Rifugio Gaspare Oberto-Paolo Maroli

Rifugio Gaspare Oberto-Paolo Maroli is an alpine hut (rifugio) in the Pennine Alps, situated at 2,796 metres above sea level in the municipality of Macugnaga, in the Verbano-Cusio-Ossola province of Italy's Piedmont region. It stands just below the Monte Moro Pass, one of the historic passes of the Alps, on the Italian side and close to the arrival station of the cable car that ascends from Macugnaga. The hut sits beside the ski slopes and faces the great east wall of Monte Rosa, about ten minutes from the border ridge with Switzerland. The rifugio is owned by the Comune di Macugnaga, which entrusts its management to the local section of the Club Alpino Italiano (CAI). It is named in memory of two figures: Gaspare Oberto, an alpine guide active in the 1920s and 1930s in the Monte Rosa group and in Patagonia with an expedition led by Father De Agostini, and Paolo Maroli, a young man who died prematurely. As a mountain hut, its core offering is shelter, food and a base for mountaineering. It lies on the route of the Tour del Monte Rosa, the Grande Sentiero Walser and the Sentiero Italia, making it a waypoint for long-distance trekkers as well as climbers. Access is relatively easy via the cable car from Macugnaga (a few minutes' walk), or on foot in about four hours from Macugnaga; from the Swiss side, the hut can be reached in roughly two and a half hours from the Mattmark dam at the end of the Saastal. From the hut, mountaineers can attempt ascents including the Strahlhorn (4,190 m), the Schwarzberghorn (3,609 m), the Joderhorn (3,034 m) and the Battel (2,928 m). A noted high route, the so-called traversata dei camosci, connects the rifugio with the Rifugio Eugenio Sella (3,029 m). The hut's official website is montemoropass.it.

The Rifugio Gaspare Oberto-Paolo Maroli is a mountain hut of the Pennine Alps located at 2,796 metres above sea level in the municipality of Macugnaga, Italy. It stands just below the Monte Moro Pass, one of the historic passes of the Alps, on the Italian side and near the arrival station of the cable car that ascends from Macugnaga. The hut is owned by the Comune di Macugnaga, which has entrusted its management to the local section of the Club Alpino Italiano (CAI). The rifugio is named after two people. Gaspare Oberto was an alpine guide active in the 1920s and 1930s in the Monte Rosa group and in Patagonia with an expedition led by Father De Agostini. Paolo Maroli was a young man who died prematurely. The hut thus carries a memorial dedication alongside its function as a mountaineering base. Its position gives it a role in several long-distance routes: it is a stage of the Tour del Monte Rosa, the Grande Sentiero Walser and the Sentiero Italia. It sits beside ski slopes and faces the grandiose east wall of Monte Rosa, about ten minutes from the border ridge with Switzerland. Access to the hut is relatively straightforward. Using the cable car from Macugnaga, the rifugio can be reached in a few minutes on foot. Alternatively, from Macugnaga one can climb to the hut in about four hours. From the Swiss side, starting from the Mattmark dam at the end of the Saastal, the hut is reachable in about two and a half hours. As a base for ascents, the hut serves climbs of the Strahlhorn (4,190 m), the Schwarzberghorn (3,609 m), the Joderhorn (3,034 m) and the Battel (2,928 m). A high-altitude traverse known as the traversata dei camosci connects it to the Rifugio Eugenio Sella (3,029 m). The official website of the rifugio is montemoropass.it.

• The rifugio is named in memory of Gaspare Oberto, an alpine guide active in the 1920s and 1930s, and Paolo Maroli, who died prematurely.

• The hut is owned by the Comune di Macugnaga and managed by the local CAI section.

A historic, municipally owned alpine hut serving mountaineers and long-distance trekkers on the Italian-Swiss border, with cable-car access and a location facing the Monte Rosa east wall.

• Overnight accommodation

• Meals and refreshments

• Base for mountaineering routes (Strahlhorn, Schwarzberghorn, Joderhorn, Battel)

1. 1Rifugio Oberto-Maroli Macugnagamontemoropass.it
2. 2Wikidata: rifugio Gaspare Oberto-Paolo Maroliwikidata.org
3. 3Wikipedia (it): Rifugio Gaspare Oberto-Paolo Maroliit.wikipedia.org