Climbing the Dufour Peak
If mountaineering is your passion and your next goal is to reach the highest peak of Monte Rosa, keep reading. Our alpine guides are ready to accompany you to Punta Dufour, at an altitude of 4634 meters.
Punta Dufour, also known as Dufourspitze in German and Pointe Dufour in French, is named after Guillaume-Henri Dufour. This climb is reserved for those with solid experience in high-altitude mountaineering and familiarity with mixed and rock routes. It’s a fascinating adventure that will provide unforgettable experiences.
Due to the difficulty of Climbing the Dufour Peak, we’ll ask you to speak with us by phone or video call and provide an “alpine curriculum” that demonstrates your experience. You need to be familiar with ridges, high-altitude climbing, crampon use, and be in good physical shape. If you have any doubts about your preparation, before booking the climb to Punta Dufour, we recommend a preliminary excursion like the Cresta del Soldato, during which our guides will assess your level.
Punta Dufour with the mountain guides of Alagna and Gressoney
The price includes:
Day 1
Meet with the guide at Passo dei Salati, check the equipment, and take the lifts up to Indren. From Indren, we will hike to Capanna Gnifetti or Capanna Margherita. Dinner and overnight stay.
Day 2
At dawn, we will leave the refuge to reach Punta Dufour, passing by Punta Zumstein via the normal route or the Rey Ridge. The ascent will take approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes from Capanna Margherita or 6 hours and 30 minutes from Capanna Gnifetti.
– 5 layers of clothing for the upper body (thermal shirt, light fleece, heavy fleece, down jacket, anorak.)
– two set of gloves (soft and ski ones)
– sunglasses (with 3 or 4 protection)
– heavy trousers (windproof)
– underpants
– gaiters
– rigid, ankle height, waterproof boots.
– two pair of ski socks
– headlamp
– hat that covers your ears
– bag sheet for the hut
– sun screen & lip balm
– poles
– ice axe
– helmet
– 1lt water bottle/thermos
– climbing harness & crampons
– 30/40 litre backpack, a compact size to not impede movement ,
– ID document/passport
– 2 carabiners with ferrule
– 1 x climbing sling loop 120 cm
Please note, a sleeping bag liner is mandatory in all mountain huts.
We suggest a lightweight, reusable sleeping bag liner. Let’s protect the mountains from waste
Our favorite sleeping bag liner
This ascent requires an excellent level of training
Difficulty: AD – mountaineering difficulty both on the rock and ice; 40° slopes of snow and ice, and grade III climbing passes. Good physical fitness and ability to move with crampons on ice and rock are a necessity.
Total ascent over the two days: approximately 1400 meters.
Mountaineering is an inherently dangerous activity that can lead to serious injury or death. The guides of Monte Rosa are all UIAGM certified and are committed to doing everything possible to minimize the dangers, but the risk can never be eliminated and must be accepted before joining one of our groups. The guides of Monte Rosa will always do their best to help you achieve your goals and ensure you have a very pleasant experience; however, you must accept to rely on their unquestionable judgment while you are in the mountains and to respect and accept any decision they make. Being properly prepared and having a minimum standard of physical fitness is necessary to maintain an adequate safety margin in mountaineering climbs. If, due to your physical condition or for any other reason, your guide decides that you are not ready to attempt the ascent to Monte Rosa, you will be offered suitable alternatives.
€2,200.00
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