I was looking for a base for a first alpine trip. Previously I have spent a week climbing peaks in Saas-Fee but this year I am taking a friend who has never been alpine climbing before.
Zinal has been recommend both by a friend and articles online because there are no cable cars and the valley is less busy, but I can't seem to find many beginner friendly routes.
Apart from Bishorn which comes in a F, the rest of the routes in the area seem quite hard and long and start at AD minimum.
Is there something I am missing or is Zinal quite a tough place to start? Should I be looking at routes lower than 4000m around Zinal? Could you recommend somewhere else?