| Day
1: |
Rendez-vous
at
Malpensa
Airport
from
12.00
a.m.
to
4.00
p.m.
Then
we
transfer
by
bus
to
Carcoforo.
Welcome
dinner
and
tour
detailed
presentation |
| Day
2: |
From
Carcoforo through the Termo pass (8310 - 2531 meters) we reach Rima (4628 -
1411 meters), the first noble example of the Walser civilization.
Most of its
inhabitants migrated all over the world (America, Russia...) working as wood
craftsmen, but their artistic houses still resist here
|
| Day
3: |
A
constant
ascent
next
to
the
Tagliaferro,
a
beautiful
sharpenned
mountain,
to
reach
the
Mud
Pass
and
the
Ferioli
hut
(7427
-
2264
meters)
where
we
spend
the
night.
From
now
on,
we'll
be
constantly
watching
the
spectacular
Monte
Rosa
panorama |
| Day
4: |
We
enter
the
Valsesia
by
coming
down
to
reach
Alagna's
Ronchi
(3937
-
1200
meters),
climbing
up
again
to
share
the
dream
of
Jo,
an
old
friend
of
ALPtrek
who
lives
in
Alpe
Sattal
6878
-
2097
meters
both
during
summer
and
winter.
We
will
pass
the
night
listening
to
his
story |
| Day
5: |
A
relaxing
day:
we
can
choose
to
have
sun
bath,
walking
for
two
hours
to
reach
the
Moanda
Pass
(7946
-
2422
meters)
or
directly
reach
Gil
and
his
Alpe
Campo
(6396
-
1950
meters)
an
old
Walser
altitude
village |
| Day
6: |
A
transfer
day
to
reach
the
Walser
village
of
Alagna
and
visit
its
Walser
Museum |
| Day
7: |
We
have
a
beautiful
hike
through
the
Otro
Valley,
maybe
the
most
beautiful
Walser
valley,
and
we
climb
up
to
the
Foric
Pass
(7874
-
2400
meters).
Then
we
descend
admiring
the
Monte
Rosa
S/E
face
to
the
Olen
valley.
Night
in
the
Grande
Halte
hut
(6981
-
1945
meters) |
| Day
8: |
We
take
the
cable
car
to
the
Bocchetta
delle
Pisse
station.
Descending
again
we
pass
the
Crespi
Calderini
hut
and
reach
the
Pastore
hut
for
the
night |
| Day
9: |
Bus
transfer
from
Alagna
to
Malpensa
Airport,
with
celebration
lunch
on
the
sweet
hills
of
Ghemme,
tasting
one
of
the
best
wines
of
Italy |
