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The Tour of Monte Rosa

Name: The Tour of Monte Rosa
Author: Hilary Sharp
ISBN: 9781852844547

by Hilary Sharp

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Overview

Situated on the Swiss-Italian frontier, Monte Rosa is spectacular from all angles. More of a massif than a single mountain, Monte Rosa claims ten separate summits over 4000m, making it a mountaineer's paradise. The Tour of Monte Rosa is an adventure, challenging and very varied, taking a high route around the massif. In areas of true wilderness on this tour walkers will experience a sense of remoteness rarely found in the Alps.The trek takes walkers over high passes using ancient trails, to superb viewpoints and through fascinating alpine villages. Italy and Switzerland meet on the summit of Monte Rosa and the contrast between these two countries, their different culture, food and languages, gives this trek its originality. In Italy the walk spends considerable time high above the plains, visiting tiny hamlets, including the fascinating German-speaking Walser settlement, whilst the Swiss section crosses a glacier to reach Zermatt, dominated by the Matterhorn, before taking the impressive Europaweg trail to the spectacular village of Saas Fee.

About the Author, Hilary Sharp

Hilary Sharp is British, and a qualified Accompagnateur en Montagne. She is author of 'Snowshoeing in the Western Alps', and is a regular contributor to 'High' magazine and the author of 'Trekking and Climbing in the Western Alps' published by New Holland in 2002.