Bivouac de l'Aiguillette à la Singla

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Bivouac de l'Aiguillette à la Singla
SAC hut
Bivouac de l'Aiguillette à la Singla
location at the summit of L'Aiguillete 3198 m, above the Otemma glacier; Valais , Switzerland ; Valley location:  Bagnes and Arolla
Mountain range Valais Alps
Geographical location: 601 197  /  87765 coordinates: 45 ° 56 '29.3 "  N , 7 ° 27' 14.7"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred and one thousand one hundred ninety-seven  /  87765
Altitude 3179  m above sea level M.
Bivouac de l'Aiguillette à la Singla (Valais Alps)
Bivouac de l'Aiguillette à la Singla
owner SAC Chasseron
Construction type Hut; stone
Development 1970
Usual opening times all year round, not manned
accommodation 0 beds, 12  camps
Winter room 12  bearings
Web link https://www.cas-chaussy.ch/nos-cabanes/refuge-de-chalin.php
Hut directory SAC

The Bivouac de l'Aiguillette à la Singla also Singlabiwak is a refuge of the Swiss Alpine Club section Chasseron in the Valais Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland .

Location and operation

The bivouac is below the L'Aiguillete ( 3198  m above sea level ) and above the Otemma glacier at 3179  m above sea level. M. , near the Italian border. It is operated by the Chasseron section of the Swiss Alpine Club and is not manned.

history

The bivouac, built in 1970 in a lonely glacier world, is not manned, has cooking facilities, no light and no mobile network reception. The bivouac is an alternative accommodation on the Valais Haute Route .

Approaches

  • from the Chanrionhütte (normal route) in 3 ½ hours, 894 meters in altitude, difficulty level L.
  • from the Vignetteshütte in 2 ½ hours, 365 vertical meters, difficulty level L.

crossing

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Hut information Singlabiwak , SAC section Chasseron