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All,

Looking for a bit of guidance on an upcoming trip to Zermatt. To get this out of the way, I have done lots of hiking and a couple non-technical (no glaciers) mountain summits in the US. I was interested in getting a guide and doing a lighter mountain like Breithorn, unfortunately nobody seems to be available this close to my trip. I have full gear as I am prepping to do an introductory course for mountaineering back home in the Cascades (Mount Baker).

I am interested in putting on my crampons and just walking around somewhere high with good views (not dangerous) while I am visiting if possible. Looking for suggestions on possible places to do this, certainly locations with low risk. I have some backup hikes planned if this is not suggested.

Thanks!

In reply to thederrickm:


The Oberrothorn and the Mettelhorn come to mind as two good options. Both of them up around 3400m but the Oberrothorn is more accessible off the top of the Sunnegga lift system whereas the Mettelhorn requires walking all the way up from Zermatt.

More info on old threads on here if you have a search eg: https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?t=368646

In reply to thederrickm:

The Zermatt guides do the Breithorn most days I believe. Not sure when their summer season starts but might be something you could book when you arrive in Zermatt

https://www.zermatt.ch/en/Media/Offers-Articles/Breithorn-ascent-4-164m

A good trip you can do on your own is to hike to the Monta Rosa hut. Some easy glacier can be crossed to get there.