Rifugio Torino
| Rifugio Torino Refuge Turin CAI hut category B |
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| location | Colle del Gigante ( French Col du géant ); Aosta Valley , Italy ; Valley location: Courmayeur | |
| Mountain range | Graian Alps / Italy | |
| Geographical location: | 45 ° 50 ′ 42 " N , 6 ° 56 ′ 2" E | |
| Altitude | 3375 m slm | |
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| owner | CAI - Turin and Aosta Section | |
| Built | 1952 | |
| Construction type | hut | |
| Usual opening times | Early June to late September | |
| accommodation | 160 beds, 0 camps | |
| Winter room | 38 bearings | |
| Web link | www.rifugiotorino.com | |
The Rifugio Torino ( French refuge Turin ) ( 3375 m slm ), also Rifugio Torino Nuovo or French Nouveau refuge Turin , is a refuge in the Graian Alps in the Mont Blanc area of the north Italian autonomous region of Aosta Valley that is managed during the summer months . The Club Alpino Italiano hut is part of the Courmayeur municipality .
history
The first hut, the Rifugio Torino Vecchio , on the Colle del Gigante ( French Col du Géant ) below the Pointe Helbronner was built in 1898 (renovated in 1963). This is where the mountain station of the cable car , opened in 1948, is located , which leads up from La Palud ( 1375 m ) near Courmayeur . Since 1958, there has been another cable car connection, the Vallée Blanche small cabin lift, to the Aiguille du Midi ( 3842 m ). A steep iron staircase that is completely walled in was built to connect the two huts.
Access
- From La Palud (near Courmayeur) on foot about six hours, with the cable car a few minutes
Mountaineering
- Aiguilles Marbrées , 3535 m
- Tour Ronde , 3792 m
- Grand Capucin , 3838 m
- Dent du Géant , 4013 m
- Mont Blanc du Tacul , 4248 m
- Mont Maudit , 4465 m
