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Rifugio Monte Bianco: A Trekker's Refuge in Italy's Val Ferret
A stone and timber refuge beneath the Mont Blanc massif, welcoming trekkers along the Tour du Mont Blanc.
Top 10 Mountain Bothies in the United Kingdom
Scottish Mountain Bothies Association classics — Ben Alder Cottage, Camban, Suileag, Strathchailleach, Corrour, and the best unlocked shelters in the Scottish Highlands.
Top 10 Alpine Huts in the Pyrenees
From the Refuge Wallon in the Marcadau valley to the Refuge de Bayssellance below Vignemale — the best overnight stops in the Pyrenees chain.
Top 10 Alpine Huts on Tasmania's Overland Track
Waterfall Valley, Windermere, New Pelion, Kia Ora, Windy Ridge — the hut sequence on Australia's greatest multi-day alpine walk.
Read more →Rifugio Aosta: The Italian Refuge in the Trelatete Glacier Basin
An Italian refuge tucked into the glacial world of the Mont Blanc massif, still central to alpine life above the Aosta Valley.
Read more →Top 10 Alpine Huts in South Africa's Drakensberg
Sentinel Peak area, Mafadi base camps, and the mountain hut network across South Africa's highest range — the Drakensberg Escarpment.
Read more →Top 10 Alpine Huts in Romania's Carpathians
Cabana Mălăiești, Cabana Babele, Cabana Caraiman, and more — the best mountain overnight stops in Romania's Bucegi, Fagaras, and Bucura massifs.
Read more →Rifugio Elena: A Refuge Beneath the Grandes Jorasses in Val Ferret
A stone-and-timber refuge in Val Ferret that has watched over climbers heading for the Grandes Jorasses for more than a century.
Read more →The Haute Route Skiing Classic: Chamonix to Zermatt on Skis
The six-day ski version of the Haute Route — glaciated descents, high passes, hut culture, and the full sequence from Chamonix to Zermatt.
Read more →Britannia Hut: The Silver Wedge Above Saas Fee's Glaciers
A silver, wind-carved refuge perched above the glaciers of Saas Fee.
Read more →The Environmental Footprint of Alpine Huts
Sewage management at altitude, helicopter emissions, solar uptake, and micro-hydro — how the alpine hut industry is addressing its environmental impact.
Read more →Cabane de Bertol CAS: The Rock Perch Above the Glacier in Valais
A hut bolted to a rock outcrop above the ice, guarding the way to the Haute Route and the peaks of Arolla.
Read more →Konkordia Hütte: Front-Row Seat Above the Aletsch Glacier
Perched above the Great Aletsch Glacier on 150-metre steel ladders from the ice — the Konkordia Hütte is one of the most dramatic positions in the Swiss Alps.
Read more →Top 10 Alpine Huts in Poland's Tatra Mountains
PTTK schroniska in the Polish High Tatras — from Morskie Oko to Murowaniec and the Dolina Pięciu Stawów, the best overnight huts in Poland's only true alpine range.
Read more →Hut Keepers: Life Above the Treeline
The Hüttenwart, gardien, and rifugista — who they are, how the season works, how they source food, and what keeps them coming back year after year.
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