Ostafa - Col du Pinter
Warnings
- Final section on scree and rock with steep or exposed steps: requires a sure foot and a head for heights (EE grade).
- High-altitude route: start early, plan time and water, and turn back before early afternoon.
- Residual snow may linger in gullies and on north-facing slopes into early summer: assess current conditions.
Map & route
GPX track — verify on the ground before hiking
Fitness level
The Col du Pinter (2,777 m) is the historic pass linking the Ayas Valley with Gressoney's Lys Valley. From the Ostafa alp, reached from the Champoluc plateaux, waymark no. 12 climbs through pastures and scree to the col, which offers one of the widest panoramas in the Alps: the whole south face of Monte Rosa with its 4,000ers, the Matterhorn to the west and, beyond the pass, the Walser villages of Gressoney. A classic traverse stage and a goal in itself for fit hikers; snow can linger high up into early summer.
Getting there
Parking
Photo gallery
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Flora along the trail
ACurated and verified by Andrea Rama
Data source: Catasto Sentieri Regione Autonoma VdA · Open data — DGR 899/2014
Last verified:
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