Introduction The Tour of Monte Rosa The Region How to Use this Guide Which Direction to Go? Practicalities When to Go How to Get There Accommodation Languages Currencies Insurance Facilities and Gear Shops Difficulty of the Trail Maps Footpaths and Waymarks Lifts and Buses Safety Emergencies and Rescue Equipment Glacier Travel Alpine Weather Guided Treks Information The Monte Rosa Massif Glaciers Ancient Passes 4000m Summits The Walser Community The Valleys The Main Towns Wildlife and Vegetation Interesting Visits and Regional Specialities Shorter Options The Trek Stage 1 Zermatt to Theodulpass Stage 2 Theodulpass to Resy/St Jacques Stage 3 Resy/St Jacques to Gabiet Stage 4 Gabiet to Alagna/Pastore Stage 5 Alagna/Pastore to Macugnaga Stage 6 Macugnaga to Saas Fee Stage 7 Saas Fee to Grächen Stage 8 Grächen to Zermatt - the Europaweg Information boxes The Breithorn Chamois Huts and how things change Transhumance Ibex Larch Marmots Fighting Cows Appendices Route outline Appendix 1 Background Reading Appendix 2 Accommodation Appendix 3 Useful Contacts Appendix 4 Useful Terms and Glossary Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Courier;} Appendix 5 Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue Techniques.