Rifugio Guide Frachey
| Rifugio Guide Frachey | ||
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| Mountain range | Valais Alps | |
| Geographical location: | 45 ° 51 '56 " N , 7 ° 44' 23" E | |
| Altitude | 2072 m slm | |
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| owner | Frachey family | |
| Construction type | hut | |
| Usual opening times | Mid-June to mid-September | |
| accommodation | 40 beds, 0 camps | |
| Web link | www.rifugioguidefrachey.com | |
The Rifugio Guide Frachey is a refuge in the Aosta Valley in the Valais Alps . It is located at an altitude of 2072 m in the Val d'Ayas side valley near the Vallone della Forca within the municipality of Ayas . The hut is open from mid-June to mid-September and offers sleeping places for 40 mountaineers during this time.
The hut is located on both the Walser hiking trail and the Monte Rosa tour. It is also used as part of the Alta via della Val d'Aosta n.1 high- altitude hiking trail .
Ascent
The hut can be reached in 45 minutes from Saint-Jacques, a district of Ayas. Follow the signs to the Resy district.
history
The refuge as it looks today is part of the old village of Resy. Resy is an old Walser company .
Tour possibilities
Transitions
- Transition to the Rifugio Ottorino Mezzalama ( 3036 m ).
- Passage to the Rifugio Giovanni Battista Ferraro ( 2066 m ).
- Crossing to the Rifugio Vieux Crest refuge ( 1935 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 )
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 .