Sleeping In This Mountain Hut Is Totally Free – If You’re Willing To Climb 8,300ft To Get There
This mountain-top hut with a sweeping panoramic view of the Julian Alps in Italy is free to stay for anyone who knocks on its door. The catch? You’ll have to hike 8,300ft up Foronon del Buinz Mountain to get to it.
Commissioned by the family of the late mountain climber Luca Vuerich, who died in an avalanche in 2010, this unusual prefab wood cabin by architect Giovanni Pesamosca is located on the Ceria-Merlone trail and has been offering a safe refuge for hiking nature lovers since it opened in September 2012. The clever chapel-like design prevents snow from piling up on it, and its south-facing opening lets the sun melt any snow that builds up during winter.
Due to the high altitude, the building materials for the hut were flown in by helicopter over 18 trips. A team of 12 professional workers, mountain rescue volunteers and Luca’s friends then put the 16-sqm structure together in a single day.
For the less adventurous, there’s a vast network of similar huts scattered throughout the Alps at much lower altitudes, though you may have to pay to stay. Some even come with staff on duty in the summer who can cook and clean the place for hikers.
More info: giovannipesamosca.com (h/t: designboom, dailymail)
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RE: Low Lai Chow travels light and is working on exercising demons from her past. It's called exorcising unless it's an attempt to give them muscles.
My idea is: make please at the base, before people goes up, ( 2500m!!!) a led, (red for busy and green for available) or not ????? Thanks!!!
Everything is OK, but what if someone goes up, on the top, and founds that it is bussy???
Does it have a hot tub and mini bar? Also, is the pizza delivery reliable?
The Margherita hut (Monte Rosa massif, Italy) is at an altitude of 4554 meters! (almost 15000 feet)
I'd be so upset if I climbed all the way up there only to find it already occupied. Still, what a great memorial!
now this is truly something to put on a bucket list to do, if I were not so afraid of height that is.
Could you please use metric system as well? You've got lot of European readers here
RE: Low Lai Chow travels light and is working on exercising demons from her past. It's called exorcising unless it's an attempt to give them muscles.
My idea is: make please at the base, before people goes up, ( 2500m!!!) a led, (red for busy and green for available) or not ????? Thanks!!!
Everything is OK, but what if someone goes up, on the top, and founds that it is bussy???
Does it have a hot tub and mini bar? Also, is the pizza delivery reliable?
The Margherita hut (Monte Rosa massif, Italy) is at an altitude of 4554 meters! (almost 15000 feet)
I'd be so upset if I climbed all the way up there only to find it already occupied. Still, what a great memorial!
now this is truly something to put on a bucket list to do, if I were not so afraid of height that is.
Could you please use metric system as well? You've got lot of European readers here
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