A rope team on a snowy glacier slope

Graian AlpsSummer

Gran Paradiso

GradeF

Days2

Highest point4 061 m

Price1 150 EUR

At a glance

The friendliest four thousander in the Alps. A big glacier, a short rock step and a Madonna on top.

Gran Paradiso is where many of our climbers stand above 4 000 m for the first time. The glacier is wide and easy, the hut is one of the best in the Alps and the summit block is a few metres of airy rock with a small statue of the Madonna. It is the perfect first summit and the perfect test before Mont Blanc.

Season
June to September
Rope
1 guide, 3 climbers
Grade
F
Price
from 1 150 EUR per person

The line

Altitude along the route, from the first step to the last. The dots are the places we stop.

  1. 1 811 mPont
  2. 2 732 mVittorio Emanuele hut
  3. 3 500 mThe glacier
  4. 4 061 mSummit
  5. 1 811 mPont
  1. Pont1 811 m
  2. Vittorio Emanuele hut2 732 m
  3. The glacier3 500 m
  4. Summit4 061 m
  5. Pont1 811 m

Day by day

The plan we start from. The weather and your pace decide the rest.

  1. Day 1

    To the hut

    A walk up from Pont through the meadows to the Vittorio Emanuele hut and a short practice on the snow behind it.

    +920 m

  2. Day 2

    Summit day

    Start at 04:00, the long glacier on a rope of four, the rock step to the Madonna and the descent to the valley.

    +1 330 m, -2 250 m

Three small climbers crossing a wide snow field
A climber in red standing on a glacier under big peaks

Before you come

  • Fit for a long day of hiking
  • No climbing needed
  • A night above 2 500 m helps

Included

  • Your guide for two days
  • Hut night with dinner and breakfast
  • Guide's hut and food
  • Rope and glacier gear

You bring

  • Mountaineering boots
  • Crampons and ice axe (we can lend)
  • Harness and helmet (we can lend)
  • Sun cream, a lot of it

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