The Gran Paradiso is located within the namesake National Park, it is among the few 4000 entirely in Italian territory. IS’ one of the technically easier mountains but, with a respectable altitude. The Vittorio Emanuele refuge 2584 mt. IS’ raggiungibile comodamente dagli amanti della natura e dagli alpinistici percorrendo la mulattiera Reale di caccia che, i Savoia fecero costruire alla fine del 18° secolo. Nel parco Nazionale si possono osservare piante rare di origini lontane come la Linnea Borealis (di origine artica), e l’Aethionema Thomasianum (catena dell’Atlante marocchino). Dal rifugio si gode di un panorama veramente interessante, spesso stambecchi e camosci pascolano tranquillamente nei dintorni del rifugio. Il percorso nella prima parte si snoda su sentieri e morene. Nella parte alta la salita è su ghiacciaio di media pendenza. Per raggiungere la vetta bisogna superare 10 metri di facili rocce che portano alla Madonna che si trova sulla vetta.
Program
- Day 1
From the Pont 1960 car park, mt. in Valsavarenche through pastures and woods in 2:30 - 3:00 hours you reach the Vittorio Emanuele refuge 2584 mt. Dinner and overnight at the refuge. - Day 2
Wake up at 3:30 am, breakfast and departure at 4:15 am. For about an hour, you can walk on little marked paths and stony ground, after a moraine part, you reach the glacier, which does not present particular difficulties. The duration of the ascent is about 4/6 hours. The return is usually on the same route or towards the Chabod refuge by descending the Lavenciau glacier. On average it takes 2/3 hours for the descent.
The price includes
- Assistance of the mountain guide, commonly used material.
- Insurance that covers the emergency intervention in the event of an accident.
The fee does not include
- Room and board at the refuge of the participants and the guide
- Car transfers and anything not specified in the entry The price includes.
PERSONAL TECHNICAL MATERIAL
- harness
- Maximum ice ax 60 cm
- Classic crampons with anti-cocoon
- High mountain boots
- Helmet
- Telescopic ski pole
- Harness, ice ax, crampons, ski pole and helmet missing will be provided by the guide.
CLOTHING TO WEAR
- High mountain / glacier sunglasses
- Sun cream and cocoa butter
- Cap
- High mountain gloves
- Breathable t-shirt
- Sweet life
- Windstopper or fleece jacket
- Waterproof jacket
- Shoeller mountain pants
- Mountain socks
- Leggings
INSIDE THE BACKPACK
- A tights
- Ski mask
- Lightweight spare gloves
- A front lamp with new batteries
- Small personal pharmacy (compeed, aspirin, high protection sunscreen)
- Waterproof over trousers
- Camera
- 1 liter bottle or Thermos
- Energy bars, dried fruit, chocolate, sandwich
- Toothbrush and toothpaste
- Paper towels
- Sun hat
- Fleece or goose down gillet
- Ear plugs (useful in shelter)