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Descent from Gnifetti Hut
Rock Climbing Route
Details
1.09 mi
62 ft
A steady descent to the Punta Indren lift
From the hut the least steep route is to follow the steps up, past a small outbuilding, then down onto the glacier on the Monte Rosa side of the hut. Head E then descend on steepening glacier, but never more than 25 degrees, easier if it is snow covered. This leads you off the glacier and onto a footpath leading to the Mantova Hut at 3500m. Below here the path heads E, through a steep rocky barrier and onto the Indren Glacier, which may well be only icy rubble, with a few obvious crevasses. Head SE then S to the top station of the Punta Indren lift, about an hour from the hut. Written by Jon Morgan
From the hut the least steep route is to follow the steps up, past a small outbuilding, then down onto the glacier on the Monte Rosa side of the hut. Head E then descend on steepening glacier, but never more than 25 degrees, easier if it is snow covered. This leads you off the glacier and onto a footpath leading to the Mantova Hut at 3500m. Below here the path heads E, through a steep rocky barrier and onto the Indren Glacier, which may well be only icy rubble, with a few obvious crevasses. Head SE then S to the top station of the Punta Indren lift, about an hour from the hut. Written by Jon Morgan