Lys Pass
Mountaineering Highlight
Recommended by 42 out of 43 people
Routes leading to this Highlight may be highly dangerous
Routes comprise technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.
Tips
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 and Punta Parrot (Parrotspitze). From here you have a beautiful view of the Lyskamm.
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•October 13, 2023
Crucial junction on Monte Rosa. Here runs the border with Switzerland. This pass separates the basin of the Lys glacier, in Italy from that of the Grenzgletscher, in Switzerland. For those who climb to the Margherita Hut from Gniffetti or Mantova, this point is significant: from here you begin to see the goal!
translated by•April 25, 2025
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