Breithorn 2-day guided climbing traverse

In the months leading up to the trip, we recommend consistent training to improve your endurance and your cardiovascular fitness (running, hiking, biking). When you confirm the trip, we will send you specific recommendations about the training.

The loan of the personal technical equipment is included in the tariff; the guide provides it on the day of departure. The gear for rental includes a mountaineering harness, straight-hand ice axe, helmet, and crampons.

In addition, the guide will bring the common safety gear, such as rope, ice screws, daisy chains, and carabiners.

All you need to check and bring is your personal mountaineering clothing, including technical mountaineering boots, waterproof, and rigid soles (please avoid bringing new ones you have never used before the ascent!).

After your booking confirmation, we will send a complete and detailed list of recommended equipment and clothing. If you need anything for rent, we will recommend some shops where you can hire the necessary gear.

Boots renting is around 20-22€/day, and trekking poles are 15€ per person.

Absolutely no porters are expected for this ascent. Each participant should bring a personal backpack and technical equipment, including a thermos for tea/water and energy bars/dried fruit and energy food for the trip.

We will take care of the accommodation booking that includes the overnight stay at the Guide del Cervino hut with half-board formula, which includes breakfast and dinner, but not the beverages/drinks or the extra meals for the clients and for the guide.

Any other extra meals and all the beverages for clients and the guide are NOT included and have to be covered by the customers directly on the spot.

A few days before the trip, the Guide will inform all participants about the weather forecasts and general conditions expected for the itinerary (temperatures, wind, snow conditions, etc.).

In case of bad weather, we will do our best to offer you an alternative program or move the date a few days later, depending on customer availability.

Yes, there are several special requirements that you need to consider for this trip. Here are some of them; please read them carefully before confirming the booking.

• It is strongly recommended to have rescue and research insurance; if you need one, after your confirmation, we can recommend some solutions suitable for you.

• There are no specific vaccine requirements for this trip, but it is always a good idea to check with your doctor or a travel clinic to make sure you are up to date on routine vaccinations. Also, there is no longer a need to provide proof of vaccination, recovery from COVID-19, or negative test results.

• We finally invite all non-EU citizens to inform themselves about specific permits to enter Italy.

For Breithorn travers the guide-to-client ratio is 1:2. This is the maximum number in order to ensure your and the guide's safety. If you are a group of more than 2 people, we have more guides available to undertake the adventure.

The best time to do this ascent is from the beginning from June to middle of September.

The meeting point is in Breuil-Cervinia, at the Ski Lift Ticket Office, which can be reached by car from the Chatillon - Saint-Vincent exit (Milan/Turin-Aosta motorway) in about 40 minutes, or by public bus service (Arriva company)

The meeting with the guide on the first day will be in the early afternoon, around 7:00/7:30 am (please remember to check the bus timetable in case you need to reach the meeting point by public transport, or - STRONGLY RECOMMENDED - to plan the overnight stay in the area in order to be already nearby the meeting point).

The time back to the parking area on the second day is expected around 3:00/3:30 pm.

Yes, the ascent could be done even by young people (the minimum age is 14 years, depending on the fitness level and skills). They must be accompanied by at least 1 parent. We ask both parents to fill out and sign a release form for their children, with privacy consent and self-declaration of responsibility.

The hiring of the trek poles and the renting of the boots are NOT included.

If needed, the renting of the boots has to be done by the customers before the trip in one of the shops in Gressoney. We will send you more details in case of need.

The costs for beverages and extra meals for the clients and the Guide are NOT included and have to be covered on the spots, sharing the guide’s fee between all the participants.

The transfer to the meeting point is NOT included.