Monte Rosa 4558m

If you're a reasonnably good hiker, able to walk 6h a day on approx 1000 vertical meters, then this trip is suitable for you. 
You don't need any experience with crampons.

This range is found ih north of Torino, in Italy, and is specially interesting for a first contact with the very high mountains, thanks to the lifts and to nice and welcoming mountain huts.

Depending on weather and group profile, we will be based in a single hut or move between different mountain huts.
Quintino Sella and Gnifetti huts will be our basecamps of choice for these 3 days.

4 guests for one guide to the maximum
4000m, the symbolic line we will cross. 
2 nights in altitude mountain huts (without running water!)
580mbar is teh atmospheric pressure at 4500m on a good weather day (1013 mbar at 0 m), hence the importance of acclimatization...

Day 1:  We meet in Greyssoney, Italy, where we will get geared up and take the lifts. 

From there, two options are possible, depending on the group and the weather.

Hut to hut :
From the top chairlift, we will hike 1000 vertical meters to the Quintino Sella hut at 3585 m. 
Day 2 we will climb the famous Castor (4223 m). This is a short (approx 700 m) and technically easy hike, so a perfect first day to get acclimatized smoothly! 
Day 3, early start for a long day of glacier hiking close to the famous Lyskamm ridge. The main difficulty will be on the Nazo du Lyskamm ( 4272 m) with some mixed climbing and a 80 m / 45° slope. Secured by the rope, this crux will take us to the descent towards the Lys Glacier. We'll keep going to the Mantova hut for a well deserved break before heading down to the valley via the Indren cable car (3250 m).

Based in one hut :
The huts Citta di Mantova (3440m) and Gnifetti (3590 m), only 150 vertical meters apart are the ideal basecamps to discover the mountains around.
On the day 1, a short and easy hike will take us to the glacier where we will teach you about walking with crampons.
Day 2, we'll keep acclimatizing by hiking to the Pyramide Vincent, 4215 m. This glacier hike is both spectacular and easy, on massive glaciers. Back to the hut early enough to recover.
Day 3 we'll get up much earlier to reach our goal : the Punta Gnifetti at 4558 m. Technically easy, this day will be much about endurance!. A quick visit to Europe's highest mountain hut will help us recover some power before starting to hike back down to the valley, filled with beautiful high altitude memories!