Mountain refuge Refuge la Tsamou

Base under the summits of the Val-Cenis sector

In the environment of Mont Froid , Pointe de Lange Côte , Roche d'Étache or the nearby Pointe de Bellecombe , Refuge the Tsamou fits as support for days focused on summits and cords links in the mountain of Val-Cenis Savoy. Its position, at 2060 meters, already places it on a level where the terrain and the weather clearly condition the activity, with a character more of a safe passage or a light base than of a stop accessible from the bottom of the valley. The concentration of three thousand and nearby heights above 2700-3200 meters suggests an open mountain area, useful for dividing itineraries or for raising ascension in two times.

It also gains interest in its relationship with long-drawn routes such as the Via Alpina , Chemin d'Assise or the itinerary South les traces d'Hannibal , in addition to the GRV of the Glory Rimpatrio, so that it can serve both for a journey and for reorganizing a route between sides and high slopes of the sector. There is no data here to determine times or difficulty in access, but by altitude, isolation and mountain context it is necessary to have autonomy, margin for time changes and safe navigation if visibility gets worse. As for water, the nearest reference is about 1.55 km, in Bachat ; that distance advises not to give for fact the immediate supply next to the shelter and to provide sufficient burden according to the day. If used as a basis, your interest is above all in bringing the start to the nearby summits; if used as a step, it fits better within long routes that cross this Alpine sector of Auvernia-Rhódano-Alpes.