Finally This winter was filed with the Flo and me still a joint ski trip out. With Pedro and it was still in common was being discussed various goals. After Edi's and Arne's report from the Monte Rosa east face a few days, sounded quite promising, we were on our way to Macugnaga. Arrived there in the evening - rain ... Cloudy:
in the morning. Oh great, as the Weather was again plenty wrong! But even as the morning turned out that it was only the clouds in the valley. So off you go!
for the departure is not necessarily the best conditions, compensate for the tremendous atmosphere but the east wall!
at 10am then at the car park at Cappo and beer to celebrate the day ...
Facts
Monte Rosa east face - Marinelli Couloir [2100hm, 35-55 °]
Wallis
Very impressive wall - has perhaps the highest wall of the Alps in itself?? No matter the route, with or without skis - this trip is definitely worth it. And if you're early enough to turn right time of year, the risk for such a tour has quite limited. Coronation is still the ski run, which is at the top and next to the seracs steepest. The rest is then just huge in the Haxn.
Only a few (mostly known) tips:
Monte Rosa east face - Marinelli Couloir [2100hm, 35-55 °]
Wallis
Very impressive wall - has perhaps the highest wall of the Alps in itself?? No matter the route, with or without skis - this trip is definitely worth it. And if you're early enough to turn right time of year, the risk for such a tour has quite limited. Coronation is still the ski run, which is at the top and next to the seracs steepest. The rest is then just huge in the Haxn.
Only a few (mostly known) tips:
- early turn be: both in the ascent to the bivouac and for the rest! I think, at the latest should be - depending on the season / weather - be up to 10h, respectively, the departure at 9 - 10am started!
seems to be not always as clear as we had lunch at the bivouac are down to 12 pm, four of the gutter. If they had been tuned at least 5min later they had finished the descent of the avalanche ...
- Marinelli bivouac: Gas stove and above. Pots, bowls, fire, candles, bacon, beer and (noch. ..). For either bring your own cutlery and washing up liquid.
blankets, mattresses Gibts plentiful - for some people. Where can be a light sleeping bag more comfortable in the damp blankets. - Verflixte Heli-skiing: Unfortunately, there is enough here lazy who want to boast with the departure and fly up to leave. The land generally around 9am - another reason to be before the departure to start up or ;-)
- We tested's: in unstable weather formed soon sustainable clouds - just the info ;-)
- One can Couloir even without going down to the bivouac just leave. Bottom out then cross right through the short break. This is not better keep things in the cabin, but after crossing the deposit into the couloir.
- Our Hours planning:
- Macugnaga -> Marinelli bivouac 4h
- Bivouac -> Silver Saddle: 5h + 0.5h trip Dufourspitze
- Downhill silver saddle -> Parking: 1.5h
- A little conjecture: Season ideal for a descent could be the end of March / April, provided no bare passages. May be more likely worse again -> "rotten" snow. Then in June tends to be equal - but stop wearing ski with a lot of connected ... gives a detailed description