Matterhorn 3-day guided ascent
Maximize your chance to summit Mount Matterhorn by following this 3-day mountaineering course with Giovanni, a local IFMGA mountain guide.
3 Days
Jun - Sep
Very high
Advanced
Description
Climbing the Matterhorn is a fantastic experience. It means dealing with a symbolic mountain, severe, technical and reserved for mountaineers with experience at altitude, who climb on rock and used to moving with crampons on mixed terrain, both uphill and downhill - which represents the most critical part.
I propose the ascent from the normal Swiss route in three days with an overnight stay at the Hornly refuge in order to be more relaxed on the descent and not have problems with the lift times.
Strict time limits set by the Swiss Guides ensure your safety. Reaching the Solvay Hut from the Hornli Hut must be done within 2 hours, with a total ascent time of 4 hours. Those exceeding these limits will be required to descend for safety reasons.
Join my comprehensive Matterhorn preparation course, designed to equip you with the skills and confidence to tackle this legendary peak. It will be my great pleasure to guide you there!
Price includes
- Guiding fee
Price details
- If necessary, the guide can provide the customer with a harness, helmet, crampons and ice ax included in the price.
- The costs of facilities, shelter, food/drinks are excluded and the costs of the Guide are paid by the customer.
- If the Guide comes from Italy and the Client from Switzerland, the cost of the Guide's facilities must be reimbursed by the client in euros (no francs) or by bank transfer.
Itinerary
Day 1: Meeting at Hornli refuge
Guide/client meeting at the Hornli refuge in the early afternoon or in Cervinia in the morning if the client goes up from the Italian side. Material check, dinner and overnight stay.
Day 2: Final push to the summit
Departure at night, ascent of the ridge which features continuous climbing passes that are often exposed and/or mixed passages on snow and rocks. After the fixed ropes, you go up a final slope and reach the summit (Swiss rules apply: 2 hours at the refuge - Solvay and 4 hours in total at the top, if you don't respect the times you go back earlier). Return to the refuge via the same itinerary.
Day 3: Journey back to the valley
Wake up and return to the valley.
Details
More info
Participants must know how to move quickly in high mountain terrain, with continuous and often exposed rock passages both uphill and downhill within the expected times. Good high mountain experience on technical terrain is necessary.
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About the guide
Giovanni
5.0
(3)
Mountain Guide
Raised in the Piedmont mountains, in parallel to the degree in physical education, I conclude the path to become an Alpine Guide, an activity that I start full time and 360 degrees around the Alps.
My favorite activities are ski mountaineering, high mountain and rock climbing.
Languages
Italian | French | English
Certificates
IVBV | UIAGM | IFMGA
What people are saying about Explore-Share
Man
Climbing with guide Guillaume was absolutely a highlight of my 2-week Europe vacation. Originally, we were planning on climbing in the Calanques, but the park was closed due to wind and fire danger. Guillaume chose another amazing location (Pic de Bretagne) based on my climbing abilities and preferences and kindly offered train station pick-up and hotel drop off, which I appreciated very much. The multi-pitch route we did was not only fun but also the right amount of challenge, which I thoroughly enjoyed. The communication from the team (Gauthier) was prompt and clear—highly recommend!
Maxine
Luis Silva was a great climbing guide and belayer! He taught me how to do moves that were difficult and encouraged me to try routes that were challenging for me! Because of his encouragement, I managed to complete these routes! I really enjoyed the climbs and completed 8 routes in the Sesimbra/Azoia area. The weather was perfect, no direct sun and cool enough to enjoy the climbs. Explore-Share made booking an outdoor climbing experience in Lisbon extremely easy. Luis, our guide, was fantastic, and the platform’s organization was flawless.
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We had Léo as a guide for our day climb in Fonty. We were blessed with a knowledgeable, warm, and instructive guide. Communication with Léo and Ivan was smooth and swift. Explore-Share was excellent in arranging everything for our day climb. The communication was quick, and the platform was easy to use, making our adventure stress-free.
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