Refuge · 3585 m
Rifugio Quintino Sella al Felik
At 3,585 metres on the Felik pass, between the Felik glacier and Castor, the Quintino Sella hut is one of the highest in the Alps and the classic base for the Monte Rosa four-thousander traverse and the ascent of Castor. A severe high-altitude setting with glacier access: rope, crampons and ice axe essential.
Altitude
3585 m
Valley
Ayas Valley
Beds
140
History
Opened in 1885 by the Italian Alpine Club and dedicated to Quintino Sella, statesman and founder of the CAI (1863), it has been enlarged several times. For over a century it has been a crossroads of mountaineering on Monte Rosa, used by the first parties that explored the Lys and Felik glaciers.
Contact & booking
Official manager details — always check opening dates and rates on the website before you go.
Where it is
45.9011, 7.7928 · 3585 m
How to get there
Effort to reach it
Difficulty of the access trails: EE–EEA, +920–1907 m (CAI scale).
What to bring
A sleeping-bag liner (required in many huts), cash (cards are often not accepted at altitude), a change of clothes and warm layers for the evening, a headlamp, a water bottle. Always book your bed and meals in advance, and let the hut know if you cancel.
What to do there
Enjoy dinner in good company and the sunset from the terrace. Many use the hut as a base for a dawn departure: ask the keeper about trail and weather conditions before setting out, and start light while the snow is still firm. The climbing routes are on the trail pages above.
Nearby peaks
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Rifugio Quintino Sella al Felik