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Departing from Gressoney-Saint-Jean:

1. Alpenzu Refuge (1779m) – trail 6 –
2. Carlo Mollino Refuge (2050m) – trail 2, or chairlift to Weismatten –
3. Bléckéné farmhouse (2060m) – trail 12
4. Ospizio Sottile Refuge (2480m) – trail 11 –

Departing from Gressoney-La-Trinité:

5. Morgenrot Restaurant (1837m) – trail 6
6. Bar Bedemie (1900m) – trail 6
7. Punta Jolanda Refuge (2201m) – trail 5, or chairlift to Punta Jolanda

Starting from Stafal, Bettaforca slope:

8. Bar Restaurant Jutz (2182m) – trail 8, or Stafal-Sant’Anna cable car
9. Hotel Ristoro Sitten (2273m) – trail 8, or Stafal-Sant’Anna cable car -.
10. Refreshment Betta Pass (2727m) – trail 8, or Stafal-Sant’Anna cable car and then Sant’Anna-Colle Betta chairlift

Starting from Stafal, Salati Pass side:

11. Bar Restaurant Schéne Biel (2302m) – trail 7A , or Stafal-Lake Gabiet cable car
12. Adler’s Nest refuge (2323m) – trail 7A, or Stafal-Lake Gabiet gondola lift
13. Del Ponte Hotel (2349m) – trail 7A , or Stafal-Lake Gabiet gondola –
14. Gabiet refuge (2370m) – trail 7A , or Stafal-Lake Gabiet gondola –
15. Gabiet See refreshment bar (2385m) – trail 7A , or Stafal-Lake Gabiet gondola.
16. Orestes Hütte (2625m) – trail 6B from Gabiet Lake –
17. Bar Restaurant Stolemberg (2957m) – trail 6 from Lake Gabiet or Stafal-Gabiet and Gabiet-Salati Pass cable cars

1: Gressoney-Saint-Jean – Alpenzu Refuge (1779m)

• Rifugio Alpenzu (mobile: +393792854953, email: info@rifugioalpenzu.it) can be reached via trail 6 from Chemonal, a hamlet north of downtown Gressoney-Saint-Jean.

It is possible to stay overnight. Contact the shelter for more information.

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2: Gressoney-Saint-Jean – Carlo Mollino Refuge (2050m)

• The Carlo Mollino Refuge (mobile: +393477317392, email: rifugiomollino@esperienzalpina.it) can be reached in two ways:
  • via the Weismatten chairlift.
  • without lifts, following Trail 2 from Biel, a hamlet of Gressoney-Saint-Jean at the end of the Castel Savoie road.

It is possible to stay overnight. Contact the shelter for more information.

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3: Gressoney-Saint-Jean – Bléckéné farmhouse (2060m)

• Agriturismo Bléckéné (mobile: +393470052072, email: simone.laurent@yahoo.it) can be reached from Loomatto, a hamlet south of the center of Gressoney-Saint-Jean, via trail 12.

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4: Gressoney-Saint-Jean – Ospizio Sottile (2480m)

• Ospizio Sottile (phone: +390163326472, email: rifugiosottile@gmail.com) can be reached via trail 11 from Valdobbia, a hamlet south of downtown Gressoney-Saint-Jean.

It is possible to stay overnight. Contact the shelter for more information.

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5: Gressoney-La-Trinité – Morgenrot Restaurant (1837m)

• The Morgenrot Restaurant (phone: +390125366803) can be reached from Orsia, a hamlet north of Gressoney-La-Trinité, by following Trail 6.

In winter it can be reached for dinner by a snowcat shuttle service between Orsia and the restaurant. The service must obviously be booked. Contact the restaurant for more information.

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6: Gressoney-La-Trinité – Bar Bedemie (1900m)

• Bar Bedemie can be reached from Orsia, a hamlet north of Gressone- La-Trinité, by following trail 6. It is located in Bedemie, near the start of the Bedemie-Seehorn chairlift (open only in winter).

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7: Gressoney-La-Trinité – Punta Jolanda Refuge (2201m)

• The Punta Jolanda refuge (mobile: +393491790893, mobile: +393498415018) can be reached from Gressoney-La-Trinité in two ways:
  • via the chairlift to Punta Jolanda.
  • Without facilities, following trail 5.

In winter, it can be reached for dinner by a snowmobile that runs a shuttle service between Orsia (a hamlet north of Gressoney-La-Trinité) and the restaurant. Contact the venue for more information.

