Rifugio Duca degli Abruzzi all'Oriondé
| Rifugio Duca degli Abruzzi all'Oriondé | ||
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 The Rifugio Duca degli Abruzzi in July 2008. |
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| Mountain range | Valais Alps | |
| Geographical location: | 45 ° 57 '33 " N , 7 ° 38' 38" E | |
| Altitude | 2802 m slm | |
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| Built | 1920 | |
| Construction type | hut | |
| Usual opening times | Early July to late September | |
| accommodation | 40 beds, 0 camps | |
The Rifugio Duca degli Abruzzi all'Oriondé (mostly Rifugio Duca degli Abruzzi for short) is a refuge in the Aosta Valley in the Valais Alps . It is located at an altitude of 2802 m in the Valtournenche side valley near the Oriondé area within the municipality of Valtournenche . The hut is managed from the beginning of July to the end of September and during this time offers 40 mountaineers sleeping places.
history
The hut was built in 1920. It was dedicated to Luigi Amedeo di Savoia-Aosta .
Ascent
The entire route from the parking lot near Breuil-Cervinia to the Rifugio Duca degli Abruzzi all'Oriondé , which is not difficult, takes about 2¼ hours.
Tour possibilities
The Croce Carrel ( 2920 m ) and Plan Maison ( 2548 m ) can be reached from the refuge .
Transitions
- Crossing to the Rifugio Jean-Antoine Carrel ( 3830 m ) in the direction of the Matterhorn.
- Transition to the Bivaccho Benedetti bivouac box ( 3510 m ) at Col Tournèche.
- Transition to the Bivaccho Bossi bivouac box ( 3345 m ) at Colle del Breuil.
Summit tours
The following peaks can be reached from the hut:
literature
- Alois Draxler (Red.): The Alpine Club huts. Volume 3: Western Alps. Refuge huts in Switzerland, Italy and France. 1064 shelters and bivouac boxes of the CAF, CAI, SAC, NFS as well as numerous other alpine associations and private managers. 2nd Edition. Bergverlag Rother, Munich (ie: Ottobrunn) 2005, ISBN 3-7633-8091-4 , pp. 224-225.
- Eugen E. Hüsler : Bruckmann's Alpine Hut Atlas. 2nd Edition. Bruckmann, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-7654-3987-8 , p. 240.