Europe / Gran Paradiso massif
Gran Paradiso
Italy · 4,061 m
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Art4401 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sommet du Gran Paradiso. Preview cropped from the top.Source credit: Own work
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About Gran Paradiso
Gran Paradiso’s normal ascent can use Chabod or Vittorio Emanuele II. Compare the hut approach separately from the glacier summit day.
Global Mountain — Gran Paradiso normal route
Geographic source notes
Wikidata description: mountain in the Graian Alps located between the Aosta Valley and Piedmont regions of north-west Italy. Imported context (CC0); retrieved 2026-10-05, not independently reviewed.
This overview is assembled from the geographic records cited below; it has not been independently field-verified.
Mountain facts
- Elevation
- 4061 metres above sea level
- Country / territory
- Italy
- Mountain range
- Gran Paradiso massif
- Range assignment
- Source-linked Wikidata statement · 2026-10-05
- Summit coordinates
- 45.533333333, 7.266666666 · View summit on OpenStreetMap
Routes and variants
4 source-linked entries · research checked 2026-10-06. The inventory remains incomplete.
Documented information and open research
Starting point: 4 of 4 · Difficulty with grading system: 1 of 4 · Elevation gain: 1 of 4 · Duration: 1 of 4 · Season: 0 of 4
0 historical entries. These counts describe published entries, not all possible routes. Current access is not established.
See route research coverage and priorities →Compare 4 routes
Grades retain their published rating system; different systems and historical grades are not equivalent. Elevation gain means climbing metres, not summit altitude. Missing figures are not estimated.
Scroll sideways to compare all columns. Select a route name for its details.
| Route | Activity / direction | Difficulty / system | Starting point | Elevation gain | Duration | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal route via Chabod | AlpinismAscent | Not documented | Rifugio Chabod | Not documented | Not documented | Source 1 ↗ |
| Northwest face | AlpinismClimbing line | Not documented | Rifugio Chabod | Not documented | Not documented | Source 1 ↗ |
| Normal route via Vittorio Emanuele II | AlpinismAscent | Not documented | Rifugio Vittorio Emanuele II | Not documented | Not documented | Source 1 ↗ |
| Pravieux to Chabod hut | HikingApproach | EItalian hiking classification as published by the national park | Pravieux summer pasture | 900 mPublished ascent gain for this itinerary | 2 hours 45 minutesSummer hut approach only; excludes summit ascent and descent. | Source 1 ↗ |
Choose an activity to see its entries. Ascent, descent, approaches and historical climbing lines are labelled separately.
Alpinism (3)
Normal route via ChabodAlpinism · Ascent
The hut operator lists the normal route as a summit objective.
- Activity
- Alpinism
- Direction / role
- Ascent
- Starting point
- Rifugio Chabod
- Difficulty
- Not established from the checked source
- Elevation gain
- Not established from the checked source
- Duration
- Not established from the checked source
- Season
- Not established from the checked source
- Current access
- Not checked for current use
Rifugio Chabod · mountain routes · source checked 2026-10-05
The source establishes a route listing. Detailed navigation, current protection and conditions require the original reference.
Northwest faceAlpinism · Climbing line
The hut operator names this face separately from the normal route.
- Activity
- Alpinism
- Direction / role
- Climbing line
- Starting point
- Rifugio Chabod
- Difficulty
- Not established from the checked source
- Elevation gain
- Not established from the checked source
- Duration
- Not established from the checked source
- Season
- Not established from the checked source
- Current access
- Not checked for current use
Rifugio Chabod · mountain routes · source checked 2026-10-05
The source establishes a route listing. Detailed navigation, current protection and conditions require the original reference.
Normal route via Vittorio Emanuele IIAlpinism · Ascent
Published itinerary; current access and conditions require a separate check.
- Activity
- Alpinism
- Direction / role
- Ascent
- Starting point
- Rifugio Vittorio Emanuele II
- Difficulty
- Not established from the checked source
- Elevation gain
- Not established from the checked source
- Duration
- Not established from the checked source
- Season
- Not established from the checked source
- Current access
- Not checked for current use
Global Mountain — Gran Paradiso normal route · source checked 2026-10-06
The source establishes a route listing. Detailed navigation, current protection and conditions require the original reference.
