Trek to Monte Rosa Hut

tuesday

back to zermatt

at the Gornegrad station

At the top of Gornegrad with the observatory below and the Matterhorn in the distance

From Gornegrad,the best view in the world

the path to Stockhorn

View from Gornegrad,the steep winding path to the glacier

telephoto view of the glacier,enlarge to see the route to the Monte Rosa hut

The Gorner glacier

view of the lower part of the path,the Gorner glacier ,moraine and Grenz glacier

The Monte Rosa hut area,telephoto shot from Gornegrad

at Gornegrad with Monte Rosa and the Glaciers behind me

Peter on the steep path from Gornegrad

further down on the path above the glaciers

closer to the glaciers

although the path was steep and difficult it was quite crowded

just above the Riffelberg Monte Rosa path

the junction to Monte Rosa Hut

On the Monte Rosa path,an exposed section with ropes

few meters away from the glacier

on the Gorner glacier,the flags we followed to the hut

myself next to the flagpoles

on the Grenz glacier,a sea of crevasses

Peter crossing a long and narrow crevass

the most dangerous section of the glacier,a slippery narrow path with ropes and 30 m deep crevasses on either side

another difficult section

the bridge that connects the glacier with the last section of the Monte Rosa path

the steep path up to the Monte Rosa hut,a protected section

almost at the top of the path,the view is south

on top of the scree within sight of Monte Rosa hut

very close to the Monte Rosa hut

Looking back at the route

The Monte Rosa Hut

The Matterhorn at sunset

View from the Monte Rosa hut at dusk

Looking south from the Monte Rosa hut,the area is lit by the moon