“Spaghetti Tour” from Cervinia to Gressoney in Monte Rosa

Spaghetti Tour requires solid mountaineering experience. You’ll need to use crampons and an ice axe, roped-in progression with the guide. Also, you must have confidence in the technical equipment.

About your fitness, you should consider that this is a quite demanding adventure, especially on the second day, in which we will walk for 9/10 hours. Therefore, a good workout in the months leading up to the trip is recommended so that you can experience the adventure to the fullest and not get too tired.

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 helmet, mountaineering harness, straight-hand ice axe, 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, with rigid soles, warm and comfortable (please avoid bringing new ones, if you have never used them 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 renting, we will recommend some shops where you can hire the necessary gear. Boots renting is around 20-22€/day, and trekking poles are 8-10€/day.

Absolutely no porters are expected for this ascent. Each participant should bring a personal backpack and technical equipment, including 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:

• First night at the guide val d'Ayas al Lambronecca hut

• Second night at the Quintino Sella hut

• Third night at the Capanna Gnifetti hut

• Fourth night at the iconic Capanna Regina Margherita hut

All the overnight stays are with half-board formula, which includes breakfast and dinner, but not the beverages/drinks or the extra meals.

All lunches are excluded

Any other extra meals and all the beverages (water, beer, sparkling beverages, etc.) are NOT included and have to be covered by the customers directly on the spot for them and for the guide too.

Please consider that weather and conditions can change unexpectedly and, especially in recent years due to climate change, there are not always the best conditions for a safe ascent. In such cases, because your and our safety is our priority, we will propose an alternative trip to nearby mountains with better conditions. Note that you are booking the guide’s availability for the duration of the tour. This means that it will not be possible to cancel due to poor conditions. We will be careful to arrange an experience that lives up to your expectations. We understand that this may be a frustrating outcome, however, safety is a top priority, and every mountain has a lesson to teach.

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.

The maximum number of clients for each guide is 3 (ratio 1:3). This is the maximum number in order to ensure safety during the trip and it is established by local regulations. We are not going to take more than 3 people for each guide.

If you are a group of more than 3 people, we have more guides available to undertake the adventure; we will be happy to support your group with other professionals on our team!

The season goes from mid of June till mid of September.

It’s possible to join a group; you can check the best for you on our calendar.

We’ll meet in Cervinia on the first day. We'll start with a general briefing and by checking the equipment.

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 to 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.

Transfer to the meeting point is NOT included.

The meeting with the guide on the first day will be at around 7:30-8:30 am at the ticket office of the cable car. We will be back in Cervinia the last day at around 4:30/ 5:00 pm.