Mountain refuge Cabanes des Bergers

Before you go out to Cabanes des Bergers the day should be presented with autonomy: there are no immediate water points in the available data and the nearest sources are more than 3 km away, an important detail if the time changes or if the route is extended through the Théus area. At 1,631 meters of altitude, this coat is located on the hillside of the Mont Colombis , very close to its main level, within the relief that dominates the surroundings of Serre-Ponçon and the Altos Alpes. This position links it more to a middle to high-level transition mountain than to a valley bottom, with wind-exposed terrain, visibility changes and rapid temperature variations according to the season.

Its mountain interest is in the relationship between access, cordal and liaison routes. From here it is well understood as support to move through the sector of Mont Colombis and link routes identified as Balcons de Serre-Ponçon , in addition to local routes that travel crest and nearby lomas, such as that of Crêtes du Laus or the surroundings of Roche Longue. It does not work so much as a shelter of mass passage on a large alpine journey, but as a point of protection within a network of routes where the orientation of the terrain and the meteorology can make the day very difficult. For this reason, rather than thinking of services, here the mountain logic weighs: to review foresight, to secure water from the beginning and to assess that the proximity of secondary summits and viewpoints does not eliminate the isolated character of the place when clouds, wind or storm enter.