Rifugio Giovanni Battista Ferraro
| Rifugio Giovanni Battista Ferraro | ||
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| Mountain range | Valais Alps | |
| Geographical location: | 45 ° 51 '57 " N , 7 ° 44' 23" E | |
| Altitude | 2066 m slm | |
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| owner | Rinaldo Frachey | |
| Built | 1560, 1968 | |
| Construction type | hut | |
| Usual opening times | Beginning of May to mid-September | |
| accommodation | 26 beds, 0 camps | |
| Web link | www.rifugioferraro.com | |
The Rifugio Giovanni Battista Ferraro (also Rifugio GB Ferraro or Rifugio Ferraro for short) is a refuge in the Aosta Valley in the Valais Alps . It is located at an altitude of 2066 m in the Valle d'Ayas side valley near the Vallone della Forca within the municipality of Ayas . The hut is open from the beginning of May to the middle of September and offers sleeping places for 26 mountaineers.
The hut is climbed as part of the Alta via della Val d'Aosta n.1 high- altitude hiking trail .
Ascent
From Saint-Jacques, a district of Ayas, the hut can be easily reached within 45 minutes. Follow the signs to the Resy district.
history
The refuge in its current appearance was built in 1560 and renovated for the last time in 1968. The village of Resy is an old Walser foundation.
Tour possibilities
Transitions
- Transition to the Rifugio Ottorino Mezzalama ( 3036 m ).
- Crossing to the Rifugio Guide Frachey refuge ( 2072 m ).
- Transition to the Rifugio Quintino Sella ( 3585 m ).
- Crossing to Gressoney - Stafal via the Col di Bettaforca ( 2672 m )
Summit tours
The following peaks can be reached from the hut:
- Monte Rosso ( 3021 m )
- Palon di Resy ( 2675 m )
- Punta Bettolina ( 2996 m )
- Monte Bettaforca (also called Bättaforkohopt) ( 2971 m )
Web links
- The shelters of the Aosta Valley on Summitpost.
- Page to the huts Rifugio Ferraro and Rifugio Guide Frachey on Varasc.it.
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 .
- Eugen E. Hüsler : Bruckmann's Alpine Hut Atlas. 2nd Edition. Bruckmann, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-7654-3987-8 .
- Ralf Gantzhorn, Stephan Hagenbusch: Hut trekking. Volume 2: Switzerland. 30 multi-day tours from hut to hut. Bergverlag Rother, Munich (ie: Oberhaching) 2008, ISBN 978-3-7633-3039-3 .