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17 August 2022 – 1 September 2022Monte Rosa TrailSixteen days around Monte Rosa: 214 kilometres and over sixteen thousand metres of climbing, from Zermatt through the Italian valleys and over the Monte Moro pass back to the Matter valley.

Monte Rosa Trail

17 August 2022 – 1 September 2022

16 days214.4 km16225 m ascent3463 m highest point

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Sixteen days around Monte Rosa: 214 kilometres and over sixteen thousand metres of climbing, from Zermatt through the Italian valleys and over the Monte Moro pass back to the Matter valley. Huts, a tent, a tree house, and every day a different side of the same massif.

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Fireweed above Zermatt Selfie on the way up, hood up Dark clouds over the valley A bite on the rock, mountains at my back Arrived at the Hörnli hut, 3260 m Sunset on the terrace of the Hörnli hut The Matterhorn from the hut, in black and white View over the ridges around Zermatt The Matterhorn above the moraine The Matterhorn mirrored in the mountain lake The hut below the glaciers Crevasse up close Across the Gorner glacier with crampons The guide among the crevasses A small stone building in the mist Across the high plateau, the Matterhorn in cloud Waterfall along the path Turquoise tarn with a hut On the gravel road up to the pass Selfie at the TMR signpost Mountain lakes below the pass The path along the rocky ridge Descent into the valley Meander on the high plateau Horse on the alpine meadow Sheep on the rocks Tarn in the grass Rest at the hut, feet up Glacier stream through the valley On the roof of the Land Rover Stone hut in the valley Cows by the river Reflection in the mountain lake On the way to the pass, the lake below Cottongrass The path over the pass Two blue butterflies on a blade of grass The glacier above the valley Selfie at the signpost A beer at the tent Ibex on the alpine meadow Ibex in the evening light Coffee at the tent Morning sun over the bivouac Flock of sheep on the path The shepherd with his dogs The valley towards the next pass Thumbs up on the pass Huts in the valley, the pass in sight Walser houses of wood and stone Ridge in the mist Evening light on the Monte Rosa glaciers Morning light on the peaks above the stream Horse on the alpine meadow, the pass behind Selfie with a curious donkey Two ibex on the path The valley far below The hut with the red roof below the clouds Rowan above the waterfall Coffee by the stream A dip in the mountain stream Turquoise lake in the valley, picnic under the tree A glass of wine by the lake The golden Madonna on the Monte Moro pass Prayer flags on the Monte Moro pass Evening sky over Monte Rosa The east face of Monte Rosa Morning on the pass, view of the snowy peaks Prayer flags in front of Monte Rosa Descent to the Mattmark reservoir On the rocks above the reservoir Bull on the alpine meadow Ibex on the ridge, in black and white The Mattmark reservoir Glacier debris by the lake Roof tent in the evening light Glacier above the larches Boulder above the Saas valley Selfie on the scree slope View over the valley, peaks in the clouds The path through the rocks Blacknose sheep on the path Peak between the larches Wooden bear by the path Reflection in the lake by the hotel Through the larch forest Selfie against the rock Waterfall along the path The tree house in the forest Sleeping bag in the tree house The Weisshorn above the valley Coloured rock on the Europaweg The path along the slope, glaciers across the valley The Europa hut Descent to the valley, the glacier above Glacier ice up close Snow and mist on the glacier The glacier plateau Coloured rock slabs below the glacier Cairn on the moraine Selfie above the valley Ladder on the way down The valley in sight Evening sun behind the glacier Back to Zermatt, the Matterhorn in view

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