The Aosta Valley offers with the Gran Paradiso a four-thousander easy to climb for beginners in altitude tour. Located on the border between Switzerland and Italy, the possibilities of trekking and climbing are nevertheless more than varied. The peaks of the Dent d’Hérens (4171 m), the Grand Combin (4313 m) or the Matterhorn offer demanding ascents and descents. These peaks are not called the “Giants of the Aosta Valley” for nothing.
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At the foot of the four-thousanders and the Monte Rosa massif, there is always time to meet the inhabitants of the valley and discover their culture. You can enjoy a special atmosphere. Spending some time on the culinary delights of the region is not superfluous. From the Aosta Valley, easy hiking routes and challenging trails with climbing and mountaineering stages lead to the peaks of the Monte Rosa mountain range. Whether you are in beginner mountaineering and hiking on the four-thousanders or here for climbing the Matterhorn with steep climbing passages – the possibilities seem limitless.
The Gran Paradiso, with an altitude of 4061m the highest mountain of the Grajischens Alps, lies at the heart of the same national park and is at the same time the highest mountain that rests entirely on Italian soil. Thanks to the technically simple climb, it is a very popular mountain for all mountaineers.
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The Gran Paradiso, with an altitude of 4061m the highest mountain of the Grajischens Alps, lies at the heart of the same national park and is at the same time the highest mountain that rests entirely on Italian soil. Crossing the Piccolo Gran Paradiso offers beautiful climbing passages with various snow crests.
The Grand Combin is certainly in Switzerland but the view from Aosta is certainly one of the most beautiful! The Meitin ridge is becoming more and more the classic way, the ascent via the glacier being objectively more dangerous. The ridge is a little more complicated than the path via the glacier but offers a nice alternative.
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Dent d’Hérens, located at the end of Valpelline, is among the most isolated and least climbed four-thousanders. The summit was for the first time conquered on August 12, 1863. We climb on the Dent d’Hérens via the beautiful ridge Tiefmatten.
The Matterhorn is undoubtedly the most famous mountain in the Alps. Most ascents are made by the Hörnli ridge on the Matterhorn: only a few of them take the Lion Ridge. The latter is certainly more ambitious but it is none the less beautiful.
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