Mountain refuge Rifugio Enrico Falck

Between valley and alpine divisive

It is necessary to leave with reasonable autonomy, especially in water and mountain material. Although there are several relatively close sources, the nearest one is just over 1.5 km, so it is not a point for immediate supply next to the shelter. At this level, about 2005 meters, the change of time and the decrease of temperature can be seen quickly.

The Rifugio Enrico Falck is located in the sector of Grosio, in Lombardy, within a landscape of high valleys and slopes that are gaining alpine character towards the divisive with Switzerland. The environment fits the geography of the Alpes de Livigno, where the mountain is organized in large high basins and cords that close the horizon. It is not in a valley bottom position, but in a useful transition strip to read the ground before entering more severe heights.

This situation is of interest to him as a support in transvestia and also as a point of withdrawal or withdrawal if the weather is complicated in the upper parts. To the nearby environment, references such as Cima de 'Piazzi and Cima Viola both above 3300 metres and very linked to a wide and exposed border relief. Rather than serving as a simple passage shelter, it works as a hinge between highmountain routes and clearly alpine terrain.

In the area there is also the Ciclovia dell'Energia in its Green Percorso, which indicates a transit area by valley and half hillside, although the shelter maintains a more mountainous profile than cycloturist by altitude and context. The access and the movements around require a good interpretation of the orientation on the map, especially when they are chained empty, side changes or steps towards more open headers.

For those who use it as support, the key is to value well the following day: real distance to water, storm margin and terrain exposure if you are to gain height to the tops or approach the border line.