before coming on this holiday you should read the advice on trekking at high altitude.
