Meeting time and place: 8.00 am in Saint-Jacques in Ayas.
Difference in height: about 3700 m in 5 days (referring only to the trekking itinerary). For participants who want to climb the summit of Monte Rosa with a mountain guide, the total altitude difference is 4370 m in 5 days.
Length: about 58 km.
Duration: 5 days / 4 nights.
Overnight: 4 nights in a refuge with half board (dinner and breakfast).
First stage: Saint-Jacques - Alpe Vardaz - Pian di Verraz - Resy - Vieux Crest Refuge. Length: 14 km. Difference in height +900 m, difference in height -700 m. Walking time: 7 hours (including lunch break).
Second stage: Vieux Crest Refuge - Mascognaz - Colle Palasinaz - Arp Refuge. Length: 12 km. Difference in height +950 m, difference in height -440 m. Walking time: 7 hours (including lunch break).
Third stage: Arp Refuge - Colle Valnera - Alpenzù Refuge - Gressoney- La Trinité with bus transfer from Gressoney La Trinité to Staffal (10 min) and transfer by cable car from Staffal to Gabiet Refuge (15 min). Length: 12 km. Difference in height +710 m, difference in height -1510 m. Walking time: 6/7 hours (including lunch break).
Fourth stage: Gabiet Refuge - Mantova Refuge (3498 m a.s.l.). Difference in height +1107 m. Walking time: 5 hours (including lunch break).
Fifth stage: Mantova Refuge – Location Staffal.
Trekking route: Height difference + 100 m, height difference - 1720 m. Walking time: 5 hours (lunch break included).
Mountaineering route: Mantova Refuge – Vincent Pyramid – Staffal. Height difference +700 m, height difference - 900 m (to reach Punta Indren, where you will continue with the lifts to go down to Staffal). Marching time: 5-6 hours.
Recommended clothing and equipment: hiking boots, mountain shorts, short-sleeved T-shirt (preferably made of breathable material, microfiber type), non-short mountain socks, sun hat / bandana, sunglasses, windstopper jacket.
40-50 lt backpack. Inside the backpack: long mountain trousers (Schoeller type, soft shell), spare t-shirts (n ° 3), spare socks, spare underwear, long-sleeved t-shirt, tights to be used in case of cold and as a garment for night, waterproof windbreaker (type Gore-tex, pac-lite), rain cape, backpack cover if not incorporated in the backpack itself.
Necessary for washing (toothpaste, shower gel, etc.), towel, wool cap, gloves, water bottle / thermos + snacks (like cereal bars or chocolate). Sleeping bag for shelter. slippers (optional), sunscreen, utility knife, mountain sticks, personal pharmacy (painkillers, compeed, aspirin), headlamp, camera.
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Final notes: in case of unfavorable weather conditions for the performance of the activity, you will be offered another date, or a full refund net of bank commissions of the advance expenses as a deposit.
During the course of the activity: in the event that, during the course of the activity, the weather conditions worsen suddenly, putting the safety of the participants at risk, you will be offered a change to the program of the day and / or the following days . No reimbursement can be requested for failure to implement the original program.
