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The Signalkuppe at the height of 4554 meters, is the mountain in the Monte Rosa massif that is home to most famous and highest mountain refuge in Europe, the Capanna Regina Margherita. Mountaineers tackling the Monte Rosa massif today do ...

The Schwarzhorn at height of 4321 meters, forms part of the Monte Rosa massif. The black rocky outcrop presents a dramatic contrast to the white expanses around, yet rises only about 50 meters above the ice. The Schwarzhorn, or Corno ...

Zermatt has so many mountains that it is absolute heaven for mountaineers and hikers. From high and magnificent Matterhorn to 38 four thousand meter peaks, there are so many options. But in order to hike up these amazing alpine mountains, ...

The Rimpfischhorn at 4199 meters, is easily recognizable thanks to its distinctive shape. The pinnacles were formed from pillow lava that oozed from the floor of the prehistoric Tethys sea million of years ago. The rock subsequently eroded to leave ...

The Pollux or in Italian Punta Polluce is one of the two peaks known as the Twins. With a height of 4092 meters, it is lower than its twin brother Castor. Both mountains lie between the Breithorn massif and the ...

The Parrotspitze is the 12th highest peak of the alps. Nevertheless it is only a minor peak compared to the four main peaks of Monte Rosa. It is situated south of Signalkuppe/Punta Gnifetti at the very end of the Grenzgletscher ...

The Nordend is a neighboring peak of the Dofourspitze and lies at the northern end of the Monte Rosa massif. Nordend at 4609 meters is the third highest mountain in the Alps after Mont Blanc and Dufourspitze. It is the ...

Taking easy is very important when hiking or ascending high mountains. It is understandable that you are eager to hit the slopes but take it slowly. Over exerting yourself will only make it harder to adjust to the elevation. Try ...

Zermatt is absolutely one of the most beautiful resorts for skiing and hiking. But since many areas such as ski pistes and gondolas are at high places, visitors must be careful for altitude sickness. The symptoms are written in the ...

Zermatt is popular for very high mountains which many are over 4000 meter high. Many mountaineers and hikers come to Zermatt to experience the magnificent view high up in the alpine mountains or come to Zermatt because of numerous mountains ...