Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: 4th August 2003
Nice hight walking. Very nice day: sunny but very worm.
We started at 4:30 in the morning from Città di Mantova hutte and we arrived at the top of Zumsteinspitze in 3:10. Than we traversed to Signalkuppe, Parrotspitze, Ludvishohe, Corno Nero and back again at the hutte before 12:00.
A long walking for an unforgettable day.
I suggest to try: long but easy. And very spectacular
Route Climbed: Traverse Signakuppe-Dufourspitze Date Climbed: August 30, 2004
A long day starting in the Marguerita hut at 8 AM and ending in Zermatt at 7:30 PM. Took us 25 minutes from Marguerita hut to the summit of Zumsteinspitze and then an addtional 3 hours to reach the top of Dufourspitze. A very beautiful ridge traverse. From there, 4 hours down to the Monte Rosa hut and an additional 2.5 hour and two glaciers to the Rotenboden train station. From there a half and hour ride to Zermatt.
Nice hight walking. Very nice day: sunny but very worm.
We started at 4:30 in the morning from Città di Mantova hutte and we arrived at the top of Zumsteinspitze in 2:40. Than we traversed to Signalkuppe, Parrotspitze, Ludvishohe, Corno Nero and back again at the hutte before 12:00.
A long walking for an unforgettable day.
I suggest to try: long but easy. And very spectacular
Route Climbed: Monte-Rosa-Treaverse Date Climbed: August 2, 2003
Due to bad conditions on Täschhorn - Dom - Traverse, my friends Anton, Albert and Albrecht returned to Germany, so that we did not try it this year. Instead I called some other friends from the German Alpine Club in Ulm, who just came down from Grand Combin. Within 2 hours we decided to make this traverse, although we all do not like glacier walking, which is the main part of the whole trip, if you want to make the Monte-Rosa-traverse.
Finally, Wolfgang, Andreas, Michael and I climbed this traverse Signalkuppe - Zumsteinspitze - Dufourspitze on a very sunny day and with best rockclimbing conditions. Wolfgang and I climbed without using any rope.
We started the whole trip from Monte-Rosa-Hut, climbed Grenzglacier up to Rif. Magherita and returned to Monte-Rosa-Hut after the traverse. All glaciers had very big crevasses.
Route Climbed: traverse and back Date Climbed: August 1st 2003
3 years ago Zumsteinspitze was the highlight of a week's trip. But this time - after two nights at Cap. Margherita - it was only a markstone on our trip to Dufourspitze. Easy to reach from Col Gnifetti plain. The descent from Zumsteinspitze to Grenzsattel needs caution. Climbing back upwards these 120 m in the afternoon was very exhausting.
Route Climbed: Normal route, from Punta Gnifetti Date Climbed: July 12, 2003
We came to Zumsteinspitze at 11 am and stayed there almost one hour (!) to take a lot of pictures. The view was magnificent - the colossal Dufourspitze, Lyskamm, Matterhorn and Mont Blanc in the distance. Never going to forget this.
mpa - Jul 29, 2003 4:08 am Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2002
Route Climbed: NORMAL ROUTE Date Climbed: August, 1999
From Punta Gnifetti in less than one hour. easy snow ridge and few rocks on the last part of the path before to reach the peak. Great View over Dufourspitze, Lyskamm, Mattherhorn...!!!
mulidivarese - Jul 28, 2005 3:54 am
Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: 4th August 2003Nice hight walking. Very nice day: sunny but very worm.
We started at 4:30 in the morning from Città di Mantova hutte and we arrived at the top of Zumsteinspitze in 3:10. Than we traversed to Signalkuppe, Parrotspitze, Ludvishohe, Corno Nero and back again at the hutte before 12:00.
A long walking for an unforgettable day.
I suggest to try: long but easy. And very spectacular
Claude Mauguier - May 15, 2005 1:19 pm
Route Climbed: S. ridge Date Climbed: aug 1990Round trip, from Mantova hut, through Lisjoch, then this summit, to be followed by Signalkuppe...Alone ! Fierce wind that day but sunny...
hhsilleck - Sep 13, 2004 4:35 pm
Route Climbed: From Margherita hut Date Climbed: July 1 2004Traversed to Dufourspitze. Part of three day tour including Castor, Pollux, Lyskamm traverse, Parrotspitze etc.
flearreta - Sep 8, 2004 1:53 pm
Route Climbed: Traverse Signakuppe-Dufourspitze Date Climbed: August 30, 2004A long day starting in the Marguerita hut at 8 AM and ending in Zermatt at 7:30 PM. Took us 25 minutes from Marguerita hut to the summit of Zumsteinspitze and then an addtional 3 hours to reach the top of Dufourspitze. A very beautiful ridge traverse. From there, 4 hours down to the Monte Rosa hut and an additional 2.5 hour and two glaciers to the Rotenboden train station. From there a half and hour ride to Zermatt.
