Pigne d'Arolla

Pigne d'Arolla (3,787 m) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland.

The first ascent was made by A. W. Moore and Horace Walker with the guide Jakob Anderegg on 9 July 1865.

The standard route starts from the Cabane des Vignettes at 3,158 metres (10,361 ft) and contains some scrambling and snow travel.

It is considered non-technical and easy for fit and experienced trekkers with snow skills.

Seven skiers in a party of 14 who made an unplanned overnight stay at 3,000 metres on the mountain in a snowstorm in April 2018, died of hypothermia or fall.

Serpentine classic route to the Vignettes hut (August 2007)