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8: Stafal – Bar Restaurant Jutz (2182m)

• Bar Restaurant Jutz (mobile: +393492207218, email: barbari87.finco@gmail.com) is located in St. Anna, which can be reached from Stafal in several ways:
  • via the Stafal-Sant’Anna cable car.
  • Without facilities, following trail 8.

Bar Restaurant Jutz can also be reached for dinner when the lifts are closed thanks to a snowcat shuttle service from Stafal . Contact the restaurant for more information.

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9: Stafal – Hotel Ristoro Sitten (2273m)

• Hotel Ristoro Sitten (phone: +390125366300, email: info@sitten.it) is located in St. Anna, which can be reached from Stafal in several ways:
  • via the Stafal-Sant’Anna cable car.
  • Without facilities, following trail 8.

Hotel Ristoro Sitten outside of cable car opening hours operates a transportation service via snowcat or all-terrain vehicle. Contact the hotel for more information.

It is possible to stay overnight. Contact the hotel for more information.

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10: Stafal – Betta Hill Refuge (2727m)

• Ristoro Betta Pass (mobile: +393917594890, email: ristorocollebetta@gmail.com) is located at Bettaforca pass, and can be reached from Stafal in two ways:
  • via the cable car to Sant’Anna, from where you can continue to the pass on foot, following Trail 8, or by taking a second lift, the Sant’Anna-Colle Betta chairlift.
  • Without facilities, following trail 8.

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11 -> 16: Stafal – refuges in the Gabiet area

• There are 6 refuges reachable from the Lake Gabiet area:
  • The Bar Restaurant Schéne Biel (2302m, mobile: +393473114028, email: schenebiel@gmail.com)
  • the Adler’s Nest Shelter (2323m, mobile: +393474192762, email: adler.barell@gmail.com),
  • theDel Ponte Hotel (2349m, mobile: +393476979623, email: info@albergodelponte.com),
  • the Gabiet Refuge (2370m)(phone: +3901251891506, mobile: +393339803655, email: info@rifugiogabiet.it)
  • the Gabiet See Refreshment Bar (2385m, mobile: +393475825068)
  • the Orestes Hütte(phone: +3901251925484, email: oresteshuette@yandex.com)

• First it is necessary to reach the Lake Gabiet area. It can be reached in several ways:
  • From Stafal via the Stafal-Lake Gabiet cable car.
  • From Stafal without lifts, via trail 7A.
  • From Gressoney-La-Trinité, ascending to Punta Jolanda via the Punta Jolanda chairlift and then arriving at Gabiet via Trail 5B, or Trail 5.
  • From Gressoney-La-Trinité without lifts, ascending via Trail 4 or Trail 5 (which passes Punta Jolanda)

• Once you reach the Gabiet Lake area, here is how to find the various refugs:
  • Bar Restaurant Schéne Biel is located on the ground floor in the Stafal-Gabiet gondola lift arrival station building.
  • the Adler’s Nest Shelter and theDel Ponte Hotel are a few minutes’ walk above the arrival station.
  • Gabiet Ref uge and Gabiet See Refreshment Bar, on the other hand, are located in the immediate vicinity of Gabiet Lake.
  • The Orestes Hut can be reached from the Gabiet refuge area via trail 6B in about 1 hour’s walk.

It is possible to stay overnight in theDel Ponte Hotel, the Gabiet refuge, and the Orestes Hut. Contact the refuges for more information.

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17: Stafal – Bar Restaurant Stolemberg (2957m)

• Bar Restaurant Stolemberg (mobile: +393393393428) is located at Salati Pass, just below the Gabiet-Salati gondola lift arrival station, and can be reached from Stafal in two ways:
  • In less than 10 steps, using first the Stafal-Gabiet cable car and then the Gabiet-Salati Pass cable car
  • Arriving in the Gabiet Lake area in one of the ways described for the previous shelters, and then following trail 6.

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B) High mountain refuges (over 3000 meters)

1. Quintino Sella Refuge at Felik (3585m) –
2. Città di Mantova refuge (3498m) –
3. Capanna Gnifetti refuge (3647m) –
4. Capanna Margherita (4554m) –

1: Stafal – Quintino Sella Refuge at Felik (3585m)

• The Quintino Sella Refuge at Felik (phone: +390125366113, mobile: +393488107793, email: rifugioquintinosella@gmail.com) can be reached from Stafal by following trail 9. Be careful not to confuse it with the Quintino Sella Refuge , which is located in Monviso Park.

It is possible to stay overnight. Contact the shelter for more information.

