I had to abandon this tour in 2000 due to bad weather (didn’t see a thing from the Margherita hut). Looking at your pictures makes you feel you were there. Thanks for posting them.
David_Holland - Jul 18, 2006 11:22 am - Hasn't voted
Thanks!!
Thanks! It was a great tour. I had already climbed the Dufour from The other side some years ago but this trip was compleet!
Thanx! Technical there is not a big difference, from Zumstein its a bit more technical in rock(2/3). But the route over the sattel is a very long one, a long way over the glacier. Between Zumstin and dufour there is a (what i call scary;) very narrow snowridge were you have to be very carefull, but if you have pass it its a very nice climb up, just a part 3 UIAA on top off the ridge just under the summit. From the sattel its 2 UIAA. If you like to climb the dufour i can recommend you to do the across from Ref. Reg. Margharita and down to Zermatt. I climbed Dufour before from the Monte rosa hutte op and the same way back but thats a long one, the across is very interresting and you climb Zumstein also, thats two 4000ers in one day ;)
Greets! David
hansw - Jul 18, 2006 9:00 am - Voted 10/10
Very good and informative.I had to abandon this tour in 2000 due to bad weather (didn’t see a thing from the Margherita hut). Looking at your pictures makes you feel you were there. Thanks for posting them.
David_Holland - Jul 18, 2006 11:22 am - Hasn't voted
Thanks!!Thanks! It was a great tour. I had already climbed the Dufour from The other side some years ago but this trip was compleet!
turistoalpinista - Sep 17, 2006 7:47 am - Voted 10/10
Very nice albumWhat route is harder from Zumstein or from Sattel?What do you think?
Thank you.
TA
David_Holland - Sep 17, 2006 8:44 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Very nice albumThanx! Technical there is not a big difference, from Zumstein its a bit more technical in rock(2/3). But the route over the sattel is a very long one, a long way over the glacier. Between Zumstin and dufour there is a (what i call scary;) very narrow snowridge were you have to be very carefull, but if you have pass it its a very nice climb up, just a part 3 UIAA on top off the ridge just under the summit. From the sattel its 2 UIAA. If you like to climb the dufour i can recommend you to do the across from Ref. Reg. Margharita and down to Zermatt. I climbed Dufour before from the Monte rosa hutte op and the same way back but thats a long one, the across is very interresting and you climb Zumstein also, thats two 4000ers in one day ;)
Greets! David
turistoalpinista - Sep 17, 2006 9:00 am - Voted 10/10
Re: Very nice albumThank you very much.Dufour is challenge for me and I am going to climb it.Maybe next year,I don't know exactly.
Cheers.
TA