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Monte Rosa

10 days, not yet walked, needs replanning for later in the season when there is less snow and lifts are open.

Guidebook:

Date Daytime   Overnight Alternatives/Notes
Day 1
 Fri 21 June
  • 8:30 Manchester flight BA1387 arr. Heathrow 9:35
  • 10:35 flight BA574 arr. Milan Linate 13:30
  • Bus or taxi to Lampugnano bus station, via lunch
  • 17:00 bus arr. Chatillon 19:05
  • 19:20 bus arr. Cervinia (2050m) 21:20, or taxi

 

Hotel in Cervinia

Bus arr. Verrès 18:55

Alternative, train Milan-Chatillon (15:18-18:20 with two changes).

Day 2
 Sat 22 June		 Walk 5 hrs via Colle Supérieure delle Cime Bianche (2882m) and Fiery (1878m) to Rifugio Ferraro (2066m). ↑1000
↓1000		 Rifugio Ferraro or Rifugio Frachey

 
Day 3
 Sun 23 June		 Walk 5 hrs via Colle di Bettaforca (2672m) and Stafal (1823m) to Rifugio Gabiet (2375m). ↑1100
↓800		 Rifugio Gabiet or Rifugio del Lys (2342m) or Algerbo del Ponte (2380m).  
Day 4
 Mon 24 June		 Walk 6 hrs via Col d'Olen (2881m), Passo Foric (2432m) and Alagna (1180m) to Rifugio Pastore (1575m). ↑800
↓1700		 Rifugio Pastore

Bus from Alagna would save 1 hr.

Alternative path 10 is shorter, might not be possible.

Day 5
 Tue 25 June		 Walk 8 hrs via Colle del Turlo (2738m) to Macugnaga (1317m). ↑1250
↓1500		 Hotel in Macugnaga, e.g. Casa Alpina Don Guanella.  
Day 6
 Wed 26 June		 Walk 4 hrs to Rifugio Oberto Gaspare (2796m) ↑1500
↓0		 Rifugio Oberto Gaspare  
Day 7
 Thu 27 June		 Walk 7 hrs via Monte Moro (2984m) to Saas Fee (1803m). ↑200
↓1350		 Hotel in Saas Fee If walking impossible due to snow (quite likely), walk 2? hrs back down to Macugnaga, bus (1½ hrs) to Domodossola, train (1¾ hrs) via Brig to Saas Fee (current timetables not available).
Day 8
 Fri 28 June		 Walk 6-7 hrs to Grächen (1619m). ↑700
↓900		 Hotel in Grächen  
Day 9
 Sat 29 June		 Walk 6½ hrs via Galenberg (2600m) to the Europahütte (2237m)

↑1000
↓400

 Europahütte  
Day 10
 Sun 30 June
  • Walk (1½ hrs?) down to Randa (1408m)
  • Train (3½ hrs) via Visp to Zürich airport
  • 17:05 flight 4U769 arr. Cologne 18:10
  • 18:55 flight 4U342 arr. Manchester 19:25

 

 

Could use Geneva instead of Zürich.