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Monte Rosa

As part of our Italian High Level Route we had a spectacular day, climbing four 4000 metre peaks:

• Pyramid Vincent (4215m),
• the Balmhorn (4167m) – not much more than a small rock with via ferrata,
• the Zumsteinspitze (4563m) – high point of our trip, and
• the Signalkuppe (4556m) – topped off with the highest tea shop in Europe – the Margarita Hut (4556m).

Finally we descended to the Monte Rosa Hut (2795m).

Walk Stats: Ascent 1450m; Descent 2270m.

Zumsteinspitze (4563m)

Author: Phil Newby

Tags: 4000m+, Glaciers, Italy, Switzerland
This entry is filed under Alpine Trips, Photos & Trip Reports.