Allalinhorn, Alphubel, Weissmies, the ice-fields of Tasch and Saas-Fee contain three superb Thirteeners peaks, incomparable belvederes on Matterhorn and Mount Rose. Glaciers broad as estuaries, vertical walls and seracs of the Mischabels, undulating slopes of Valais highlands, this tour is one of the most beautiful of Europe.
Free roundtrip shuttle from Chamonix.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1 Meeting time at Saas-Fee Tourist Office, 8.30 am. Transfer by Felskinn cable-car and Mittelallalin funicular till Mittelalallin, 11,338 feet asl. With light bacpacks, easy ascent up to Allalinhorn, 13,212 feet, superb wiewpoint on all Valais peaks (possibility to leave the backpacks by the height 12,500 feet in order to be lighter on the last slopes). Descent to Mittelalalin, funicular and cable-car down to Saas-Fee. Short transfer to Saas-Grund. Night in a two stars hotel in Saas-Grund.
Duration of walking and climbing: 3 hours. Difference of level : + 1,873 feet up, 1,873 feet down.
Day 2 Hohsaab cable-car till the upper station, height 10,164 feet. Ascent of Weissmies, 13,198 feet, with light backpacks. After a easy start, the route zigzags between the crevasses of the steepest part of the glacier Triftgletscher. A superb final ridge leads us to the Weissmies peak. Way down back to Hohsaab, cable-car down to Saas-Grund. Night in a two stars hotel in Saas-Grund.
Duration of walking and climbing: 5 hours . Difference of level : + 3,034 feet up, 3,034 feet down.
Day 3 In the morning, short transfer in Täsch valley, till Stafelti mountain pasture, 6,808 feet. Pic-nic, and then ascent on Ottowan footpath up to Täsch hut, 8,861 feet. Night by the hut.
Duration of walking: 2 hours . Difference of level : + 2,053 feet up, 0 feet down.
Day 4 With light backpacks, ascent on Veingarten glacier till Mischabeljoch pass (12,568 feet) and Mischabeljoch hut (12,592 feet). Descent to Täsch hut. Night by the hut.
Duration of walking and climbing: 6 hours . Difference of level : + 3,731 feet up, 3,731 feet down.
Day 5 Ascent of Alphubel, 13,799 feet, with light backpacks. We leave the hut before dawn, climbing up on old moraines till Alphubel glacier. Easily zig-zaging on the soft slopes of the glacier, we reach the Alphubel pass, 12,408 feet. A traverse on the Feegletscher and a steepest slope bring us to the summit plateau and to Alphubel peak. Way down, back in our tracks, to Täsch hut, and then to Stafelti mountain pasture. Short transfer to Täsch. Separation in Täsch by mid-afternoon.
Duration of walking and climbing: 9 hours. Difference of level : + 4,938 feet up, 6,991 feet down.
Your mountain guide will do everything possible to make a success of this programme. But, in high altitude, exceptional risks may exist: storms, avalanches. Your guide, responsible for your life, may change the route of this programme for your safety.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- guiding by a Mountain Guide, and all his expenses (food, lodgings, transfers)
- the following group equipment: radio linked to the relief organization, first-aid kit, survival blanket, ropes, maps, compass, GPS, altimeter
- the loan of a mountaineering harness
- all cable-cars tickets + road transfers in Saas-Fee area
- the reservation of the places in the mountain huts and in the hotel
- lodging and half-board in the mountain huts (2 nights) + hotel (2 nights)
Price Excludes:
- optional insurances GENERALI / EUROP ASSISTANCE
- your lunchs
- your drinks in the huts
- your personal expenses
- additional transfers related to a modification of the programme
- generally speaking, all the expenses not indicated in the paragraph "the price includes"
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