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2: Stafal – Città di Mantova refuge (3498m)

• Rifugio Città Di Mantova (phone: +39016378150, email: info@rifugiomantova.it, reservation: http://www.rifugimonterosa.it/it/web/prenotazioni-per-i-rifugi-29) can be reached from Stafal in several ways:
  • following trail 6A
  • following trail 6C and then crossing the Indren Glacier (caution, section for experienced hikers).
  • using first the Stafal-Gabiet gondola, the Gabiet-Salati gondola and the Salati-Indren cable car, and then crossing the Indren glacier (caution, section for experienced hikers).

It is possible to stay overnight. Contact the shelter for more information.

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3: Stafal – Capanna Gnifetti refuge (3647m)

• The Capanna Gnifetti Refuge (email: info@rifugimonterosa.it, reservation: http: //www.rifugimonterosa.it/it/web/prenotazioni-per-i-rifugi-29) is about a half-hour walk from the Città di Mantova Refuge, crossing the Garstelet glacier as described in the sheet of the trail 6A (caution, section for experienced hikers).

It is possible to stay overnight. Contact the shelter for more information.

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4: Stafal – Capanna Margherita (4554m)

• Capanna Margherita (email: info@rifugimonterosa.it, reservation: http://www.rifugimonterosa.it/it/web/prenotazioni-per-i-rifugi-29) is located on Punta Gnifetti, at 4554m, and can only be reached if accompanied by a mountain guide (or extremely experienced companions). It is normally reached starting from the Capanna Gniifetti.

It is possible to stay overnight. Contact the shelter for more information.

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C) Bivouacs

1. Bivouac Carlo Gastaldi (2560m) –
2. Ulrico Lateltin Refuge (3132m) –
3. Mamo Bivouac (3600m) –
4. Felice Giordano Bivouac (4167m) –

• On this page you will find information about 4 bivouacs of the past (Cattani Bivouac, Cozzi Bivouac, Passera Bivouac and Linty Hut) of which only a few ruins remain.

1: Carlo Gastaldi Bivouac (2560m)

• The Gastaldi Bivouac is a picturesque red-and-white box, built in 1949 on the edge of the stony basin that is home to the 3 Nétschò lakes and a few sparse snowfields, at the base of the severe wall of Punta Ciampono.It is dedicated to the memory of Colonel Carlo Gastaldi, about whom the only information found on the web is on page 10 of the Aosta Valley CAI newsletter of January 2017: “A gallant officer of the 4th Alpine Regiment Ivrea Battalion, decorated with three silver medals for military valor already in the 1915/18 war. He then participated in World War II and was deported to Germany during the war of liberation, dying in a Nazi camp without a trace of himself, despite meticulous searches by family members (in 1950 he was declared presumed dead)“.
• In the bivouac (4 beds) you can stay overnight, provided you find a place (impossible to reserve): the cost is 3€ which can be paid afterwards by bank transfer. For more information contact the Gressoney CAI (+39 331 7893125, caigressoney@gmail.com).

• It can be reached via Trail 3 or Trail 3A from Gressoney-La-Trinité.

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2: Ulrico Lateltin Bivouac (3132m)

• Just below Pinter tip (antecedent of the Testa Grigia) lies the wonderful bivouac Lateltin, with a singular history: in 1950 the carpenter Ulric Lateltin of Gressoney Saint-Jean, together with his father Floriano, began its construction and began transporting material to the area where it was to be built.The project was halted due to difficulties in construction and the scarcity of means, but in 1983 that material was found by his grandson Augusto Linty, who had the idea to restart the construction of the bivouac (later opened on August 4, 1984). It is currently owned by the CAI of Gressoney-La-Trinité. Below is an August 1, 1984 La Stampa article announcing its imminent opening.

• In the bivouac (16 beds) you can stay overnight, provided you find a place (impossible to reserve): the cost is 3€ which can be paid afterwards by bank transfer. For more information contact the Gressoney CAI (+39 331 7893125, caigressoney@gmail.com).

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3: Mamo Bivouac (3600m)

• Bivouac equipped with 6 places, always open, built along the ridge of the Lyskamm Nose in memory of Como mountaineer Massimo Comotti, who died from an avalanche below the Rothorn Pass in 2009.
• For more information, see the Wikipedia page.

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4:Felice Giordano Bivouac (4167m)

• Bivouac equipped with 6 places, always open, below the Christ of the Peaks, a bronze statue placed on the summit of Balmenhorn (4167 m).
• It was built for military purposes in 1916, during World War I. It was later renewed in 1985 and named after Felice Giordano, a mountain guide from Alagna Valsesia, who died on May 1, 1968 during a mountain rescue activity near Pirdamide Vincent. Below is the vintage article from La Stampa.

• For more information, see the page of the CAI of Varallo, which runs it, to whom you can turn for more information.

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