~ Wednesday 19th July 2017
Dufourspitze is the second highest peak in the Alps, the highest point in the Monte Rosa massif and most importantly for the 48 Peaks Later team, the highest land in Switzerland!
.JPG "Pre-dawn start from Monte Rosa hut")
.JPG "High on the summit ridge - the hut is just visible far below on the right!")
The fine summit sits a loooonng way above the Monte Rosa hut - an 1845m ascent finishing with some excellent and very exposed climbing on the final ridge.
.JPG "Nearly there!")
.JPG "The final rock ridge")
.JPG "Spectacular crevasses in the Grenz glacier")
.JPG "The team on the summit")
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