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OUTLINE
ITINERARY
DAY
1 - Fly to Friedrichshafen
Arrival
in Friedrichshafen (Germany) and minibus transfer to Pontresina.
We meet up in the evening to collect hire gear, chat with
our guides and prepare for the week ahead.
Day
2 - Piz Palu 3905m
We use the cable car from the little village of Diavolessa
to the top station at Sass Queder 2973m. Then we climb on
skins to the summit of the Piz Palu at 3901m via an intricate
route up the Vadret Pers glacier. From the summit we ski down
through north facing bowls and along the Vadret da Morteratsch
glacier to the Boval refuge.
Day 3 -
Pic Morteratsch 3751m
From the Boval hut we head up to the steep summit of the Morteratsch
before a complicated route down to the Vadret da Tschierva
glacier and the Tschierva refuge hanging above the glacier.
Day 4 -
Peak Chaputchin 3386m
After another climb up to the Chaputchin peak we cross complicated
glacier terrain to get to the Coax refuge at the base of the
enormous hanging glaciers below the Gluschaint, Muongia, Sella
and Dschimels peaks.
Day 5 - Refuge
Marinelli in Italy
We cross the border via the Fourcla de la Sella and ski across
the Vadretta di Scercen glacier to the Rifugio Marinelli from
where there are great views of the Berninna peak itself.
Day 6 -
Piz Zupo or Pic Argent
We move closer to the Bernina peak today as we climb to the
Refugio Marco e Rosa on its south face. We take the opportunity
to climb and ski either the Piz Zupo 3996m or the Pic Argent
3945m on the way
Day 7
- The Berninna 4049m
From the Marco e Rosa refuge we climb to the summit of the
Berninna peak at 4020m. After the climb we are faced with
a classic north facing ski down through complicated crevassed
terrain before gaining the Vadret de Morteratsch once more
and skiing out to the road head at Morteratcsh itself. A ski
descent of 2400m.
Day
8 – Travel home from Austria
We drive you back to Friedrichshafen by minibus to connect
with flights
Please
Note: This itinerary may be altered if conditions, weather
forecasts or the overall fitness of the group are judged to
put the safety of the group at risk. Pyrenean Mountain Tour
Guides reserve the right to make changes to the itinerary
without notice. These changes will be explained to the group
as and when they occur.
EQUIPMENT
AND CLOTHING NEEDED FOR THIS TREK
We
recommend that people joining this trek are equipped with
the following:
Technical
equipment
Ski Touring Skis with Touring Bindings
Ski Poles
Skins (with good glue!)
Ski Crampons
Crampons
Ice Axe
Ski Strap (for tying top of the skis together when carrying
on rucksack)
Avalanche Transceiver
Snow Shovel
Clothing
suggestions
Thermal underwear- 1 set as a base layer
Fleece
Waterproof jacket
Waterproof over trousers
Warm hat
Warm gloves
Warm walking socks
Sun hat or peaked cap
Sunglasses/Goggles
Other
useful items
40-60 litre rucksack (needs side straps so that you can carry
skis)
Head torch and batteries
Sun block for face and lips
Personal First Aid kit (plasters,compede, paracetamol)
Water bottle or Platypus
Penknife
Optional
items
Change of clothing to include: underwear,tracksuit bottoms/
long-johns,dry shirt, spare socks.
Camera and film
Paperback novel
Maps
Ear plugs(there is always one snorer)
Snack bars/dried fruit/chocolate
Sheet sleeping bag (if you like them...)
Ski
Touring Equipment Hire
Pyrenean Mountain Tours offer
a full equipment hire pack. You can hire everything you need
for this tour or individual items at the costs shown in the
table below. Costs shgown are per week. We are unable to provide
equipment "last minute" so you need to book what
you need well in advance.
| Items |
Description |
Costs |
| Ski
Touring Pack |
includes:
skis, skins, ski crampons, poles, ski touring boots |
£110 |
| With
Own Boots |
includes:
all of the above but no boots |
£80 |
| Avalanche
Transceiver |
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£30 |
| Snow
Shovel |
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£15 |
| Climbing
Harness |
with
sling and karibiner |
£22 |
| Boot
Crampons |
to fit ski touring boots |
£22 |
| Ice
Axe |
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£22 |
Please
remember to carry as little gear as possible. A heavy rucksack
will make the trip hard work and less fun.
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Ski trips and more throughout Europe and beyond
Don’t let our name fool you: as well as Pyrenees
trips, we can take you to the Alps, South Tyrol, Dolomites,
Tatra Mountains and even further. In France, Spain,
Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Poland, Slovenia…even
Mongolia.
