Rifugio Chabod

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Rifugio Federico Chabod
Refuge Frédéric Chabod
Rifugio Federico Chabod Refuge Frédéric Chabod
Mountain range Graian Alps
Regions Gran Paradiso National Park
Geographical location: 45 ° 32 '25 "  N , 7 ° 14' 20"  E Coordinates: 45 ° 32 '25 "  N , 7 ° 14' 20"  E
Altitude 2750  m slm
Rifugio Chabod (Aosta Valley)
Rifugio Chabod
owner Associazione Guide Alpine Italiane
Built 1985
Construction type hut
Usual opening times Mid-March to mid-September
accommodation 85 beds, 85  camps , 16 emergency camps
Winter room 16  bearings
Web link official homepage
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The Rifugio Federico Chabod (Italian) or Refuge Frédéric Chabod (French) is a refuge in the Graian Alps . It is located at an altitude of 2750  m slm within the municipality of Valsavarenche in the side valley of the same name in the Aosta Valley in northwestern Italy . The hut, which opened in 1985, is used as a base for climbing the Gran Paradiso (or Grand Paradis ) and is managed in the ski touring season from mid-March to early May and in the summer season from mid-June to mid-September. During this time it offers 85 beds. During the rest of the year, mountaineers can use the winter room with 16 camps.

The hut is named after Federico Chabod , an Italian historian who comes from the Valsavarenche Valley and who campaigned for its autonomy in the 1940s .

rise

The ascent to the hut begins in Pravieux, a district of Valsavarenche at 1834  m , at a car park. The path leads east up the slope in many bends, first through sparse forest and later over meadows and moraine terrain . For the ascent from Pravieux, which does not show any technical difficulties, 2½ hours are estimated.

Tour possibilities

Transitions

The refuge is very close to the Aosta Valley high path no .

  • Passage to the Vittorio Emanuele II refuge .
  • Crossing to the Sella refuge via the 3295  m high Col du Gran Neyron and the 3296  m high Col Lauson .
  • Transition to the Leonessa bivouac via the 3587  m high Col de Bonney .

Summit tours

The following peaks can be reached from the hut: