D)- CERVINO (MATTERHORN) / DENT D'HERENS - LEFT SIDE Fourth Part

Overview

Getting There

• From TORINO, MILANO Cityes, etc: Motorway A5. Exit at IVREA or
  
  Pont St. Martin to Hone/Bard-Arnad littles Towns: (Crabun's-Cima's Pietre Bianche South Slopes; Vert, Civa's Arche's, Finestra's Pass and Machaby's Corma; Rock's Gym, among Champagnolaz, Sengla, Machaby, Albard di Bard Villages);
  
  Verrès (Ayas's Valley and Southern appendages to Becca Torché-Corno del Lago-M. dell'Aquila-Cima Graulà) and Vert, Civa's, Dondeuil Pass;
  
  Saint Vincent: (Zerbion-T. di Comagna-M. Ros Area, near Saint's Pantaléon and Zuccore's Pass);
  
  Chatillon: (Valtournanche's Valley and Southern appendages to Tantané-Zerbion Mounts, South Slope Area, near Joux's Pass; to Becca d'Aver Area, near Saint's Pantaléon Pass);
  
  Nus: (Saint's Barthélemy Valley and Faroma-Luseney Area and Southern appendages to Aver-Longhede Area, near Saint's Pantaléon Pass);
  
  AOSTA Est: (Viou-Tsaat à l'Etsena little chain from Blavy and Trois Villes Villages; Becca Conge-Faroma Area, near Saint's Barthélemy Pass.
  
  
  

  D1)- *** ALL EXTERNALS PASS, saddles, brèches, "carvings" and ROUTES from AOSTA's VALLEY to SWITZERLAND

  D1)- *** ALL EXTERNALS PASS, saddles, brèches, "carvings" and ROUTES from AOSTA's VALLEY to SWITZERLAND.
  From West to Eastnortheast BETWEEN ITALY and SWITZERLAND from: Tourna(e)che, Leone's, Breuil's, Furggen's, to Teodulo's or Saint-Théodule's also Théoduljoch.
  
  BETWEEN Tournenche Valley (I) and Zermatt-Valleise Valley (S):
  *** From Breuil-Cervinia (2000m) to e1)- TOURNA(E)NCHE or TORNENTZE also TORNENZA PASS (3486m); e1bis)- ; e1ter)- , e1quater)- APPROACH VARIANTS 1/4 and descent, by Chérillon's Pass (3536m); e2)-LEONE's PASS (3571m).
  e1)- From Breuil-Cervinia (2000m; parking 2008m), through West direction, road toward Morces Village (2065m) and winding road 2117m; by path n° 11 and same direction to forkpaths with path n° Alta Via n° 3 (of Aosta's Valley High Route), near junction of two Mabérge's Torrent, in quota 2250m. To cross in Northnortheast direction toward Cors Pasture (2261m) and, up Cors's Torrent, Alp 2332m (little lake 2292m, in Southeast),Crot Pasture (2367m), fork 2400m~ with grounroad, near small Chérillon's Dam and Torrent. By winding route to various ramifications of Fossu Torrent, in quota 2489m; to cross and, by a large hairpin bend, before in Southeast, after in Northeast, to forkpaths in quota 2590m. To continue in left (Northwest), through Western ramification, along Chérillon's Buttress (source, near little torrent, in quota 2640m~); by Chérillon's Glacier left or Eastern lateral moraine, in edge, doubling in left (East) a rocky roundish promontory toward's glacier (end of path in quota 2910/30m~). To cross, by Northeast direction, moderate snowy slope (25°/30°) and, between quota 3100/200m, turn in right (East) to buttress; to climb easily (rocky plates I°/I°+) and by South/North direction to continue (quota 3183, 3321, 3412m), doubling in East some roughness, to terminal snowfield (27/8°) and Nino and Enzo Benedetti Bivouac (2510m). Descent in East, through snowy crest easily and briefly, to Tourna(e)nche or Tornentze also Tornenza Pass (3486m).
  
  The ascent directly, by very steep and difficult rocks (285/90m~), of the S Face, NEVER MADE. Route for M a lot of Exp.
  
  e1bis)- VARIANT 1. From Breuil-Cervinia (2002m; near Golf Course), through West direction, road toward Chateau Village (2074m; +), Morces Village (2065m) and preceding routes.
  
