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Monte Rosa Spaghetti traverse

25. April 2023
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In April, 4 guides and 12 clients completed the Monte Rosa Spaghetti Traverse starting and finishing in Zermatt, Switzerland. The traverse starts on the Klein Matterhorn, continues via the D’ Ayas, Quintino Sella, Gnifetti huts and finishes with a 20km descent down the Grenzgletcher to Zermatt. A stop at the Monte Rosa hut could not be missed.

Welcome to Zermatt.
View of the Klein Matterhorn from the cable car.
The crew in the cable car. The whole group consists of 4 mountain guides and 12 clients.
Direction Klein Matterhorn 3883 m.
On the Klein Matterhorn we change clothes, put on our saddles and of course coffee for the journey.
Last instructions before the start of the untimely.
It’s snowing outside, it’s blowing and it’s totally foggy. We skip Breithorn and continue to the Rigugio Guide D’Ayas hut.
At these altitudes it is extremely important to keep hydrated for good acclimatisation.
Evening views from the cottage window.
Evening scenery.
It snowed a lot and we are a big group. For safety reasons, we choose to go down into the valley and then hike up to the Quintino Sella hut.
Skiing down into the Vallone di Verra valley.
Smiles can’t be missed even in worse weather.
Return up the ridge in the snowfall.
It’s going uphill
We’re on the ridge. We have a few dozen vertical metres to go and then the ferrata to the hut.
A moment of sunshine on the ridge.
Smiles on the ferrata below the hut. We are sure of fixed ropes.
Chalet Rifugio Quitnino Sella.
Loading and unloading of materials at the hut.
View of Liskamm from the cottage.
View towards Castor.
Ski depot near the chalet.
Evening views of the valley.
Morning coffee and we set off towards Naso del Liskamm and the Rifugio Gnifetti hut.
In the morning we are greeted by beautiful weather.
Castor.
Direction Naso del Liskamm.
An endless glacier and we proceed bound.
The road leads us under the seracs.
Naso del Liskamm in ice. The organizers fixed the whole Naso which made it easier for us to advance but we have to give priority to the competitors.
Below Naso, we wait for the race organizers to let us into the exposed climb.
Descent from Naso.
We are descending together with the racers.
We continue along the glacier to Gnifetti.
Rifugio Gnifetti in sight.
Evening aperitif Génépi, a local herbal liqueur at the Gnifetti Chalet with incredible service and a great gastro experience.
In the morning we set off from the Gnifetti hut to the Lisjoch saddle.
In the distance the Gnifetti hut.
Skiing in the powder of the Grenzgletcher glacier for a reward.
Amazing powder in a labyrinth of cracks.
The joy of driving.
We scribbled it down properly.
You can ski properly between the breaks.
You better not fall here.
Glacial fractures full of cracks.
We ski the glacial breaks tied on a rope.
Above the cabin.
Relaxation at the Monte Rosa hut.
Pivko at the cottage can not miss.
View from the Monte Rosa hut.
Direction Zermatt down the glacier.
After descending the glacier from the Monte Rosa hut we come to the gorge but find that it is impassable.
So we have to go around and around the whole gorge.
Finally, we descend down to the piste and ski to Zermatt in light rain.
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