Rifugio Ernesto Tazzetti
| Rifugio Ernesto Tazzetti CAI hut category C |
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| location | Conca Fons' d Rumur; Metropolitan City of Turin / Piedmont Region , Italy ; Valley location: Usseglio | |
| Mountain range | Graian Alps | |
| Geographical location: | 45 ° 12 '36.3 " N , 7 ° 5' 48.8" E | |
| Altitude | 2642 m slm | |
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| owner | CAI - Turin Section | |
| Built | 1913/1998 | |
| Construction type | hut | |
| Usual opening times | Mid-July to the end of August (+ weekends June to September) | |
| accommodation | 24 beds, 0 camps | |
| Winter room | 6 bearings | |
| Web link | www.caicvl.eu/rifugio_tazzetti.htm | |
The Rifugio Ernesto Tazzetti ( 2642 m slm ) is a mountain hut in the Graian Alps in the northern Italian metropolitan city of Turin / Piedmont region . The Rifugio of the Club Alpino Italiano (CAI) belongs to the municipality of Usseglio and is located at the head of the Valle di Viù above Lake Malciaussia.
history
The rifugio was built as Rifugio Fons' d Rumur al Rocciamelone in 1913 by the Turin section of the CAI. In 1933 it was named after the doctor and alpinist Ernesto Tazzetti, who had a fatal accident in 1927. The rifugio has been expanded and modernized several times, most recently in 1998.
Access
- From Lake Malciaussia (2.5 hours).
Transitions
- To the Rifugio Luigi Cibrario over the Col Sulé
- To the Rifugio Cà d'Asti over the summit of the Rocciamelone
- To the Refuge d'Avérole via the Colle dell'Autaret
Mountaineering
- Roccia melon , 3538 m