  e1ter)- VARIANT 2. From Breuil-Cervinia (2000m; parking 2008m), through North direction, road toward Crétaz Village (2041m), crossroads 2110m to Chérillon's Dam bridge 2936m and preceding routes.
  e1quater)- VARIANT 3. From Breuil-Cervinia (2000m; parking 2008m), through North direction, road toward Crétaz Village (2041m), crossroads 2110m; to continue, by same direction and road, to (+ Chapelle aux Morts de la guerre; = war to Deaths Chapel; externally on lawn world wars olds cannons), in grassy promontory, quota 2143m (wonderful view to Matterhorn, S Face, W-SW Ridge or Lion's Crest, SE Edge or Furggrat). To reach, through road or path n° 12, the Lower Crot de Palet Alp (2273m), Higher Crot de Palet Alp (2411m) and Crot de Làbies Alp (2487m); from pastures, by West direction, to forkpaths 2516m and previous route e1)- . Route e1)- and all VARIANTS for Hikers as far as Chérillon's Glacier.
  In descent from bivouac, by Westnorthwest direction, snowy sommital crest, briefly, to Chérillon's Pass (3536m); to go down, by a enough steep and snowy slope (40°/35°; 550m), into Tiefmattengletscher's great amphitheatre (unbelievale views to Matterhorn's, Zmuttgrat, W Face, Lion's Crest and toward Dent d'Hérens's N ice's Face), in quota 2990m~, near a small rocky strip (2972m). To cross, before by Northnortheast direction at Matterhorn's Zmuttgrat base (Sattelti), in quota 3000m~. After, to cross in Northwest to Zmuttgletscher, in quota 2700m~ (junction with Schonbielgletscher) to Schonbielhutte (2694m) and route d20)- toward's Zermatt.
  The ascent or descent directly, by very steep snowy slope with hangings séracs (50°, even 55°, after 45°/40°; 365/70m~) of the N Face, NEVER MADE. Rarely used pass, only through Chérillon's Pass. Routes for MExp; in day, for MExp, a good training.
  e2)- From Breuil-Cervinia (2000m; parking 2008m), through North direction, road toward Lower Crot de Palet Alp's winding road 2273m; turn in Northeast direction and, still by groundroad and path---> n° 13, to cross the Porteiller Torrent toward winding road 2399m; from hairpin bend, through path, to Mont de l'Eura Pasture (2546m) and crossing three times the groundroad (source in quota 2688m), toward Duca degli Abruzzi Refuge (2810m, near two little lakes 2789, 2806m and the Western sources of Mount's Cervin Torrent; end of the groudroad). From refuge, still by same path, in left direction (Northwest), mini lake 2806m, hairpin 2847m and, through North direction, to Croix de Carrel 2950m (Cross in memento of Jean Antoine Carrel "The Bersagliere", of Lion's Crest winner on 1865, here dead, returning with clients in the storm from Matterhorn); to continue, by North direction, and briefly at Lion's Head S Edge base, in quota 3007m. To climb in left (West), by a snowy or debris cone, at a first large balcony (3145/50m~); again in left and, through a rubbles couloir before in diagonal after vertically in edge (I°/I°+), to supere the higher rocky band a second short balcony and a more large snowfield. Before, turn briefly in right (East) and to skirt along eastern border; after to go up directly to a small narrowing and following higher snowfield, below the of Lion's Head Summit S Wall (30°/35°; I°+; exposed in East; rocks falls danger). Cross, level route in right (Eastnortheast), by a to Leone's Pass (3571m), between Lion's Head/Tyndall Peak. Route for M Exp; in day from Cervinia toward Zermatt, for MExp, a good training.
  *** From Duca degli Abruzzi Refuge to e2bis)- LEONE's Pass (3571m); e3)- BREUIL's PASS also BREUILJOCH (3329m CNS).
  
  e2bis)- DIRECT VARIANT. From Duca degli Abruzzi Refuge, by same route, to a first large balcony; turn in right (Northeast) and, by a easy snowfield, rubbles and small rocks, to reach the Peak's Tyndall Higher Glacier, in quota 3200/10m~. To cross entirely and easily, by Northnortheast direction, at S-SE Face's base, in quota 3330m~; to climb, by a snowy narrow gully or a rocky eastern side, to Leone's Pass (3580m). Route now historical and rightly deserted, continuously rocks fallings exposed; (first, by Victor Carrel and Gabriele Maquignaz on 1857 and in S/N traverse by Paul Gussfeldt with famous swiss Mountain guide Alexander Burgener on 1881; from N/S Albert Fredrick Mummery, still Burgener on 1880). For M very Exp; in day from Cervinia, a good training.
  
  In descent, by North direction, a repulsive, winding and dangerous gully, or by right (East) rocky side, (60°, even 65°; III°+; 445/450m~, continually rocks falls exposed; verglass possibility, almost sureness), to go down into Higher Tiefmattengletscher's, in quota 3125m~. To cross the glacier, by North direction, to "plateau" 2975/3000m, Sattelti and previous route e1)-. Same previous remarks. Route for M very Exp; in day, from Cervinia toward Zermatt, for M deal of Exp. and a good training.
  e3)-From Duca degli Abruzzi Refuge to go up, through North direction, of grounroad terminal part, between the little lakes 2789, 2806m, traces and rubbles to minilake 2852m, near of Lower Peak's Tyndall Glacier left lateral moraine. Turn in right and, by traces in moraine, to Mount's Cervin Glacier Western source, in quota 2900m~; to cross, by Eastnortheast direction, entirely and easily the glacier, below Peak's Tyndall, Matterhorn, Peak's Muzio S Faces, at Furggrat or Furggen's Crest base, in quota 3200m~ (splendids views toward Matterhorn's S Wall, W and SE Ridges).To climb in "soft" right diagonal, by snowfields or debris, below a clear rocky strip, to Breuil's Pass also Breuiljoch (3329m CNS), between quota 3335/3350 m and near the Oreste Bossi Bivouac (3345m). From Cervinia to Duca degli Abruzzi Refuge for Hikers (E); from refuge to Breuiljoch for HikExp. (EE); crossing in day from Cervinia toward Zermatt for HikExp (EE) a good training.
  *** From Breuil-Cervinia (2000m) to e3bis)- VARIANTS 1/2 toward or near Duca degli Abruzzi Refuge, also e4)- directly to FORCLAZ's PASS or FURGGJOCH (3273m); e5)- Western FURGGSATTEL (3350m); e6)- Eastern FURGGSATTEL (3351m) and e6bis)- VARIANT 1 from Teodulo's Refuge (3316m); e7)- TEODULO's PASS or THE'ODULJOCH also SAINT-THE'ODULE (3316m); e7bis)- VARIANT 1. From Testa Grigia (Grey Head's) Cable Railway (3480m); Matterhorn's Guides Refuge ;3467m).
  
