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By Trail magazine

Trail’s mountaineering expert Jeremy Ashcroft recommends:

-Aiguille du Tour, France (3540m)
A day’s fairly simple walk from Le Tour village brings you to the Albert Premiere Hut. Loop round the mountain on a glacier before crossing a col to a snowy plateau and an easy scramble to the summit. Here you can enjoy views of Mont Blanc and all the Western Alps. 

-Piz Buin, Austria (3312m)
The mixed terrain of this beautiful peak keeps things interesting. Start on the road crossing Beierhöhe path at 2036m and head to the Wiesbadener Hut. Tackle moraine and glacier to reach a rocky ridge to the summit. From here you’ll see the Otztaler Alps, including the lovely Wildspitze, as well as the Klosters and Davos ski resorts.

-Blinnenhorn, Italy (3374m)
A suitable peak for those capable of mid-grade scrambling but not full-on glacial work. From Domodossola, follow the road to park at Riale. A high meadow and moraine approach to Claudio e Bruno Hut is followed by a fairly easy scramble to the summit, which provides expansive views over a very wild, undeveloped landscape.

-Mont Blanc de Cheilon, Switzerland (3870m)
A good progression for alpinists with experience on one or two peaks. Access Dix Hut via Arolla. A glacial approach precedes some easy rock-climbing over Blockgrat ridge, then a snow dome and more scrambling take you to the snow and rock summit with views over the Arolla Valley and towards the Matterhorn.

-Stellihorn, Switzerland (3436m)
This peak, accessed via Saas Almagell, is fairly straightforward excepting one snow and ice sheet at an angle of 40%, with no real rock difficulties. You’ll have to get up early to make it up and off the glacier before the sun gets too high, but it’ll be worth it for great views over the Mischabel group, Allalinhorn and Strahlhorn.