Tag: Monte Rosa

Liskamm

Liskamm (Lyskamm) Located on the border between Switzerland and Italy, Liskamm sits in the Pennine Alps, but is sometimes considered to be less prominent than other Pennine peaks, and a part of the extended Monte Rosa subrange of mountains. But Liskamm itself is highly visible and a huge massif with two beaming summits: the Eastern …

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Monte Rosa (Dufourspitze)

Monte Rosa (Dufourspitze) Monte Rosa stands in the eastern part of the Pennine Alps in the Monte Rosa Alps. The Monte Rosa Alps are a mountain massif located between Valais, Switzerland and the Piedmont and Aosta Valley regions of Italy. Although “rosa” translates to “pink” in French and Italian, the mountain’s name actually comes from …

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