2 Days
Intermediate
4 people
English, Français, Italian
Castore summit is a great experience on beautiful peak, situated on the border between Italy and Switzerland.
The Castore is an iconic peak of the Monte Rosa Group. The thin and aerial ridge that leads to the summit is the right compromise between exposure and balance. Never difficult, it will keep you in suspense and your gaze towards the horizon, all the way to the top.
Monte Rosa, with its innumerable peaks over 4000 meters, will be the setting for these two days of mountaineering in the heart of the Alps.
Our IFMGA Guides will take care of all climb details, maximizing safety and fun.
If you are a mountaineer who is discovering the peaks of the Giants of the Alps, but you don’t want to undertake technically difficult climbs, this is definitely the summit for you! On the first day we will go up to the Quintino Sella refuge where we will spend the night. On the second day, at dawn, we will leave on a roped team across the suggestive Monte Rosa glacier. Surrounded by the 4000 meters of the Massif, such as the Lyskamm, Naso del Lyskamm, Pyramid Vincent, Polluce and several others, you will reach the Colle del Felik, from where you will start the beautiful ridge up to the summit.
The ascent to Castore summit by the Regular Route is not technically difficult. Despite this, good physical fitness and altitude training are required. To guarantee the ascent we require the ability to face excursions of at least 1400m with ease, so as not to have problems on the day of the ascent. The high altitude can affect the performance of the climbers, having some experience at altitude or good acclimatization will make the ascent easier.
The leading Guide is a fully certified IFMGA Mountain Guide or Aspirant Mountain Guide.
We recommend high altitude, summer mountaineering clothing. Mountaineering boots suitable for crampons. Harness, crampons, ice ace, helmet, sling and a carabiner, poles if needed. Try to carry backpack as light as possible. Functional clothing for the day and a change shirt for the hut is usually enough. We suggest a 30-35 lt. backpack. Please take some snacks and drinks with you.
Although it is a climb of intermediate technical commitment, in case you want to undertake the climb, we recommend that you contact us and discuss the details and the program with our guides before the expedition.
Meeting with the guide in Staffal or Champoluc cable car office at 13:30 pm. – briefing. With the lift system we arrive at Colle Bettaforca. From there we start the nice walking to the Q. Sella hut. The last part of the trail follows a nice rock ridge equipped with iron steps and ropes. We overnight in the hut. Up 3:30 hours – 850m
Departure around 6:00 depending on the period of the year. At the beginning the Felik glacier is not too steep and it helps us to warm up the legs. We easily arrive at the beginning of the steep slopes that goes up to the Felik Pass. Arrived to that pass we finally reach the nice ridge that we follow until the top of Castore. The descent goes along the same itinerary. We stop for lunch at the Sella hut, we repack and we go back to the lift station at Passo Bettaforca. Up 3:30 hours 650m – Down 4-5 hours 1500m
The ascent to Castore summit by the Regular Route is not technically difficult. Despite this, good physical fitness and altitude training are required. To guarantee the ascent we require the ability to face excursions of at least 1400m with ease, so as not to have problems on the day of the ascent. The high altitude can affect the performance of the climbers, having some experience at altitude or good acclimatization will make the ascent easier.
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