Where ridges rise up from the Po Valley
and contemplate the highest peaks of the Western Alps
…
Stage of L’Alta Via delle Alpi Biellesi,
of the GTA -La Grande Traversata delle Alpi-,
it touches on L’Alta Via N°1 (the High Route of the Giants)
and is on the Monti Sacri Way
The hut
We have about forty places
and we prepare food a little all day long to satisfy your appetite!
Simple, wholesome dishes and served with pleasure.
Opening time
Continually from June 7th to September 21st, 2025.
Now you can find a winter room with 6 beds, spartan but valuable.
(note: there is no stove or gas)
Who we are
An Italian-French family that loves the mountains and life in a refuge!
Federica et Sylvain
Jeanne, Adèle et Giacomo
The hut history
The first refuge was built in 1921, thanks to the Italian Alpine Club and dedicated to two mountaineers carried away by an avalanche from the Colle della Mologna Grande. They were Alfredo Rivetti and Giovanni Edelmann, who on wooden skis and hats passed through here on their way to Monte Rosa. And still an avalanche tore down the refuge itself 4 years later, and a second refuge 7 years after that.
The current hut was rebuilt in 1935, sheltered on a rocky outcrop, then enlarged in 1952 and still standing!
https://www.frammentidistoriabiellese.it
Rivetti Alfredo (Rifugio)