MOUNTAIN SKIING ALPS TOUR OF GRAN PARADISO

Included

• Six days with a high mountain guide qualified in mountaineering and ski touring.
• Accommodation and mountain hut booking arrangements.
• Five nights in mountain huts on a half-board basis.
• Public liability and accident insurance.
• The guide’s accommodation and meal expenses.
• Technical equipment from the general information list that you do not own.
• Individual and shared safety equipment; see the equipment list.

Not included

• Return flight between Spain and Italy.
• Accommodation not specified in the programme.
• Personal expenses, such as drinks in huts and dinners in the valley.
• Travel to the meeting point in Cogne.
• Baggage problems, including loss or delayed arrival on flights.
• Costs arising from leaving the planned itinerary.
• Picnics and lunches.

What you need to bring

• Complete ski-touring equipment, including ski-touring boots.
• Ice axe and crampons.
• Avalanche transceiver, shovel and probe.
• Helmet.
• Gore-Tex or equivalent waterproof jacket and trousers.
• Hiking trousers and a 200-weight fleece or equivalent.
• Thermal base layer.
• Gloves and a spare pair.
• Warm hat, sun cap, sunglasses and ski goggles.
• 45–50 litre backpack.
• Sun protection.
• Sleeping bag liner.
• Food you enjoy for the practical outings and 1.5 litres of water.

Equipment we can lend you

• Ice axe and crampons.
• Avalanche transceiver, shovel and probe.
• Helmet.
• A large backpack if you do not have one.
• Contact us for advice.

Gran Paradiso ski touring itinerary

Main peaks and passes: Punta Rossa (3,630 m), Grande Serra (3,552 m), Gran Paradiso (4,061 m) and Colle del Gran Paradiso (3,345 m).

Day 1: Climb from Cogne to Sella hut (2,584 m).

Day 2: Ascend Punta Rossa (3,630 m) and descend to Sella hut.

Day 3: Ascend Grande Serra (3,552 m) and descend to Chabod hut (2,750 m).

Day 4: Gran Paradiso (4,061 m), then Vittorio Emanuele hut (2,752 m).

Day 5: Cross Colle del Gran Paradiso (3,345 m) to Pontese hut (2,200 m).

Day 6: From Pontese hut, cross Colle di Teleccio (3,304 m) and descend to Cogne.