Farmer - Aug 2, 2004 6:38 am
Route Climbed: Traverse Gniffeti - Zumstein - Grenzgipfel - Dufourspitze Date Climbed: 1999 AugEasy walk up. The ridge to the Grenzgipfel is very airy..... (but very nice!!)
clubalpinistico900 - Jul 17, 2004 11:24 am
Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: 2nd July 2004I and Jolanda, we decide to celebrate our engagement in the deep blue of the infinitive.
Started at 5am in the morning, we reached the summit in about 3hours.
Fantastic day, but so cold and windy.
clubalpinistico900 - Feb 11, 2004 7:43 am
Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: 5 august 2003Nice hight walking. Very nice day: sunny but very worm.
We started at 4:30 in the morning from Città di Mantova hutte and we arrived at the top of Zumsteinspitze in 2:40. Than we traversed to Signalkuppe, Parrotspitze, Ludvishohe, Corno Nero and back again at the hutte before 12:00.
A long walking for an unforgettable day.
I suggest to try: long but easy. And very spectacular
Pierre smetsers - Oct 5, 2003 5:02 pm
Route Climbed: normal route Date Climbed: 8th august 2002just passing by en after the summit we went back to zermatt via the grensgletjer. On the top photo you see my friends
Rahel Maria Liu - Aug 25, 2003 4:48 pm
Route Climbed: Monte-Rosa-Treaverse Date Climbed: August 2, 2003Due to bad conditions on Täschhorn - Dom - Traverse, my friends Anton, Albert and Albrecht returned to Germany, so that we did not try it this year. Instead I called some other friends from the German Alpine Club in Ulm, who just came down from Grand Combin. Within 2 hours we decided to make this traverse, although we all do not like glacier walking, which is the main part of the whole trip, if you want to make the Monte-Rosa-traverse.
Finally, Wolfgang, Andreas, Michael and I climbed this traverse Signalkuppe - Zumsteinspitze - Dufourspitze on a very sunny day and with best rockclimbing conditions. Wolfgang and I climbed without using any rope.
We started the whole trip from Monte-Rosa-Hut, climbed Grenzglacier up to Rif. Magherita and returned to Monte-Rosa-Hut after the traverse. All glaciers had very big crevasses.
Mathias Zehring - Aug 6, 2003 5:41 pm
Route Climbed: traverse and back Date Climbed: August 1st 20033 years ago Zumsteinspitze was the highlight of a week's trip. But this time - after two nights at Cap. Margherita - it was only a markstone on our trip to Dufourspitze. Easy to reach from Col Gnifetti plain. The descent from Zumsteinspitze to Grenzsattel needs caution. Climbing back upwards these 120 m in the afternoon was very exhausting.
martin184 - Aug 6, 2003 4:32 pm
Route Climbed: Normal route, from Punta Gnifetti Date Climbed: July 12, 2003We came to Zumsteinspitze at 11 am and stayed there almost one hour (!) to take a lot of pictures. The view was magnificent - the colossal Dufourspitze, Lyskamm, Matterhorn and Mont Blanc in the distance. Never going to forget this.
mpa - Jul 29, 2003 4:08 am Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2002
Normal route / traversesee martin74 below...
Gertiño - Jul 21, 2002 12:18 pm
Route Climbed: Normal Route Date Climbed: 12 july 2002After having spent the night in Rifugio Margherita, we climbed Punta Zumstein early in the morning and reached the summit around 7 AM.
Wonderful view on Monte Rosa area, Mont Blanc, Gran Paradiso, etc.
schadik - Nov 27, 2001 12:02 am
Route Climbed: Normal route Date Climbed: 1999End of the tour de Monte Rosa.
marco979 - May 4, 2001 4:33 am
Route Climbed: NORMAL ROUTE Date Climbed: August, 1999From Punta Gnifetti in less than one hour. easy snow ridge and few rocks on the last part of the path before to reach the peak. Great View over Dufourspitze, Lyskamm, Mattherhorn...!!!