Refuge des Conscrits

  • Document type:
    hut
  • Altitude:
    2600m
  • Longitude:
    6° 45' 55.86" E
  • Latitude:
    45° 47' 13.56" N
  • Shelter type:
    hut
  • Staffed:
    yes
  • Capacity when staffed:
    90
  • Capacity when unstaffed:
    10
  • Matress:
    no
  • Blanket:
    yes
  • Cooker / gas:
    yes
  • Heating:
    no
  • Phone:
    +33 (0)4 79 89 09 03
  • Url:
    http://www.ffcam.fr/index.php?funct … T025%3A34
  • Activities:
    ski/snowboard touring, snowshoing - alpine snow, ice, mixed climbing
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Access points:
Areas:
Mont-Blanc
Haute-Savoie
France
Weather forecasts:
Météo Alpes Météo Chamonix OT Chamonix Météo France
Avalanche bulletin:
Haute-Savoie
Maps:
IGN 3531ET St-Gervais les Bains - Massif du Mont Blanc
Swisstopo 45 Haute-Savoie
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Description

The Refuge des Conscrits is recently built and comfortable. Attended and very popular in high season.

Pedestrian access:

From Cugnon follow the summer trail of Tré la Tête hotel (via Les Plans). Altitude 1970 m. 2h00. Continue on the SE side which dominates Glacier de Tré la Tête arm and climb up 70m of HD. Go towards the flat area and then go down to reach the base of the final arm of Glacier de Tré la Tête. This place is known as Mauvais Pas. It is often necessary to take off your skis.  Then go back up the centre of the glacier then its right bank. At the level of the ramp marking the ascent trail to the summer refuge, go towards the rocks to avoid a zone of crevasses (seracs of Tré la Grande). You arrive on a flat area that you go up for a distance of 200 or 300m. Here you can see the roof of the refuge on the right bank of the glacier perched 200 m above the glacier. You reach it by two scoops. The one located before the spur on which the refuge sits, or the one located after the spur (less steep than the first). It takes 2h30 from Tré la Tête, 4h30 from Le Cugnon. Altitude 2605 m.

Warning: on the old maps, the refuge indicated is the old Conscrits refuge (at 2730 m, 750 m further to the east than the new one). The old refuge was demolished.

ski/snowboard touring, snowshoing (16)
alpine snow, ice, mixed climbing (11)
alpine rock climbing (5)

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