The Pyramide Vincent (4215 m) and the Christ of the peaks (4161 m) (*)
Two peaks with a great history. Climbed for the first time by the mining engineer Jean-Nicolas Vincent in the distant 1819, from which the summit takes its name, the Pyramid Vincent is a 4000 that can be reached by the normal route with an easy excursion on the Lys glacier.
The Cristo delle Vette, located on the top of Balmenhorn (4161 m), was created by the Turin sculptor Alfredo Bai, a partisan during the Second World War, who vowed to erect a statue of Christ the Redeemer in the mountains in case he returned home alive from the war. To get to the foot of the imposing statue, after a path on the glacier, you climb a short aided rock wall.
07.30 am: meeting with the guide at the ticket office of the cable cars in loc. Staffal and ascent with the lifts to Punta Indren (3270 m). From here you reach the Lys glacier and climb it up to the chosen destination.
Difficulty: F = easy glacier excursion to Cristo delle Vette
F + = easy excursion on the glacier plus a stretch of rock equipped for the Cristo delle Vette
Rates
Group of 5 people: € 120.00 per participant
Group of 4 people: € 140.00 per participant
Group of 3 people: € 160.00 per participant
For those who do not have a climbing partner, but do not want to give up the ascension, the Gressoney Guide Society organizes the group ascent to the Vincent Pyramid (4215 m) and to the Cristo delle Vette (4167 m) every Wednesday.
The fee includes: accompanying the guide, rental of harness and crampons, helmet when required.
The fee does not include: the ski lifts, ice ax, lunch
(*) GIVEN THE CONDITIONS OF THE GLACIER, THE DAY TRIP IS SUSPENDED, IT IS PROPOSED ON TWO DAYS,
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