The Tour of Monte Rosa [Lingua Inglese]

Sharp, Hilary

ISBN 10: 185284454X ISBN 13: 9781852844547

Casa editrice: Cicerone Pr Ltd, 2007

Riassunto

Situated on the Swiss-Italian frontier, Monte Rosa is spectacular from all angles. More of a massif than a single mountain, Monte Rosa claims ten separate summits over 4000m, making it a mountaineer's paradise. The Tour of Monte Rosa is an adventure, challenging and very varied, taking a high route around the massif. 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, 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.

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This guide to walking the Tour of Monte Rosa on the Italian-Swiss border takes the walker on a challenging and very varied trek. The high route around the massif has ten summits over 4000m. Italy and Switzerland meet here, and the contrast between these two countries, their different culture, food and languages, give this trek its originality.

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Book by Sharp Hilary

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cicerone Pr Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 185284454X
• ISBN 13: 9781852844547
• Rilegatura: Rilegato in vinile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 166
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile