MOUNTAINEERING - The great ridges
Hidden in the heart of the Alps, there are lots of exceptional itineraries that unfortunately live in the shadow of the most famous peaks. With our proposals, you will know a series of amazing mountains itinerary wrongly not considered. Climbing some of these peaks, you have the possibility to be face to face with nature and the environment, staying away from crowding of the most classic routes.
DENT BLANCHE M 4356 - SOUTH RIDGE
ALONG THE WANDFLUEGRAT
From July to mid September
Dent Blanche is located in the heart of the Switzerland Valais. Its shape of a big pyramid, rises isolated to dominate the surrounding territory. Like most of the 4000 meters peaks in the Switzerland Valais, this is a wild mountain in an unspoiled environment without any lift.
DENT D' HERENS M 4167
ALONG THE TIEFENMATTEN RIDGE
From July to mid September
Dent d' Herens unfortunately lives in the shadow of Matterhorn. For this reason it receives much less interest from mountaineers. This is a pity because its elegance and beauty can gives strong emotions.
ZINALROTHORN M 4221
ALONG THE SOUTH EAST RIDGE
From July to mid September
Located in the heart of the Switzerland Valais, between the Mattertal and the Val d' Anniviers, Zinalrothorn is one of the 4000 meters peak less known of the whole alps.
LENZSPITZE M 4273 - NADELHORN M 4327
ALONG THE NORTH-EAST RIDGE
From July to mid September
This is the climb to the southern peak of Nadelgrat, located in the Mischabel group, in the heart of Switzerland Valais. Exceptional for its line, rocky quality and exposure is the ridge between Lenzspitze and Nadelhorn.
NORDEND SPITZE M 4611
ALONG THE SANTA CATERINA RIDGE
From mid July to mid September
Santa Caterina’s ridge is the most challenging itinerary among all the ones on the east wall of Monte Rosa. A great classic on the highest wall of the Alps. Panoramic, beautiful and quite difficult gives you the feeling of being on any great Himalayan wall.
PIZ BERNINA - M 4049
ALONG THE BIANCOGRAT
From mid June to mid September
Biancograt is a great itinerary, leading on the top of the most eastern 4000 meters peak of the whole Alps. Mostly snowy, in a hypothetical ranging of the most beautiful ridges in the Alps, Biancograt would surely be in the top places.