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4000m trekking peaks - "Spaghetti Tour"
From £2,495 Altitude 4,563m Grade: Introductory
4000m trekking peaks - "Spaghetti Tour"
This guided mountaineering week to the high summits of the Swiss - Italian Monte Rosa range is the perfect choice for participants with basic- or no- mountaineering skills who would like to experience their first 4,000-meter peaks
The Monte Rosa mountaineering week is a guided activity for a maximum number of 4 participants. The activity starts off with a training day to teach and improve snow and ice skills. The following days will be spent higher up in the Monte Rosa range. With good conditions and a fit group of participants up to seven 4,000-meter peaks can be summited within the activity.
Fitness level and technical difficulty: A physically demanding activity- a good level of physical fitness is required. You are required to be absolutely surefooted, previous experience in trekking or hill walking and scrambling is an advantage. No previous experience on snow/ice or rock is required.
Dates & Prices
Availability
* A deposit of £800 will be required at checkout.
Initial Deposit as quoted above upon booking
Interim Deposit £800, due 4 months before departure
Final Balance due 10 weeks before departure
Extras
Extras can be added per-person when you book onto a date
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Single Supplement - Hotel Only | £300 |
* A deposit for any optional extras selected will be required at checkout, with the amount depending on the extras chosen.
What's Included
- 6 days in the mountains.
- 1 day snow and ice school.
- Planning and guiding by an IFMGA/UIAGM qualified guide/Aspirant.
- Transportation throughout the activity.
- Guides expenses.
- 5 nights in the Mont Blanc & Monte Rosa massive huts.
- Overnight in the valley in a hotel on a twin room basis
- Group and personal mountaineering equipment such as ropes and other technical equipment(ice axes, crampons, harnesses & helmets)
- 15% discount off the RRP on clothing and equipment purchased at Adventure Peaks shop
What's Excluded
- Insurance
- Transport between the UK and the course venue/ transfers
- Packed lunches & Evening meals whilst in the valleys
- Additional snacks & drinks in Mountain Huts.
- Personal clothing.
- Cable car and mechanical uplift costs, trams, trains etc. These costs can vary considerably, depending on the weather and routes climbed but will vary between £120 and £180 in total.
- Alpine Club Membership – We recommend the UK branch of the Austrian Alpine Club as membership also grants you rescue insurance at a preferential rate.
Insurance
It is essential for a trip of this type that you are adequately insured. When researching insurance options, please ensure the policy covers you for the following:
- Cancellation or curtailment
- Helicopter rescue (most insurance companies will no longer cover for ‘search and rescue’ but providing you stay with the group, they will assist with ‘rescue’)
- Repatriation
- The altitude that you are expected to attain
- The location especially when travelling to Antarctica
- Grade of trek/climb/expedition
- Medical cover
We are aware the following provide insurance:
For UK based clients:
Treks under 7000m - Campbell Irvine Direct : http://www.campbellirvine.com/AdventurePeaks Tel: 0207 938 1734
For Trekking Peaks under 7000m (such as Mera & Island Peak) ensure to contact them directly prior to purchasing a policy, including your trip itinerary to ensure your trip is covered
True Traveller Ins: www.truetraveller.com Tel: 020 3822 0200 for treks, some Nepali trekking peaks and low technicality higher peaks like Peak Lenin or Aconcagua
The B.M.C.: www.thebmc.co.uk Tel: 0161 445 6111
World Trips: www.worldtrips.com Tel: 1-800-605-2282
Travelex Ins. Services: www.travelexinsurance.com Tel: 1-800 228 9792
Austrian Alpine Club (UK) https://www.alpenverein.at/britannia/ Tel: +44 (0)1929 556870
Rothwell & Towler: www.world-first.co.uk Tel: 0345 908 0161 (under 6400m)
J S Insurance: www.jsinsurance.co.uk Tel: 0800 043 0020
Snowcard: www.snowcard.co.uk (Online Only)
Dogtag: www.dogtag.co.uk Tel: 0333 005 1085 (Check excess etc)
For non-UK based clients:
World Trips: www.worldtrips.com Tel: 1-800-605-2282
Travelex Ins. Services: www.travelexinsurance.com Tel: 1-800 228 9792
True Traveller Ins: www.truetraveller.com Tel: 020 3822 0200
Austrian Alpine Club (UK) https://www.alpenverein.at/britannia/ Tel: +44 (0)1929 556870
AXA Worldwide Travel Ins: www.axainsurance.com Tel: (0) 330 678 3394
Ingle International: www.ingleinternational.com Tel: (USA) +1 833-362-0692
Insure for Less: www.insure4less.com.au (Australian clients) Tel: +61 (0) 2 9312 5168
Insurance for Technical Peaks and High/Extreme altitude (7000m+) – you will find obtaining insurance for these peaks quite difficult, however Global Rescue is used by many clients and our expedition leaders
Adventure Peaks partners with Global Rescue to offer the world’s leading travel protection services. Medical and security emergencies happen. When they do, we rely on Global Rescue to provide our clients with medical, security, travel risk and crisis response services. Without a membership, an emergency evacuation could cost over $100,000. More than one million members trust Global Rescue to get them home safely when the unexpected happens:
https://partner.globalrescue.com/adventurepeaks/
You do not have to use any of the above, but if you make your own insurance arrangements documentary evidence of your own policy is required.
Please forward the details of your Insurance as soon as you have it: we need the insurance company’s name, their 24 hour emergency telephone number and your insurance policy number – info@adventurepeaks.com
