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Has anyone done the Breithorn via. the Monte-Rosa Hutt.

If so how long did it take? How do I do it? Was it technical? Crevasse danger?

Thanks

Global-09,

I didn't do it, but I was in Monte-Rossa hutte last summer and I was planning to go from it to Pollux (diection Breithorn). I talked with some mountain gides. It seems to be possible, but hard and difficult. There is a highly crevassed glacier to the area between Breithorn (Roccia Nera, or western side of the Breithorn Mountain) and Pollux. The south face of Breithorn looks difficult to me...extreme climbing. Good luck with your trip.

that side of the briethorn is pretty f-ing technical and has some pretty sketchy glacial travel

heres a pic of it from up on the monte rosa


and another from the hut area

From Gandeg hut, for the North Face routes --- I think there's one at AD+ that's supposed to be pretty good. Too far from the Monte Rosa hut although there are many fun things to do from there on the Liskamm and Monte Rosa itself...

check out this thread

http://www.summitpost.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=6666

It talks a little about the routes on that side of the mountian. Though climbing to Breithorn from the Monta Rosa hut is possiable it is rarly done though the reverse route from the Breithhorn to the Monta Rosa hut being more common but still rarely done.