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Capanna Gnifetti Hut – Lys Pass loop from Piramide Vincent

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Aosta Valley

Gressoney-La-Trinité

Capanna Gnifetti Hut – Lys Pass loop from Piramide Vincent

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Capanna Gnifetti Hut – Lys Pass loop from Piramide Vincent

04:51

6.76km

550m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

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Includes a segment that is highly dangerous

A part of this route comprises highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 470 m for 5.83 km

Waypoints

Start point

Alpine Hut

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Capanna Gnifetti Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Capanna Gnifetti is the base point par excellence for reaching Capanna Margherita. It is located at an altitude of 3,647 meters and is the perfect refuge to acclimatise in view …

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569 m

Lys Glacier

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

Magnificent experience in the presence of the giants of Monte Rosa. Be careful of the huge crevasses that open up especially late in the season.

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2.55 km

Lys Pass

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The Lys pass, at 4,246 meters above sea level, is a crossroads: from here you can continue towards Capanna Margherita along the normal route or reach the peaks of Ludwigshöhe …

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3.32 km

Upper Grenzgletscher

Highlight • Natural Monument

Upper part of the Grenzgletscher glacial basin, where the routes to the Margherita Hut, the Cresta Rey on the Dufourspitze and the other eastern peaks of Monte Rosa wind their way.

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5.63 km

Vincent Pyramid Serac

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before turning towards the slope to the Vincent you pass in front of the homonymous serac, fantastic!

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6.76 km

End point

Alpine Hut

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.70 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.64 km

126 m

Elevation

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Saturday 23 May

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Capanna Gnifetti Hut – Lys Pass loop from Piramide Vincent

Capanna Gnifetti Hut

Lys Glacier

Lys Pass

Upper Grenzgletscher

Vincent Pyramid Serac

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