9.17 am, Zermatt kiosk
High-altitude trek to Pollux and the Breithorn traverse with a mountain guide | Zermatt
These two days of high-altitude hiking together will take us to six peaks over 4,000 metres and offer us the most stunning views down towards Zermatt.
Technics
Endurance
We’ll spend two days together on a high-altitude tour in Zermatt, climbing Pollux and completing the Breithorn traverse with its five peaks. In between, we’ll spend the night at the authentic Rif. Guide d’Ayas. Thanks to the Klein Matterhorn cable car, the tour gets off to a leisurely start. Once at altitude, we cross the Breithorn plateau and climb the Pollux with its straightforward yet beautiful rocky ridge and summit snowfield. We spend the night just below Pollux, right on the edge of the glacier, in the cosy Ayas Hut. Here we enjoy the evening atmosphere and the sunset together. Thanks to the option of an early start from the hut, we can tackle the Breithorn traverse before the crowds arriving by cable car. The Breithorn traverse is one of the best tours around Zermatt. It offers everything: beautiful rock, aesthetic snow ridges and a sweeping view down into the Breithorn north face and towards Zermatt. The difficulty is manageable and the length of the tour is just right for a full day in the high mountains. Depending on our experience and fitness levels on the first day, we’ll decide the evening before whether to tackle half or the full traverse. Throughout both days, we’ll enjoy the magnificent and majestic views of Zermatt and across the mighty 4,000-metre peaks of the Lyskamm, Dufourspitze, Dom, Weisshorn and many more!
Procedure and meeting place
We’ll start the tour at Zermatt railway station and walk together to the Klein Matterhorn cable car.
Together, we’ll take the mountain railways up to the Klein Matterhorn and be immediately immersed in the high-alpine world surrounding the Breithorn plateau. After a short warm-up section across the glacier, we’ll begin our ascent towards Pollux. The beautifully shaped summit offers a varied ascent featuring glacier crossings, a simple but exposed rocky ridge and a lovely snowfield at the summit. From the summit, we’ll enjoy the view of the mighty Valais four-thousanders before descending to the Rifugio Guide d’Ayas. This cosy hut is spectacularly situated right on the edge of the glacier below Pollux. Here, we round off the day with a delicious dinner and savour the special atmosphere high above Zermatt.
We set off from the hut before sunrise. Thanks to our early start, we’re ahead of the day trippers from the Klein Matterhorn and can enjoy the Breithorn traverse at our own pace. We cross the various peaks of the Breithorn massif over firn and rock. The tour offers a thrilling mix of varied climbing, picturesque firn ridges and impressive views down into the Breithorn North Face and down towards Zermatt. Depending on the conditions, the group’s experience and fitness levels, we decide together whether to undertake the full traverse or a shorter route. Finally, we reach the Breithorn plateau and take the cable car back down into the valley. Throughout the day, we are accompanied by the impressive peaks of the Lyskamm, Dufourspitze, Dom, Weisshorn and many other four-thousand-metre peaks.
We’ll finish the tour together back in Zermatt.
Requirements
- You have first experience on alpine tours and can walk safely on crampons.
- Climbing with mountain boots and possibly crampons at grade III.
- Condition for high altitude tours with around 1000hm ascent and descent at a comfortable pace (~300hm/h).
Price and services
- CHF 1,105.00
- Rope team with 2 guests per mountain guide.
- Including planning and realisation with mountain guide and his travel expenses.
- Includes accommodation and half-board for you and the mountain guide.
- Excluding personal travel expenses, any train tickets and personal expenses.
Material and equipment
- For this tour you need the material from this PDF. We carry our equipment with us all the time. Pack only what is necessary.
- General material and packing tips we have also put together for you.
Bergschaft tours and courses are conducted in German as standard. However, our mountain guides speak good English, as do many of the participants. If you speak English, you are of course very welcome. Depending on the tour, it may be worth asking us in advance whether the guide and the group are comfortable speaking English.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us, preferably via the Contact form.
Impressions: Pollux and Breithorn crossing
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