  
  
  e3bis)- VARIANT 1. From Breuil-Cervinia (2000m; Guides's Home (2089m), near Djomein (2056m), Fallinier (2097m) Villages to of road obstruction, in quota 2105m; to continue, by various groundroads in left and in right with connections. Better in right, by Eastnortheast direction, path---> n° 14, along Vieille's Torrent, near Djomein's Crest to Plan Torrette Alp (2470m); from pasture, through brief digression in Southeast, to Plan's Maison Station Cable Railway (2561m). Continue, by North direction, path---> n° 14, crossing afterwards the Vieille's Torrent and Plan's Maison's Torrent in Plan's Maison's Tableland to forkpaths, in quota 2671m. From cross two possibilitys: 1)- turn in left (Westnorthwest) and, by same path, 2)- in right, by unnumbered path with halfcircular route, to ex K2 Cabine, in quota 2822m. From cabine, by Northeast direction, discontinuous of path trace to quota 3007m, below the Mount's Cervin Glacier Eastern sources. Leaving in East the deviation to Forclaz's Pass or Furggjoch, reach the glacier, in quota 3150m~ and route e3)-.
  In descent, by Northnorthwest direction, moderate snowy slope (28°; 555m) into Furgg Gletscher, in quota 2975m, near a basal rocky strip. To double in right (East) the séracsfall, below Matterhorn's E Face (goods views, as well to Breithorn's/Lyskamm's N ice Walls); to go down, by moderate descent, in Furgg Gletscher toward lateral moraine (arrival's Station of Chair Lift, in quota 2670m), little lake, near the path (to Ornlihutte), in quota 2720m~. Descend, by Northeast direction, path to Schwarzsee (2558m), Schwarzsee Hotel (2589m), near Furgg Station (2432m), fork, Hermettji Alp, Furi Village (1886m), Zermatt. Same previous remarks; for HikExp (EE) a good training.
  e4)- From Breuil-Cervinia (2000m; P 2008m), through preceding routes e3)- , e3bis)- to Mount's Cervin Glacier Southern sources, in quota 3030/40m~; turn in right (East) and, by path/trace, snowfields, easily, to Forclaz's Pass or Furggjoch also Furggen (3273m), between Quota 3350m/Quota 3281m Forclaz's Crest. In descent, by Northeast direction, moderate snowy slope (27°; 100m) to of Quota 3350m N Ridge, in quota 3170/5m~; to go down, by traces and debris toward's a narrowing up. Furgg Gletscher, in quota 2950 m c. Cross in Northwest rejoing the previous route e3)- and same descent. To Duca degli Abruzzi Refuge for Hikers (E); from refuge to Breuiljoch for HikExp. (EE); crossing in day from Cervinia toward Zermatt for HikExp (EE) a good training.
  e5)- From Breuil-Cervinia (2000m), by previous route e3bis)- to Plan's Maison Station Cable Railway (2561m); continue, by groundroad/path n° 15, between Vieille's Torrent and Plan's Maison's Torrent to of chair lift arrival, in quota 2792m. Go up, by Northnortheast direction, grassy, rubbles and moraine, between Vieille's Torrent and Fornets's Entrenchment (3050m) at Forclaz's Crest base, in quota 3125m~; by a rocky band enough steep of S Wall and traces (I°+; 225m), to Western Furggsattel (3350m), between Forclaz's Head/Furgghorn. In day from Cervinia to Western Pass: for HikExp (EE), a good training.
  In descent, by North direction, snowy slope (32°/30°; 150m) to Furgg Gletscher/Oberer Theodulgletscher junction, in quota 3150/200m, near a rocky islet 3168m. From Furgg/Theodul junction two possibilitys: 1)- to cross in easy descent, by Northwest direction on Furgg Gletscher to e3)- , e4)- previous routes; 2)- descend, by Northeast direction, and to cross, by moderate slopes, the Oberer Theodulgletscher to Gandegghutte (3036m). From refuge: a: by Norht direction, path---> n° TMR, to Trockener Steg 2946m); b: by Northnortheast direction, path along little lakes 2952, 2863, 2859m (path connection near two last lakes) toward Lichenbretter/Uf der Mur /Garten Area. From of paths junction, by halcircular route inLichenbretter Area, to cross twice the two Gerwetsch Torrents, in quota 2800m~; continue, by Northnorthwest direction and almost level route, to Sandiger Boden Torrent, in quota 2685m~ up Uf der Mur (2713m). By path and sinuous route in Garten, to road, near Gartfad; from this point two possibilitys:
  
  a)- by West direction, road to Furgg Steg (2432m), Schwarz Hotel (2589m) and previous route to Zermatt. b)- by Northwest direction, path to Furggbach, in quota 2350m. Go down, by Northeast direction, before along the torrent East side, after to cross in quota 2225m~; descend in North, near the Furi/Furgg Cable Railway to and between Schweigmatten (1822m) / Furi (1886m) Villages of Zermatt. Crossing in day from Cervinia to Zermatt: for HikExp (EE), a good training.
  e6)- From Breuil-Cervinia (2000m), by previous routes e3bis)-, e5)- to Plan's Maison second station of chair lift to Theodulhorn's SE Crest, near winding road 2792m; continue, by Eastsoutheast direction, groundroad/path n° 15, TMR, near two little lakes and between Fornets's Entrenchment (3050m) and Bontadini's Chapel (3048m; in right). Go up, by Eastnortheast direction, grassy moderate slope, rubbles (sources in Southeast) to small debris promontory 3205m; by same direction and moraine, easily, to Eastern Furggsattel (3351m), between Furgghorn/Theodulhorn. For Hikers (E).
  
  e6bis)- VARIANT 1 from Teodulo's Refuge (3316m; see e7)- ), by Northnorthwest direction in moraine and little easy rocks, briefly, to previous route, up the pass. For Hikers (E).
  
