Cabane de Moiry

The Cabane de Moiry is a mountain hut (cabane) in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, situated at an altitude of 2,825 metres at the head of the Val de Moiry. It is a hospitality and refuge facility for mountaineers and hikers, owned by the Montreux section of the Swiss Alpine Club (Club alpin suisse, CAS). The original hut was built in 1924; it was enlarged in 1949, and a modernist wing was added next to the old hut in 2010. The old hut accommodates 72 beds and the new wing 32 beds. During the guarded season, from mid-June to mid-September, the hut's summer capacity is 104 places; in winter it offers 20 places. The hut stands on a promontory at the foot of the Aiguilles de la Lé, overlooking the Moiry Glacier and the Moiry dam lake. It serves as a base for ascents of peaks such as the Grand Cornier (3,962 m), the Pointes de Mourti (3,563 m and 3,529 m), the Aiguilles de la Lé and Pigne de la Lé (3,396 m), the Dent des Rosses (3,613 m) and the Pointe de Bricola (3,657 m). On foot, the ascent takes about 2 hours 30 minutes from the Moiry dam and about 1 hour 30 minutes from the small lake at the foot of the Moiry Glacier. The hut is also a waypoint for pedestrian access to Zinal and the Cabane du Petit Mountet via the Cols de la Cabane, de la Lé and the Col du Pigne. As a commercial hospitality offering, it operates under the Cabane de Moiry name and is listed as a resource of the Swiss Alpine Club for tourism.

The original Cabane de Moiry was built in 1924 in the Val de Moiry in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It was enlarged in 1949. In 2010, a wing with modernist architecture was erected next to the old hut. The old hut accommodates 72 beds and the new wing 32 beds. The hut is owned by the Montreux section of the Swiss Alpine Club (Club alpin suisse, CAS). It stands at an altitude of 2,825 metres at the head of the Val de Moiry, on a promontory at the foot of the Aiguilles de la Lé, overlooking the Moiry Glacier and the Moiry dam lake. During the guarded season from mid-June to mid-September, the summer capacity is 104 places; in winter it is 20 places. The hut serves as a base for ascents including the Grand Cornier (3,962 m), the Pointes de Mourti (3,563 m and 3,529 m), the Aiguilles de la Lé and Pigne de la Lé (3,396 m), the Dent des Rosses (3,613 m) and the Pointe de Bricola (3,657 m). On foot, access takes about 2 hours 30 minutes from the Moiry dam and about 1 hour 30 minutes from the small lake at the foot of the Moiry Glacier. Pedestrian access to Zinal and the Cabane du Petit Mountet is via the Cols de la Cabane, de la Lé and the Col du Pigne.

• 2010

  A modernist wing is erected next to the old hut.

• 1949

  The hut is enlarged.

• 1924

  Original Cabane de Moiry built.

High-alpine refuge and hospitality base in the Val de Moiry, operated by the Swiss Alpine Club for mountaineers and hikers.

• Cabane de Moiry mountain hut

  Mountain hut at 2,825 m in the Val de Moiry, Valais, Switzerland.

• Old hut (72 beds)

  The original 1924 hut, accommodating 72 beds.

• New wing (32 beds)

  The 2010 modernist wing, accommodating 32 beds.

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