Italian High Level Trek – Photo Gallery

A week of trekking around Lyskamm on the Swiss Italian border, with great views of the Matterhorn, Breithorn and other iconic 4000m peaks

  • Day 1 of the Italian high level route. Crampon training
  • Descent towards Champoluc in the Val d'Ayas of Italy
  • Spring gentians on the ridge between Val d'Ayas and Gressoney
  • Mouse ear at 3000m with Castor behind
  • The welcoming Gabiet hut in Gressoney
  • Moretti well earned at the Gabiet hut, Gressoney
  • The Mantova hut below Monte Rosa
  • Serac architecture on the Grenzgletscher above Zermatt
  • Approaching the Monte Rosa hut above Zermatt. L to R: Matterhorn, Dent Blanche, Obergabelhorn, Zinalrothorn, Weisshorn
  • Descent from the Monte Rosa on the final day, getting feistier by the year with glacial recession