Rifugio Quintino Sella (Felikjoch)

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Rifugio Quintino Sella
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Rifugio Quintino Sella below the Castor

Rifugio Quintino Sella below the Castor

location Felikjoch; Aosta Valley , Italy ; Valley location:  Gressoney-La-Trinité
Mountain range Valais Alps
Geographical location: 45 ° 54 '4.9 "  N , 7 ° 47' 34.6"  E Coordinates: 45 ° 54 '4.9 "  N , 7 ° 47' 34.6"  E
Altitude 3585  m slm
Rifugio Quintino Sella (Felikjoch) (Aosta Valley)
Rifugio Quintino Sella (Felikjoch)
owner CAI - Biella Section
Built 1981
Construction type hut
Usual opening times Mid-June to mid-September
accommodation 0 beds, 142  camps
Web link www.rifugioquintinosella.com

The Rifugio Quintino Sella ( 3585  m slm ), also: Rifugio Quintino Sella al Felik and Capanna Quintino Sella al Felik , is a refuge in the Valais Alps of the autonomous northern Italian region of Aosta Valley that is managed during the summer months . The Rifugio des Club Alpino Italiano (CAI) is located in the Valle del Lys belonging to the municipality of Gressoney-La-Trinité on the edge of the Felik Glacier ( Ghiacciaio di Felik ).

history

A first rifugio of the same name, named like the one built in 1981 after Quintino Sella , the founder of the CAI, was built in 1885. This Rifugio Quintino Sella (Vecchio) currently only serves as a winter room.

Transitions

Mountaineering

  • Castor , 4221  m above sea level M.
  • Lyskamm west summit, 4481  m above sea level M.

Web links

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