Marta's Monterosa Blog

I am passionate about the Alps. They are my heart's home and the place where I would like to spend the last day of my life. I have been a tourist in the village of Champoluc in the Italian Monterosa for all my life and worked as a tourist operator in this area since more than 15 years.

I believe in respect for the special environment of this place that you can find only here. We all gain by enjoying its beauty, while trying to make a minimum impact at the same time. Leave it for our children in the future!

I believe in respect for people who live here with their traditions and culture, language, and work, their genuine products and delicious wines. They open their homes for us, tourists and meet us as their guests, if we are able to open our hearts for them. I have a friend who is a hotel owner and he says that when stressed people from the city come to his place, he tells them to sit down and take a drink before they even begin to worry if they have a room. Perhaps, we can bring a little of their kindness and calmness with us on our way back to the city.

My philosophy is to give back a little of what the mountains and the people from this place have given to me and to my family through my work, to communicate my philosophy and my passion to those who follow me on the blog, and in my trips as a tour operator.

If you would like to visit Champoluc, Gressoney, Alagna or other villages in the Aosta Valley, trek or ski in the Monterosa, discover Sardinia or other places we offer, contact us.

Climb the highest all-Italian peak this summer

Climb the highest all-Italian peak this summer
Posted: Feb 18, 2019
Categories: News
Comments: 0
Author: Linnea
The tallest peak entirely in Italy is Gran Paradiso, at a breath-snatching 4061 m. Challenging, definitely, but reachable even for Alpinist beginners together with a Mountain Guide.  

Waking before the sun goes up and starting the climbing at dawn is a beautiful and unforgettable experience. The guide will help you with rope, crampons and harness and there are a couple of places with crevasses and exposed cliffs.

Not only are you climbing one of the Alps 4000 meter peaks, but Gran Paradiso is the highest mountain completely located in Italian territory. It’s a great climb to learn basic alpine skills and gather experience in rock scrambling at high altitude with crampons.

From the summit you have an outstanding panorama of the Mont Blanc Massif, Gran Combin, Valais Alps and the Monterosa massif.

The Gran Paradiso is the heart of the National Park with the same name. This summer we’re offering a trek, along the high route Alta Via 2, in the park, with the possibility to reach the peak of the Gran Paradiso together with our local Mountain Guide.

Aiming for the top or not, this trek is a pure alpine experience in one of the most beautiful and wild corners of the Alps.

 


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