Bivouac · 3212 m
Capanna Fratelli Gugliermina
Bivouac at 3212 m in Lys Valley, Aosta Valley. Data from OpenStreetMap; verify opening before setting out. Practical info: bivouac at 3212 m in Lys Valley, with unstaffed shelter.
A small unstaffed CAI hut on the southern side of Monte Rosa, below Punta Parrot and its little glacier, in a splendid position open toward the east. It is a historic base for ascents of Punta Parrot (4436 m), Ludwigshöhe, Corno Nero, Piramide Vincent and Punta Giordani.
Altitude
3212 m
Valley
Lys Valley
History
Built in 1902 at the initiative of brothers Giovanni Battista and Giuseppe Fortunato Gugliermina, to ease access to the peaks of the south wall of Monte Rosa; renovated in 1998.
Contact & booking
Official manager details — always check opening dates and rates on the website before you go.
Where it is
45.9124, 7.8830 · 3212 m
What to bring
Everything you need to be self-sufficient: sleeping bag and mat (often absent or minimal), food and water or a small stove, layered and windproof clothing, a headlamp, a first-aid kit. No money is needed — the bivouac is free. Carry out all your waste.
What to do there
If you stay overnight, enjoy the silence and the starry sky far from any light. The reward for climbing this high is dawn from altitude: wake early, while the air is still clear, and watch it set the ridges alight. Which summits and passes you can reach depends on the area — check the routes on the trail pages above.
What is a bivouac
A bivouac is a small unmanned shelter, always open and free, placed at high altitude where a staffed hut could not exist. It was conceived to break up long traverses, to wait for first light before a climb, or as an emergency shelter in bad weather. There is no keeper and no services: you find what those before you have left. Hence the golden rule — leave it as clean and tidy as you would wish to find it.
Nearby peaks
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Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Capanna Fratelli Gugliermina