  In descent by brief, moderate, easy slope (25°/27°; 100m), below swiss station ski chair lift from Trockener Steg to Theodulhorn's into Oberer Theodulgletscher, in quota 3250m~; by Northnortheast direction, to, and below a second Fornet's ski chair lift, connection trace Gandegghutte/Teodulo's Refuge, in quota 3150m~ From conn.: a)- by brief and easy ascent to Teodulo's Pass (see e7)- ); b)- , by crossing in Northnortheast dir. Oberer's Theodulgletscher to Gandegghutte. In descent for M or HikExp. (EE/A).
  e7)- From Breuil-Cervinia (2000m), by routes e3bis)- , e5)- , e6)- , Eastsoutheast direction, same groundroute/path---> n° 15, TMR, below the Plan's Maison third station of chair lift,to winding road 3175/80m~; to continue, before by Southsoutheast direction, after East to Teodulo's Pass or Théoduljoch also Saint-Théodule (3316m). In descent, by North direction and by crossing on Oberer Theodulgletscher, below the Theodul's swiss chair lift, easily to connection. For M or HikExp. (EE/A); in very ancient times for mules.
  e7bis)- VARIANT 1. From Testa Grigia (Grey Head's) Cable Railway (3480m; Matterhorn's Guides Refuge (3467m), by brief, easy descent and crossing on Oberer Theodulgletscher, speedly, to Saint-Théodule Pass. For HikExp. (EE).
  
  2)- INSIDE RANGES:
  Dora's Baltea Stream Left Hydrographic Watershead from West to Eastsoutheast: to East from Courmayeur Tourist Town and Morgex little Town in Valdigne; from La Salle, Saint Pierre, Sarre littles Towns in Middle AOSTA's VALLEY to AOSTA Town (East).
  
  To Southeast from Saint Rhémy en Bosses, Saint Oyen, Etroubles, Gignod Communes in Great's Saint Bernard-"Coumba's Freida" Valley to AOSTA (Southeast).
  
  To East, Northeast, East and Southeast from City to Saint Barthélemy's, Valtournanche's, Ayas's Valleys (Northeast) and to Quart, Nus, Chambave, Verrayes, Saint Denis, Chatillon, Saint Vincent, Emarese, Montjovet, Verrès, Arnad, Bard, Donnas, Pont Saint Martin, Perloz littles towns (Eastsoutheast) in AOSTA's VALLEY .

  D2)- *** AOSTA's VALLEY DORA BALTEA HYDROGRAPHIC CATCHMENT BASIN ALL SUMMITS of LEFT SIDE. GREAT TRIANGULAR AREA, vertex MATTERHORN amongst Valpelline, Coumba Freida, Central Valley (Aosta), Saint Barthélemy, Valtourna(e)nche (Breuil-Cervinia), Val d' Ayas

  D2)- *** GREAT TRIANGULAR AREA, with VERTEX in MATTERHORN and BASE on DORA BALTEA Stream, amongst VALPELLINE (Bionaz, Oyace, Valpelline Communes), COUMBA FREIDA (Roisan Commune), Central Valley (Aosta Town, Saint Christophe, Quart, Nus Communes), SAINT BARTHELEMY Valley (Saint Barthélemy Commune), CENTRAL Valley (Verrayes, Saint Dénis, Chambave, Chatillon, Saint Vincent, Emarese Communes), LOWER CENTRAL Valley (Montjovet, Verrès Communes) and VALTOURNA(E)NCHE Valley (Antey Saint André, Torgnon, Valtournanche Communes, Breuil-Cervinia, Chamois, La Magdeleine Communes), VAL D'AYAS (Champoluc, Brusson. Communes).
  9)- Petites Murailles:Chateau des Dames/Mont Blanc de Creton/Tour Noir de Creton//Vofrède Crest/Punta Budden; Grande Tete de Bellatsa-Petite Tete de Bellatsa-Tete des Roèses.
  Grandes Murailles: Becca di Guin/Punta Sella/Punta Giordano/Punta Ester/Pointe Lioy/Punta Gastaldi/Pointe des Cors/Punta Margareth Cima South/Punta Mackenzie/Pointe Margareth Central/Pointe North/Albertini Crest/Dent d'Hérens Mountain CHAIN.
  
  
  11)- Petites Murailles:Chateau des Dames/Mont Blanc de Creton/Tour Noir de Creton//Vofrède Crest/Punta Budden; Grande Tete de Bellatsa-Petite Tete de Bellatsa-Tete des Roèses.
  
  Grandes Murailles: Becca di Guin/Punta Sella/Punta Giordano/Punta Ester/Pointe Lioy/Punta Gastaldi/Pointe des Cors/Punta Margareth Cima South/Punta Mackenzie/Pointe Margareth Central/Pointe North.
  
