BONATTI HUT
BONATTI HUT
BONATTI HUT
“Reality is five per cent of life.
Humanity must dream in order to save itself.”
Walter Bonatti
“Reality is five per cent of life. Humanity must dream in order to save itself.”
Walter Bonatti
The refuge is open
We accept reservations via the appropriate form for the new season from 13/02 to 07/04 and from 01/06 to 30/09.
Acces at the
refuge Bonatti in winter
During the winter season, the Bonatti Refuge can only be reached on foot from Planpincieux with snowshoes or with mountaineering skis and pelts. We recommend consulting the regional weather service and l’tourism office to ensure accessibility to Val Ferret.
From Planpincieux, calculate 1 hour to reach the base of the summer trail, at the Lavachey location and 1:30 hours from Lavachey to the refuge.
WALTER
BONATTI
THE EXPLORER
IN LOVE WITH THE ALPS
In August 1948, Walter Bonatti first donned climbing shoes and scaled the Campaniletto tower in Grignetta, Lombardy: this marked the opening of an amazing story.
Over the following years Bonatti became the mountaineer who hunted down and climbed “impossible” routes on the Mont Blanc massif. At the age of 35 he’d become the solitary and inimitable champion who, to everyone’s astonishment, shed the guise of great mountaineer and, in the wake of legendary adventure journalists of the past, became an outstanding writer, reporting from remote lands.
THE HUT
A MOUNTAIN HOUSE
OVERLOOKING MONT BLANC
Rifugio Bonatti can be reached in a little over an hour from Val Ferret by traversing larch woods and alpine meadows. It’s set at the foot of the Grandes Jorasses, directly opposite magnificent Fréboudze glacier.
“The mountains have taught me not to cheat, to be honest with myself and what I was doing.” Walter Bonatti”
Walter Bonatti
HOW THE HUT
WAS FOUNDED
THE PASSION FELT BY FOUR FRIENDS WHO SHARED AN IMMENSE PASSION FOR THE MOUNTAINS
The founding of Bonatti Hut was an adventure brimming with passion for the mountains, friendships, unfulfilled dreams and projects to be shared.
Mont blanc
“balcony”
OUR PHILOSOPHY
RESPECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS, PERSONAL WELLBEING.
Breathtaking views
and unspoilt nature
Passion
for the mountains
Home cooking
with locally sourced ingredients
Energy
from renewable sources
