This will always be “the Pope’s Refuge”, because it was here - at 3000 metres above sea level - that Pope Wojtyla came with President Pertini to ski the Adamello Glacier (although the latter merely watched while smoking his pipe). That was July 1984. The refuge, built in an extreme position on the edge of the largest glacier in the Italian Alps and near a military emplacement used by the Italians during the Great War, is favoured by many mountaineers and high-altitude hikers. Due to the retreat of the ice, which has brought about a change in the equilibrium of the mountainside, the refuge has been completely rebuilt. Open From mid-March to early May From 20 June to 20 September Before leaving for your hike, always contact the manager to verify the actual opening of the mountain hut Walks All excursions from the Rifugio Caduti dell’Adamello require mountaineering skills and the ability to move on rock and ice. The ascent of Lobbia Alta is the shortest route (40 minutes), but the Refuge is also a base for climbing Adamello (4 hours) in order to cross over to the Rifugio Carè Alto (5 ½ hours) via Passo di Cavento. It takes about 1 ½ hours to walk to Cresta Croce, location of the Adamello cannon. From the refuge you can also get to the tunnels dug into Corno di Cavento by the Austrian army during the Great War: the services of a mountain guide are advised, given the technical difficulties presented by the route. Due to the value of the artefacts found in them, perfectly preserved by the ice, access to the tunnel is restricted and must be booked on advance (contact the SAT (Association of Trentino Mountaineers) on +39 0461 981871). In winter the refuge is a centre for many ski mountaineering routes and snowshoeing outings: Adamello (3 hours), Corno Bianco (3 hours), Cima Cresta Croce and the cannon (1 ½ hours), Cima Giovanni Paolo II (1 hour), Corno di Cavento (2 ½ hours), Cima Caré Alto (4 ½ hours) and Cima Lares (2 ½ hours).
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- Trentino Mountain' Refuges
Facilities
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Facilities / Services
- ski storeroom
- restaurant
- heating
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Location
- reachable only on foot more than 3 hours
- altitude (mt. a.s.l.): 3045
- cannot be reached by car
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Beds & rooms
- multi-bed room/s: 18
- bed / s: 100
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Meetings / Conferences
- phone system
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Conditions
The tourist tax is an amount that must be paid at the accommodation facility for stays of 1 to 10 nights in addition to the price of the booked holiday. It is not included in the price of the stay.
Contact & Directions
AI CADUTI DELL'ADAMELLO
38088 SPIAZZO IT
Arrival
Access over the glacier: from Bedole in Val Genova following path 212 to Rifugio Mandròn (also accessible from Passo Tonale over the Vedretta della Presena glacier and Passo del Maroccaro), then path no. 239 over the Vedretta del Mandròn glacier (5 ½ hours); from Bedole by the demanding Materòt path no. 241 and the Vedretta Lobbia glacier (5 hours). In spring the refuge can be reached from the Presena Glacier by descending towards the Rifugio Mandron then walking up for about 2 hours (difficulty EE).
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