  Albertini Crest/Dent d'Hérens/Pointe Carrel/Pointe Blanche/Pointe Maquignaz/Pointe Marie Christine/Testa del Leone/Pic Tyndall/CERVINO or MATTERHORN/Furgghorn/Theodulhorn/Testa Grigia Mountain CHAIN.
  
  
  
  
  GRAND (3379m) & LITTLE TOURNALIN (3207m) DOUBLE TRAVERSE, on SEPTEMBER 22th, 1974
  
  
  
  12)- Grand TOURNALIN/Petit Tournalin/Bec Trécare;Pointe Trécare; Pointe Fallinère-Pointe Fontana Fredda/Mont Charvaz; Bec de Nana/La Grand Dent/Mont Tantané/Mont Zerbion/Pic Bellin/Mont Jetire/Cima Botta/Testa di Comagna/Pointe de Tzecore or Zuccore/Monte Obrè/Mont Ros/Mount Saint Gilles little Chain.
  
  
  
  
  13)- Becca di Viou/Tsaat à l'Etsena/Becca Conge/Mont Faroma/Denti di Vessona/Mont Pisonet-Cima Nebbia/Becca del MERLO little Chain.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  14)- Becca di LUSENEY Group and Cima Bianca-Pointe de Chomioi or Tsomioy/Monte Miracolo/Mont Meabé-Antesummit South/Praz Croux/Mont Fenetre/Becca d'Aver/Cima Di Longhede/Tete du Filon/Monte Ander/Cime La Pesse little chain.
  
  
  
  
  15)- Piccolo Monte Dragone/Monte Dragone/Punte di FONTANELLA/Punte di Valcornera/Pic Innomée/Cima di Balanselmo/Punta Gianotti/Punta di Cignana/Pointe Innomée/Domes de Cian/Pointes de Chavacour; Punta di Cian/Becca di Salé/Mont Saleron/Mont d'Ersa Area.
  

  DENT d'HE'RENS / CERVINO (MATTERHORN) AREA

  
  
  
  
  Great Mountain Chain between Valpelline's (West) / Valtournanche's (East) Valleys and Bionaz/Valtournanche's Communes by Petites and Grandes Murailles: from Bella's Tsa Pass great ramification to Northnortheast Chateau des Dames; Wymper Little Castle; little ramification to South: from Vofrède's Pass to Mont Rouge (Quote various) - Mont Seriola - Mont Pancherot - Forest rangers Bivouac up Valtournanche little Town. From Chateaux's des Dames Pass Mont Blanc de Creton - Fiorio Bivouac- Vofrède Crest (Tour Noire de Creton, Pointe des Petites Murailles, Pointe Budden); little ramification to Northwest: Great and Little Tetes de Bella Tsa - Tete's de Roèses Bivouac, near Tete des Roèses. To Budden Pass and from pass continuation great ramification to Northnortheast of the GRANDES MURAILLES: Paoluccio Bivouac - Becca de Guin - Les Jumeaux (Sella and Giordano Points) - Pointe Ester - Pointe de Lioy - Ratti Bivouac in Cors's Pass and Balestreri Bivouac in Eastsoutheast Crest - Punta Gastaldi - Pointe des Cors - Margareth Points (South, Mackenzie, Margareth, North Summits) Perelli Bivouac, near Grandes's Murailles Pass - DENT d' HERENS Area: Albertini's Crest in South - Pellissier-Albertini Bivouac. Great ram. to East: Pointe Carrel - Pointe Blanche - Pointe Maquignaz - Novella Bivouac - Pointe Marie-Christine - Quote 3674, 3637, 3529, 3544m - Benedetti Bivouac, near Tournenche Pass - Tete du Lyon - (+ Carrel; + dead's of the War Chapel, in South) and Duca of the Abruzzi Refuge in South; Jean Antoine Carrel and Luigi Amedeo Refuges in East - Pic Tyndall - CERVINO (Matterhorn; *; +)) AREA: Solvayhutte and Hornlihutte in NE Ridge - Bossi Bivouac at Furggrat Edge base, near Breuil's Pass or Breuiljoch - Tete de la Forclaz or Furggen - Tete du Breuil also Furgghorn - Mont de Saint Théodule or Theodulhorn or Corno del Teodulo - Tete Grise - Matterhorn's Guides Refuge. Ram. to South: from Plateau's Rosà Pass or from Cimes's Blanches North Pass: Gran Sometta Cimes's Blanches Lake in North - Motta de Plète (East, Central, West (+)) Great Golliet's Lake - Bec du Pio Merlo; Cimes Blanches (Bec Carré, Pointe North and South) Adventine's Lakes in Northeast - Mont Roisetta; little ramification to Southwest: Dents d'Aran - M. Palon - Becca d'Aran - Mont de Molar - Panorama Al. Bich in Southwest.
  
