Haute Route Ski Tour 2006 - Photo Essay / 3_000786
3_000786.jpg - 18Apr06
Could there be a more spectacular location for a high alpine hut? Cabanne de Bertol throws one more challenge for ski-mountaineers at the end of a long day. They must leave their skis and poles behind, shimmy across a snow ledge holding onto a fixed chain for comfort and then climb the next to vertical ladders up to the hut. Definitely not a spot for those with a fear of heights! The hut was first built with the aid of pack mules hauling supplies from Arolla. More recent renovations and all day to day supplies are now transported by helicopter.
