Signalkuppe - la Punta Gnifetti

Schwarztor - Signalkuppe 4553 m a.s.l.

The Signalkuppe - Punta Gnifetti in Italian - is a 4554 m s.l.m.. peak in the Monte Rosa massif of the Valais Alps.

On its Italian side, the Signalkuppe bears the highest refuge in the Alps and thus the highest building in Europe, the Capanna Margherita (Capanna Osservatorio Regina Margherita), named after the Italian Queen Margaret of Italy, who climbed the mountain in August 1893.

Signalkuppe 4'554 m a.s.l.
Duration:

2 days, approx. 6 hours per day

Dates:

Daily from mid-March until mid-May ab Mitte März– Mitte Mai (depending on conditions)

Number of participants:

1  - max. 4 persons

Program:

Winter:

  • Meeting point with your mountain guide at the Matterhorn Express station, where you will take the cable car up to Klein Matterhorn.
  • Descent via Unter Theodul glacier or Schwarztor, with afterwards ascent over the Gorner Glacier to the Monte Rosa hut
  • Dinner and overnight stay at the Monte Rosa hut
  • At about 03:00 a.m. (depending on season) start of the tour with your private mountain guide.
  • Ascent from the Monte Rosa hut: approx. 6 hours over the Grenz glacier
  • Descent to Zermatt: approx. 5 hours
  • Your mountain guide will take you all the way down to Zermatt through Furi
Difficulty level:

Technical level: ++

Endurance level:*****

Requirement table

This is a very demanding and long alpine tour. For these demanding 4’000 meters peaks, you need to be very well acclimatised and have very good endurance. You need to have lots of experience using crampons and have already climbed some other 4’000 meter peaks. Alpine climbing in the 3rd to 4th degree of difficulty should be no problem for you.

Rates:

With a private mountain guide:

  • CHF 1'910.00 for 1 person
  • CHF 2'025.00 for 2 persons
  • CHF 2'140.00 for 3 persons
  • CHF 2'255.00 fpr 4 persons

A deposit of CHF 100.00 per person (included in this price) for all the 2-days tours will be required. This amount is non-refundable (even if you cancel the tour early or if the weather on the day is bad and the tour cannot be postponed).

Additional costs:
  • Overnight and half board in the Monte Rosa hut for you and your mountain guide: CHF 95.00 per person
  • Lift pass from Zermatt to Klein Matterhorn (Winter): CHF 59.00
  • Rental equipment: between CHF 50.00 and CHF 70.00 available in a sports shop in Zermatt
Execution or cancellation:

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Equipment:

Please find the equipment list here

Remark:

We strongly recommend a training climb with a mountain guide. The preparation tours can also be done in a group, as long as another person has registered for it.

Insurance:

Insurance is the responsibility of the participant (accident and evacuation insurance)

Important!!

Please contact us 2-3 days in advance by phone or directly in our ZERMATTERS office to ask about the conditions and to discuss the last details.

With a private mountain guide from CHF 1'910.00 for 1 person:

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