  

  GRAND TOURNALIN / MONT ZERBION AREA

  
  
  
  
  
  
  From Saddle 3228m in South of the Mount Roisetta (+ in Southwest) Grand TOURNALIN Area: (Pointes North (+) and South) Tournalin's Verde Lake in Southeast and little ramification to Southeast: Mont Brun or Monte Croce (+) - Palon de Nan(n)a. Great ramification to South: Petit Tournalin (+) - Devil's Crest - Grand Tournalin Refuge in East - Becca Trécare (+); Punta Trécare and Punta Falinière or Fallinère in West - (Clavalité 's Sanctuary) - Punta Fontana Fredda (+) - Punta Fontana Fredda - Maen's Lake and Dam - Mont Charvaz - up Saint Michel Village - Lod's Lake, near Chamois Tourist Village - Hermitage Refuge in Northwest. Continuation great ramification in arc to South between Valtournanche/Ayas Valleys: Bec de Nana; Mont Facebelle to East little Crest; La Grand Dent - Cleyva's Bella Lake in West - Mont Tantané (+; Neolithic's traces in Southwest; ski-mountaineering) - Champlong's Lakes in Northwest, Charey's, Croux's, Grande's Puine littles Lakes in West - Lod's Lake, near La Magdeleine Tourist Village upon Antey Saint André Bourg - Mont Zerbion Little Area (great Virgin's Mary statue): Pic Belin - Mont Jetire - Cima Botta - Testa di Comagna - Punta Zuccore or Zucore also Tzecore - Mont Obrè - Mont Ros (X mines) - Mount Saint Gilles (+).
  

  MONT NERY-DAMES de CHALLAND / CORNO del LAGO / MONT CRABUN AREA

  
  
  
  
  
  
  From Ranzola's Pass continuation of the great ramification to South: Punta della Regina; Punta della Guarda in West; Mont Taille or Talle (+); Héckòeckò or Punta di Weissmatten in East; Monte Rena or Wisomattòspétz - Mont Taf - Frudière's Lakes in West - Corno Maria or Marienhorn - Mont Nery or Becca di Frudiera Little Area. Ramification to Northwest: Punta di Soleron - Punta di Champlon - Cleve ( = Coastline) de Moula - Becca de Merian (Graine's Castle in West). From Chasten's Pass Punta di Chasten - Monte Voghel - Dames de Challand Area: Becca di Vlou (*) - Becca Torché. Ramifications to Westnorthwest: Becca Chalex; Becca Mortens - Becca Chiavernie. Punta del Dondeuil to Dondeuil Pass and from pass Corno del Lago or Pic des Allemands-Mont Crabun Area - Littles Lakes in East: from Chiva's Pass to West: Monte dell'Aquila - Cima Graulà (X Prattse's mines) to Vert Pass. From Mont Crabun Mont Crabun Bivouac - ramifications to east: Cima di Prial - Mont Las d'Arve - Il Corno; toSoutheast: Cima Pietre Bianche; Bec Cerosera; Monte Rosso - Monte Finestra; Tete de Cou - Coudrey - Col(r)ma (= rocky promontory) di Machaby (Sanctuary and Rock Gym)

  BECCA di VIOU / MONT FAROMA / BECCA del MERLO AREA

  
  
  
  
  
  
  Buthier and Dora Baltea Streams Valpelline's and Central Valleys from Bionaz, Oyace, Valpelline, Roisan Villages, Aosta City, to Saint Christophe, Quart, Nus littles Towns and Saint Barthélemy Valley: Tete de Valfreyde; Becca di Roisan - Becca di Blavy - Becca di Viou Little Area:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Mont Trembloz - Penne Nere Bivouac, in Viou's Pass -) Mont Mary - Arpisson's Lake in North - Chamerod's Points - Les Prèles Points - Tete d'Arpisson or Quart's Pelon - Littles Aiguilles d'Arpisson (various) - Sénevé's Little Pyramid - Punta di Sénevé or Cénevé - Quota 2888m.
  
  SENEVE's POINT (2928m) FIRST or SECOND ABSOLUTE ASCENT ?, by Southeast Slope in ascent and in descend and DOUBLE TRAVERSE through the Southwest Ridge, on OCTOBER 08th, 1972
  
  
  
  To Northwest: Becca Noail or Novailloz also Noaillo. Tsaat à l'Etsena (West and East Summits) to Fana's Pass and from pass Becchi di Fana (various, six littles elevations) - Croux de Fana (+). Pointe Joseph Henry - Becca Conge to north: Pointe de la Lliée or de la Lière (la Lière Bivouac, near l'Arpeyssaou Pass) - Becca Morion (+). To Saint Barthélemy Pass and from pass - Punta di Verdona to north: la Gran Coutà - Punta di Vamea - Little Becca di Nona - Becca di Nona. From Faroma Pass to Southsoutheast Faroma's SW Shoulder 2937m - Grand Pays - Becca d'Aveille.
  
  GRAND PAYS (2726m), near the Valchourda Alp (2392m) under the Lechy Pass (2585m) and BECCA of AVEILLE (2623m) on SUMMIT, by Northern Face, on OCTOBER 13th, 1974
  
  
  
  Mont Faroma Area (*): Vessona's Jags - Mont Pisonet; Becca Fontaney (up Cuney's Sanctuary) - Champorcher's Coastline - Mont morion also Mont-Rion (= Round Mount). Cima Franco Nebbia. Great ramification to Northnorthwest: Punta Vallepiana - Becca de l'Aqueloù or Becca de La Culo(a)z also Becca dou Teuro (= to smoke, for the landslides) - Becca Etresenda - Becca du Mélèze - Becca d'Invergnaou (SW, C, NE Summits). From SW Summit to Westnorthwest M. Echeut - Rayes d'Adam. From NE Summit to north: Cornet de l'Invergnaou (South Point, Central or Pointe du Bonhomme, North also des Bergers (= of Shepherds Point) - Pointe de Bachal or du Bachà - la Gran Becca. Becca del Merlo Area (*): Little Becca del Merlo; Hermite de Cuney - Punta Montagnaya or Montagnayes's Points to Montagnaya's Pass
  

