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SteliosDer - Dec 21, 2024 9:48 pm Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2024
Guiding a friend on a 4000er for his 1st timeMe and Philip on a beautiful day on the mountains. Stayed in Valtournenche and took the cable cars from Breuil to Plateau Rosa.
Tiring climb as the altitude got Phil's breath away after about 3900m. Enjoyed a well-earned beer at Rif Guide Del Cervino afterwards.
MooTheCow - Jun 14, 2024 2:50 pm Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2024
First glacier climbThis was my first glacier climb and first time wearing crampons. There was a well-worn path to the peak and at least 20 other people on the mountain, but I got a guide since I wasn't comfortable with solo glacier travel. It's probably the easiest 4000+ meter peak in the Alps.
thomasalbrechtsen - Feb 14, 2020 7:07 am
My first 4000'erSoloed the Breithorn from Testa Grigia via the normal route. Very enjoyable day and route.
WayaHakan - Sep 29, 2019 9:39 am Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2019
BreithornFirst 4000 m summit
Ryland - Jul 18, 2019 6:29 am Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2017
Rewarding viewsI joined a group tour to the summit with Zermatters, via the normal route. Very easy ascent and enjoyable to get to such a dramatic position in such a short space of time.
Steriksson - Feb 22, 2019 11:04 pm Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2018
Western BreithornIntroduced my friend Jan to the world of mountaineering.
boriskrielen - Feb 5, 2018 6:48 am Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2003
Normal routeClimbed the normal route during a short Monte Rosa trip with climbing partners Ramon, Peter-Arjen and Frank.
fagin - Oct 29, 2017 6:43 am Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2006
Forgotten I had climbed thisClimbed from the Matterhorn Lift thing. Easy enough, but good acclimatisation, crampon and rope practice for Matterhorn itself
Jorge Zermeno - Sep 21, 2017 8:52 pm Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2017
Good for acclimatizationThis mountain is a 4000 mts peak very easy to access.
Lodewijk - Oct 30, 2015 6:26 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2015
The first of manyThe first of many 4000-ers to come. Climbed together with Pieter and Werner from Klein Matterhorn (Normal Route). Easy ascent, great views!
Frank - Sep 27, 2015 3:14 pm Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2015
AcclimatizeEasy accessable for acclimatization
pirinx - Sep 11, 2015 9:05 am Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2015
What a perfect dayThanks to the perfect weather, this was an easy and pleasant hike. We went from the Italian side using the Testa Grigia lifts so it was all pretty quick via the Italian normal route.
Lots of people, mostly with guides. Some of them funny. The summit provides probably the best mountain panorama I have ever seen.
viktor vaughn - Jan 29, 2015 1:16 pm Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2009
Italian normal routePerfect weather the whole week. We ascended the Breithorn, Castor, Pollux, Parrotspitze and Signalkuppe. Slept at the Monta Rosa Hut.
yuval - Aug 30, 2014 4:43 pm Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2011
normalClimbed with my dad, nice peak.
alpinbeta - Aug 29, 2014 8:51 am Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2012
West Breithorn NormalFine ascent
jeff74 - Jul 22, 2014 11:02 am Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2013
Normal routeVery nice and smooth normal route climb with a perfect weather (sunny, not windy, blue sky, ...).
Easy but very pleasant climb.
Thomas Jäwert - Oct 26, 2013 5:18 am Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2013
NiceClimbed with Daniel
Donno - Aug 11, 2013 10:39 pm Date Climbed: Jul 1, 1994
SSW FlankW/ Rahil
albertofanga - Jul 28, 2013 4:31 am Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2013
BreithornClimbed Western and Central Breithorn from the Refuge Guide d'Ayas in a beautiful day.
telemarkdude - Oct 10, 2012 1:44 am Date Climbed: Jul 3, 1989
Adopt a Climber TripLoved the climb. At the summit, we ended up taking on two other climbers onto our rope that were a bit freaked about descending the peak. Both were inexperienced and one was half stumbling descending the steep snow; I took the rear and kept thinking I'd have to do a group arrest with each plant of my axe.