Rifugio Guide del Cervino
| Rifugio Guide del Cervino CAI hut category B |
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 The Rifugio Guide del Cervino refuge. |
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| location | At the Testa Grigia ; Aosta Valley , Italy ; Valley location: Valtournenche | |
| Mountain range | Valais Alps | |
| Geographical location: | 45 ° 56 '2 " N , 7 ° 42' 29.3" E | |
| Altitude | 3480 m slm | |
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| owner | Società Guide del Cervino | |
| Built | 1989 | |
| Construction type | hut | |
| Usual opening times | all year round | |
| accommodation | 36 beds, 0 camps | |
The Rifugio Guide del Cervino is a refuge in the Aosta Valley in the Valais Alps . It is located at an altitude of 3480 m in the Valtournenche side valley near the Plateau Rosa within the municipality of Valtournenche and belongs to the Società Guide del Cervino (French: Société des guides du Cervin - Association of Mountain Guides on the Matterhorn), founded in 1865 . The hut is managed by a tenant all year round and has 36 beds (no dormitories).
The Rosa Plateau can be reached from Breuil-Cervinia by cable car via the Testa Grigia station at the Theodul Pass . From Zermatt you can reach the Plateau Rosa via Trockener Steg either with the Klein Matterhorn cable car or with the Gandegg tow lift .
Border dispute
The border between Italy and Switzerland is defined by the watershed at the location of the hut . This has changed due to the melting of snow masses and glaciers ( global warming ). In the Swiss view , two thirds of the hut is now on Swiss territory; Italy denies this. The border commissions of both countries are negotiating the case. A decision is expected by the end of 2020, until then construction work in the disputed area is only allowed with the consent of both countries.
Ascent
The refuge can be reached within 4½ hours from Breuil-Cervinia.
Tour possibilities
Transitions
- Transition to the Rifugio Ottorino Mezzalama ( 3004 m ).
- Passage to the Rifugio Guide della Val d'Ayas ( 3425 m ).
- Transition to the Theodulhütte ( 3327 m ).
- Transition to the Gandegghütte ( 3030 m ).
- Transition to the Monte Rosa hut ( 2795 m ).
- Transition to the Bivaccho Rossi e Volante ( 3750 m ) bivouac box on Rocce Nere.
Summit tours
The following peaks can be reached from the hut:
- Klein Matterhorn ( 3820 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 , pp. 224-225.
- Eugen E. Hüsler : Bruckmann's Alpine Hut Atlas. 2nd Edition. Bruckmann, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-7654-3987-8 , p. 240.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Marc Zollinger: Switzerland and Italy are fighting over the national border in the high mountains. NZZ.ch, April 13, 2020.
- ↑ Stephan Rappo, Luigi Jorio, Ester Unterfinger: Where borders between Switzerland and Italy melt . swissinfo.ch, May 17, 2020, accessed June 4, 2020.