One of the easier 4,000 m peaks in the Alps | Vincent Pyramid-4,215 m

As the mountaineering season came to an end in the Pennine Alps, they also brought a wave of bad weather.

Our mission was to summit Vincent Pyramid, a 4,215-meter mountain in Italy that lies close to the border with Switzerland and has neighbouring mountains Punta Giordani and the Balmenhorn.

We left from the town of Staffal. The first day had us concerned from the start, that the Gnifetti hut we were hiking towards might be closed, with our concerns only being increased further when the weather took a turn for the worst. As we approached the Mantova hut, we lost visibility completely.
Our luck changed when we heard the sound of a generator that led us to the final section of the Gnifetti hut, a via ferrata system with a decent vertical climb to the hut.

The following day was completely different, presenting clear weather that allowed us safe passage over the Lys glacier and towards our mountain and a stunning view of Mont Blanc.
On route to the Vincent Pyramid, you also have views of Lyskamm and numerous other mountains in the Monte Rosa group.
The summit presented astonishing views of the nearby mountain ranges.

On returning to our refuge, we also met a few Alpinists / Snowboarders, of which one actually snowboarded off the top of Lyskamm.

As we were descending our route, we noticed pawprints in the snow that were running parallel with our footsteps for about 3 hours, giving us the worrying thought that we might have been followed by a wolf as we were ascending the previous day in limited visibility.

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