You go from the valley station Matterhorn Express together with the mountain guide to the train station Plateau Rosa in Testa Grigia. In the SnowXperience store at the top station Plateau Rosa you get your equipment for a fee. Afterwards you start your glacier tour over the Plateau Rosa to the Trockene Steg. Pure hiking time: approx. 5 hours.
On this glacier hike you will overcome about 700 meters of altitude difference in the descent and 200 meters of altitude difference in the ascent.
Requirements:
- T4 - alpine hiking: "Trail not necessarily available. In certain places you need your hands to move forward. Terrain already quite exposed, tricky grassy slopes, scree, easy firn fields and apere glacier passages." (Source: SAC Hiking Scale)
Meeting point
Matterhorn Express valley station, 3920 Zermatt
Highlights
- Take the cable cars together with the mountain guide to the cable car station Testa Grigia (Plateau Rosa)
- Pick up your equipment in the SnowXperience store in the mountain station
- Get guidance from a professional local mountain guide
- Walk safely with crampons and roped up with the mountain guide over the Theodul glacier on the Plateau Rosa
Important information
- Please contact the tour provider 2-3 days in advance to discuss the final details. You will receive the contact details with the booking confirmation.
Includes
- 7 hour hike across the glacier
- Mountain guide
- Mountain railway ticket Zermatt - Testa Grigia (Plateau Rosa) one way
- Mountain railway ticket Trockener Steg - Zermatt one way
- Material (crampons, harness, pole) (approx. 10 CHF)
- Drinks and catering