  BECCA di LUSENEY / CIMA BIANCA / BECCA d'AVER AREA

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  From Montagnaya's Pass to North Arbière's Points (South, Central, North); Gendarmes des Rayes Planes - Becca Bovard - Pointe de l'Artse - Becca des Rayes Planes. From Arbière's Pass - Becca di Luseney Area (*): Cima di Livournea - Dome de Pra de Dieu - Mont Dzalou. From Livournea's Pass Teste di Livournea - Mont Redessau (NW and SE). Northern ramification from south: Punta Chanoux - Mont Arpetta - Le Poudzo - M. Tsarvin. Southern ramification: From Praz's Terray Pass Saint Barthélemy's Crest - Crottes's Becca and Tower - Cime(a) Bianca (+) - Mont Miracle - Mont Meabé (N and SW (+) - Praz roux - M. de la Fenetre - Becca d'Aver - Cima di Longhede (+) - Tete du Filon - Monte Ander - Cima La Pesse. Littles Mountain Chains between Valpelline's (Northwest) / Valtournenche's (Southeast) Valleys among Bionaz/Torgnon/Valtournencche Communes: from Chavacour's Pass Pointes de Chavacour (3063, 3064, 3191, 3183, 3147, 3186, 3164, 3163m) - Tsan's Cabin and Bivouac and Tsan's Lake - Home Ospice, near (ancient limefurnace) in Southeast - to Cian or Tsan Pass Northern ramification from Souht: Domes de Cian Area: (SW, Central, NE Summits) - Pointe Innomée - Punta di Cignana - Punta Modesta Gianotti - Cima or Punta di Balanselmo - P. Senza Nome or Pic Innomée - Punte di Valcornera (South, Central, North, Summits and Quote 3201, 3197, 3153, 3120, 3132, 3140, 3136m) - Balanselmo's Lake and D. Manenti Bivouac in East to Valcornera or Valcournera also Valcornière Pass and from pass Punte di Fontanella Area(South (*), Central, North Summits) - Monte Dragone; Petit Mont Dragon; to Bella's Tsa Pass - Bella's Tsa littles lakes, Grand Lake, Mount's Dragone Lake and Perucca-Vuillermoz Refuge in South. Angular ramification bifore to East and after to South: from Cian or Tsan Pass - Punta Cian (+) -Rivolta Bivouac in Fort's Pass - Becca di Salé - great Cignana's Lake and Barmasse Refuge, in East - Mont Saleron - Mont d'Ersaz - Cortina's little Lake, in East - Quote 2754, 2711, 2657, 2547m to Ersaz's Pass (two) and Quote 2477, 2471, 2438m to Ersaz's Fenetre upon (+) Gilliarey's Sanctuary
  
  BECCA di LUSENEY, Superdirect new route, Luseney's-Ollière's VIPER and THE TWO SNAKES: THIRST & FATIGUE .
  
  
  
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  MONTE DRAGONE / FONTANELLA / PUNTE di BALANSELMO / DOMES-PUNTA CIAN AREA

  Littles Mountain Chains between Valpelline's (Northwest) / Valtournenche's (Southeast) Valleys among Bionaz/Torgnon/Valtournencche Communes: from Chavacour's Pass Pointes de Chavacour (3063, 3064, 3191, 3183, 3147, 3186, 3164, 3163m) - Tsan's Cabin and Bivouac and Tsan's Lake - Home Ospice, near (ancient limefurnace) in Southeast - to Cian or Tsan Pass Northern ramification from Souht: Domes de Cian Area: (SW, Central, NE Summits) - Pointe Innomée - Punta di Cignana - Punta Modesta Gianotti - Cima or Punta di Balanselmo - P. Senza Nome or Pic Innomée - Punte di Valcornera (South, Central, North, Summits and Quote 3201, 3197, 3153, 3120, 3132, 3140, 3136m) - Balanselmo's Lake and D. Manenti Bivouac in East to Valcornera or Valcournera also Valcornière Pass and from pass Punte di Fontanella Area(South (*), Central, North Summits) - Monte Dragone; Petit Mont Dragon; to Bella's Tsa Pass - Bella's Tsa littles lakes, Grand Lake, Mount's Dragone Lake and Perucca-Vuillermoz Refuge in South. Angular ramification bifore to East and after to South: from Cian or Tsan Pass - Punta Cian (+) -Rivolta Bivouac in Fort's Pass - Becca di Salé - great Cignana's Lake and Barmasse Refuge, in East - Mont Saleron - Mont d'Ersaz - Cortina's little Lake, in East - Quote 2754, 2711, 2657, 2547m to Ersaz's Pass (two) and Quote 2477, 2471, 2438m to Ersaz's Fenetre upon (+) Gilliarey's Sanctuary .
  

  COMPLETE WORKS & OPERA 's SUMMARY - BOOKS & MAPS

  Idealization, of the Omnia Work and textes, by Osvaldo CARDELLINA.
  
  Mountain Chains's Colorphotos, colorpictures, B&W photographs, by Antonio GIANI.
  
