ApproachThe Italian normal route to reach West Lyskamm starts from Refuge Quintino Sella (75 places - www.rifugioquintinosella.com).
you reach the refuge:
By car on the highway Milan-Aosta, exit Pont-Saint Martin. Follow the signals to Gressoney and then to Staffal (where starts the cable-car).
By two parts of cable-car you arrive until 2734 meters to "Colle della Bettaforca": from here follow the path on a moraine and (presence of snow in the path). In case of bad wheather be carefull (!!) because is easy to loose the path.
The last part of the path is on a ridge (exposed but with a big rope and two wood-bridge). In about 3 hours and half you arrive to the refuge, situated at the begin of the glacier, 3500 meters).
Route DescriptionWest Lyskamm - 4.480 - 4 hours and half from the refuge
From the refuge Quintino Sella go to the Felik glacier direction, on the same route to Castore. When you reach Felik Joch (4021 meters), turn right to west direction leaving the path to Mount Castore.
Go up to the South-West ridge reaching at 4214 meters.
Follow the ridge, before and then climb on the left side until another part of the ridge (m. 4449) leaving to the left a rocks part (or climbing these by II pasages level.
From here 10 minutes to the peak (exposed).
Essential GearIce axe, crampons, rope.
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