Rifugio Giuseppe Garibaldi

Rifugio Giuseppe Garibaldi (often simply Rifugio Garibaldi) is a mountain hut (rifugio) in the Adamello-Presanella Alps of Lombardy, Italy. It sits at 2,550 metres above sea level within the municipality of Edolo, on the north-western shore of Lago Venerocolo in the upper Val d'Avio. The hut is owned by the Brescia section of the Club Alpino Italiano (CAI) and is staffed from mid-June to mid-September, offering 98 beds for mountaineers, with an additional winter room containing 6 beds. The rifugio is a classic starting point for ascents of Adamello (3,554 m), whose massive north wall rises to the south of the hut. The Adamello High Route No. 1 (Adamello-Höhenweg Nr. 1) passes by the hut. Access routes include a 4-hour 20-minute hike from Temù (1,147 m) and a 3-hour hike from Malga Caldea in the Valle dell'Avio (1,584 m). Neighbouring huts and traverses include Rifugio Franco Tonolini (2,467 m, 5.5 hours), Rifugio Mandrone (2,442 m, 5 hours), and Rifugio Ai Caduti dell'Adamello (3,040 m, 4.5 hours). The original hut was built in 1894 as part of the nationalist-driven competition to build alpine huts, serving as the Italian answer to the Mandronehütte built by the German and Austrian Alpine Club (DÖAV). It was named after the Italian freedom fighter Giuseppe Garibaldi to commemorate the battle of 4 July 1866 near Vezza d'Oglio between Garibaldi's volunteers and Austrian forces. During World War I, the hut housed an Italian field hospital and was surrounded by a barracks town that became the main logistical centre of the Italian Adamello front; a small memorial chapel nearby still recalls this. The old hut and the war structures disappeared under the reservoir, which was dammed in the 1950s. The current hut was inaugurated in 1959, built by Enel, the reservoir operator, as a replacement. Today it remains an active mountain hut and a key base for alpinism in the Adamello range.

The original Rifugio Giuseppe Garibaldi was built in 1894, during a period of nationalist competition in the Alps when various alpine clubs raced to construct mountain huts. It was the direct Italian response to the Mandronehütte built by the German and Austrian Alpine Club (DÖAV). The hut was named after the Italian freedom fighter Giuseppe Garibaldi to commemorate the battle of 4 July 1866 near Vezza d'Oglio, where Garibaldi's volunteers fought Austrian forces. During World War I, the hut served as an Italian field hospital. A barracks town grew around it, becoming the most important logistical centre of the Italian Adamello front. A small memorial chapel, still standing a few minutes' walk from the current hut, commemorates this period. The remains of these war structures, along with the old hut that operated until 1958, eventually disappeared under the reservoir. In the 1950s, the Lago Venerocolo was dammed, submerging the original hut. As a replacement, Enel, the operator of the reservoir, had the current hut built. The new Rifugio Giuseppe Garibaldi was inaugurated in 1959. It continues to be owned by the CAI Brescia section and is staffed from mid-June to mid-September, providing 98 beds and a winter room with 6 beds. It remains a classic starting point for ascents of Adamello and lies on the Adamello High Route No. 1.

• 1959

  Current hut inaugurated, built by Enel as replacement.

• 1958

  Old hut operated until 1958 before disappearing under reservoir.

• 1915

  During World War I, hut used as Italian field hospital and surrounded by barracks town.

• 1894

  Original Rifugio Giuseppe Garibaldi built.

• 1866

  Battle of 4 July 1866 near Vezza d'Oglio commemorated in the hut's name.

Historic alpine hut owned by CAI Brescia, serving as a key base for mountaineering in the Adamello-Presanella Alps.

• Summer accommodation (98 beds)

• Winter room (6 beds)

1. 1Rifugio Giuseppe Garibaldi (Valcamonica) - Wikipediade.wikipedia.org
2. 2Rifugio Giuseppe Garibaldi - Wikidatawikidata.org