  Action's photographs, by Various AUTHORS & WRITERS:
  
  "Luseney NORTH FACE Superdirect route"; by Camillo Roberto FERRONATO;
  "BECCA di LUSENEY(3503m) on the TOP"; by Camillo Roberto FERRONATO;
  "Ollière's Viper", by Camillo Roberto FERRONATO;
  "Luseney's Asp", by Camillo Roberto FERRONATO;
  "LUSENEY THE TWO SNAKES: THIRST & FATIGUE", by Camillo Roberto FERRONATO;
  "LUSENEY Becca (3504m) North Face 1977 Feast of the ASSUMPTION", by Osvaldo CARDELLINA;
  "LUSENEY's Becca NORTH Face (3504m) AUGUST HOLIDAY (15th, 1977)", by Osvaldo CARDELLINA;
  "Great Tournalin (3379m) ascent by South Ridge & DOUBLE TRAVERSE on 1974", by Marco COSSARD;
  "Grand Tournalin (3379m) descent by North Ridge on 1974", by Marco COSSARD;
  "From LITTLE MATTERHORN to NORTHWEST ....... AT SUNSET", by Ilario Antonio GARZOTTO;
  "From LITTLE MATTERHORN to WEST in .......THE MORNING", by Ilario Antonio GARZOTTO;
  "BECCA d'AVEILLE (2623m), lone on the TOP on 1974", by Marco COSSARD
  "Senevé's Points (2928m) First or Second Absolute Ascent?", by Camillo Roberto FERRONATO;
  "PUNTA di SENEVE' (2928m) Second Ascent?", by Camillo Roberto FERRONATO;
  "Valchourda Alp (2385m)", by Marco COSSARD;
  "TOURNALIN's Pass (3145m) on 1974", by Marco COSSARD;
  "Ancient tree & Arpisson's Head", by Saverio CUSUMANO;
  "From NE Crest of M. Mary September 1971", by Saverio CUSUMANO;
  "WINTER & ALIEN Rambo I°", by Osvaldo CARDELLINA;
  "Chamerod's very ancient "rascard" desasparecido 1972", by Camillo Roberto FERRONATO;
  "Senevé's Point & the ridge toward West", by Camillo Roberto FERRONATO.
  
  
  Of the BASE BOOKS:
  
  "Voyages dans les Alpes", by Horace Bénedict De Saussure, Tome I 1779, Tome IV 1796;
  "Manuel du voyageur en SUISSE et à Chamonix" - Nouvel Ebel, by Adolphe Joanne, Second Edition 1859;
  "La Vallée d'Aoste", by Edoard Aubert, 1860;
  "A Handbook for Travellers in Svitzerland, Savoye, and Piedmont", by John Murray, Twelfth Edition 1867;
  "Studi sul Gruppo del Gran Paradiso", by Martino Baretti, 1867;
  "Historique de la Vallée d'Aoste", by Jean Baptiste De Tillier, 1888;
  "Climbers' Guide to the Central Pennine Alps", by William Martin Conway, 1890;
  "The Mountains of Cogne", by George Yeld and W.A.B. Coolidge, 1893;
  "Guida delle Alpi Occidentali Vol. II°, Parte 2°, by Giovanni Bobba and Luigi Vaccarone, 1896;
  "Scrambles in the Eastern Graians 1878-1897", by George Yeld, 1900;
  "Nel Regno del Cervino", by Edmondo De Amicis, 1905;
  "Les Alpes Occidentales", by Federico Sacco, 1913;
  "Guide du Valpelline", by Abbot Joseph Maria Henry, 1925;
  "Le Alpi Pennine", by Silvio Saglio, 1951;
  "La Luce delle vette", by Francesco Cavazzani, 1954;
  "Guida della Regione Autonoma della Valle d'Aosta", by Mario Aldrovandi, 1964;
  Monte Marzo e la cresta dal Colle dei Corni al Colle di Valbella", by Piero Falchetti, 1966;
  "Dal Bec d'le Steje alla Cima Battaglia", by Piero Falchetti, 1968;
  "Gran Paradiso - itinerari scelti", by Roberto Mantovani and Renato Misischi, 1974;
  "80 itinerari di escursionismo alpinismo sci alpinismo in valle d'aosta", by Osvaldo Cardellina, 1977;
  "Guida del Monte Emilius, by Osvaldo Cardellina, 1978.
  C.A.I./T.C.I. Collana Guide dei Monti d'Italia-Italy's of the Mounts Guides SERIES, Volumes:
  "Monte Rosa", by Sivio Saglio and Felice Boffa, 1960;
  "Gran Paradiso", by Emanuele Andreis, Renato Chabod and Mario Carlo Santi, 1939; Reprint 1963;
  "Monte Bianco Volume I°", by Renato Chabod, Laurent Grivel and Silvio Saglio, 1963;
  "Aggiornamenti alla Guida del Gran Paradiso (Seconda Edizione)", by Renato Chabod and Piero Falchetti, 1964;
  "Monte Bianco Volume II°", by Renato Chabod, Laurent Grivel, Sivio Saglio and Gino Buscaini, 1968;
  "Alpi Pennine Volume II°", by Gino Buscaini, 1970;
  "Alpi Pennine Volume I°, by Gino Buscaini, 1971;
  "Gran Paradiso", by Emanuele Andreis, Renato Chabod and Mario Carlo Santi, Third Edit. with revisions and collaborations by Renato Chabod, Ugo Manera and Corradino Rabbi, 1980;
  "Alpi Graie Centrali", by Alessandro Giorgetta, 1985;
  "Monte Rosa e Mischabel", by Gino Buscaini, 1991;
  "Monte Bianco Volume I°", by Gino Buscaini, 1994;
  "Emilius Rosa dei Banchi Parco del M. Avic", by Giulio Berutto and Lino Fornelli, 2005;
  
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