The Tour of Monte Rosa

Situated on the Swiss Italian frontier, Monte Rosa is spectacular from all
angles. The Tour of Monte Rosa is an adventure, challenging and very varied,
taking a high route around the massif. Monte Rosa claims ten separate summits
over 4000m, and 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, is what 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.

Trek divided into ten day-stages
Includes Saas Fee, Zermatt and the Europaweg trail
Guide includes a glossary, and lists of tourist offices and mountain huts

2nd edition 2015