Hiking (1)
Pravieux to Chabod hutHiking · Approach · E
Separate hut approach; not a summit ascent.
- Activity
- Hiking
- Direction / role
- Approach
- Starting point
- Pravieux summer pasture
- Difficulty
- E · Italian hiking classification as published by the national park · Hut approach only
- Elevation gain
- 900 m · Published ascent gain for this itinerary
- Duration
- 2 hours 45 minutes · Summer hut approach only; excludes summit ascent and descent.
- Season
- Not established from the checked source
- Current access
- Not checked for current use
Gran Paradiso National Park — Chabod hut · source checked 2026-10-06
The source establishes a route listing. Detailed navigation, current protection and conditions require the original reference.
Route questions, answered
Specific planning questions, with the scope of each source kept visible.
Does the Chabod hut serve both the normal route and northwest face?
Yes. The hut operator lists both itineraries from Rifugio Chabod. A common hut does not establish equivalent difficulty, equipment or descent arrangements. Technical grades and complete durations remain open in this catalogue rather than being inferred from the starting point.
Does Chabod’s opening season establish summit-route conditions?
No. The hut advertises spring ski touring and summer operation, but this describes its service window. It does not establish snow, glacier passage or face conditions for a particular climb. Confirm the hut’s actual opening dates and mountain conditions directly before planning.
Chabod or Vittorio Emanuele II for Gran Paradiso?
The operator describes both hut options, including ascent from one and descent to the other. Choose the hut approach and return arrangement explicitly rather than treating their names as identical itineraries.
How long is the Gran Paradiso summit day from Chabod?
Global Mountain’s programme estimates 4–5 hours up and 2–3 hours down to a hut. These are operator estimates; a further descent to the valley is additional.
How long is the Chabod hut hike from Pravieux?
The national park lists 2 hours 45 minutes, 5.8 km and 900 m ascent, graded E for hiking. These figures describe the summer hut approach, not the glacier summit climb.
Climbing Chronicle Redaktion · Sources checked · Source research; current route conditions are not confirmed.
Planning at a glance
Access and starting point
The operator describes ascent from Chabod and return to either hut; returning to the valley adds another leg.
Difficulty and required experience
The summit itinerary crosses a glacier and finishes with a short rock section. A hiking hut approach does not establish summit difficulty.
Season and restrictions
Not yet established from checked sources for this mountain.
Sources for current information
- Global Mountain — Gran Paradiso normal route
Operator itinerary via Chabod and alternative Vittorio Emanuele II hut
This page stores reference sources, not live conditions. Check the provider’s publication date and route coverage before use.
Research still needed
For Gran Paradiso, this atlas does not yet document first-ascent history; checked seasonal restrictions. Missing first-ascent evidence does not mean a mountain is unclimbed.
Use the linked sources as starting points; summit coordinates do not describe a climbing route or public access.
Sources and coverage
Imported geographic data from Wikidata (CC0); not independently field-verified. Data snapshot: 30 September 2026. Elevations and boundaries can differ between sources. Mountain-range membership follows explicit Wikidata relationships or a coordinate match against published GMBA v2 standard polygons. GMBA: Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (2021), CC BY 4.0; methodology: Snethlage et al. (2022). Missing evidence remains open.
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Editorial responsibility
Responsible publisher and editorial author: Climbing Chronicle Redaktion. AI-assisted source research; no on-site inspection or professional route approval is claimed.
- Route listing source check
- 2026-10-06 · partial inventory; current access remains open
- Planning source check
- 2026-10-06 · only the individually cited planning additions
- Earlier profile review
- Open · no complete editorial review recorded
- Imported context retrieved
- 2026-10-05 · automated retrieval, not an editorial review
How sources, authorship and review dates work
Further reading about Gran Paradiso
Links discovered through the Wikidata record. These articles have not been checked as evidence for route, difficulty or access claims.
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