Downhill skiing, alpine skiing, off piste, telemark
skiing, ski tours, ski touring snowshoeing, trekking,
mountaineering, expedition training, motorcycle tours,
expedition training, walking, activity holidays, canyoning,
mountain biking, white water rafting, road touring,
cultural tours and study – chances are we have
just what you’re looking for. We can also arrange
all accommodation, from a hotel or B&B to a self-catering
apartment or gite.
Can’t see what you’re after? We’d
be happy to arrange a bespoke trip for you.
Pyrenean
Mountain Tours
2 Rectory
Cottages, Rectory Lane, Wolverton,Hants,
RG26 5RS, UK
tel and fax: (0044)(0)1635 297209, web: www.pyrenees.co.uk
(Pyrenean
Mountain Tours is a trading name of European Mountain
Holidays Ltd.)
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preparation |
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Maps
and Guidebooks
Your guide will carry all the maps
that the group needs but you may want to plan
or record your journey on your own copy. The most
practical maps for you to carry are:
Landerskarte
der Schweiz, sheet 1227, Piz Berninna and sheet
1278, La Rosa both at 1/25.000
All published by the Ufficio Federale
di Topografia, in Switzerland.
For
a general ski touring book read Bill O'
Connor's Alpine Ski Mountaineering, Volume 1,
Western Alps. Or if you can find a copy
his original ski touring textbook read
Ski Mountaineering. Both are excellent.
You
can order maps and books online at: www.mapsworldwide.co.uk,
www.amazon.com,
or buy them at Stanford books in London.
Fitness
and Skiing Standard
This tour requires that you should
be able to walk uphill for up to 5 hours gaining
an average of 1200 metres. On one day as much
as 1500 metres is climbed. Ski descents are generally
quite steep and exposed and there will be few
tracks. You will need to climb on crampons to
reach summits and you must be comfortable with
an ice axe. This tour is demanding and only suitable
for experienced tourers with good fitness.
General Notes:
This tour is at high altitude and this will affect
your performance if you are not fit.
Group
Size: 1 group of 6 people
DAF Scale:D2:A2:F2
Questions
about this tour ? Email Simon
for help.
Mountain Guides and
Leaders
Your tour will be led by one of our
most experienced and qualified French UIAGM guides.
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details & costs |
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Departure
Dates & Flight Details
We
recommend that you use the following Easyjet
flights:
Depart 26th April, 2008
Depart 26th April, flight 5023, 10.00 from London
Gatwick to Geneva; returning on 3rd May, flight
5022, 13.10 from Geneva to Gatwick.
Go
to www.easyjet.com to book your flights.
What
your Holiday Will Cost
£820
per person
£80 single supplement (payable
if you want a single room for the hotel nights
on this tour)
Toured
with us Before ?
If
you have been ski touring with us twice or more
before you are entitled to a £40
discount. Please
remind us when you book!
The Diary Discount
We
know that lots of you keep diaries of your ski
tours and we want to publish some of them ! Our
aim is to have a link on each of our ski touring
itinerary pages to a previous years diary of the
trip. If we publish yours we'll pay you £15
(in the form of a discount on a PMT trip of course)
for your trouble.
Transfer
Arrangements
Transfers to the start and from the end of the
tour are included free of charge if you arrive
and depart on our recommended flights. If you
arrive at other times you will need to make your
way to the start and from the end of the tour.
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| Accommodation
Quick List
Day
one: Hotel Diavolessa
Day two: Boval Hut
Day three: Tschierva
hut
Day four: Coax
hut
Day five: Marinelli
hut
Day six: Marco
e Rosa hut
Day seven: Hotel
Morteratcsh
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Please note: accommodation changes may have to
be made if weather conditions or other unforeseen circumstances
make it necessary. We try to ensure that hotel rooms
are twin bedded with en suite facilities but this is
not always possible. If you pay a single supplement
but do not receive a single room , then your money will
be refunded on your return to the UK.
Included
in the Price
-2 nights half board
at hotel
-5
nights full board accommodation in mountain huts
-mountain guiding fees and expenses
Not
Included in the Price
-International air
travel
-Hiring of equipment from the equipment list specified
for this trip
- Drinks and snacks at huts and hotels
- packed lunch for day 1
- ski lifts, buses or taxis needed
Spending
Money
Please
bring all money in local currency (Swiss Francs and
a few Euros), as there will be no opportunity to go
to a bank en route. There is little opportunity to spend
much on this trip other than on a few beers at the huts. |
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