FAQs

Most hut nights are between 2,000 and 2,750 m, where few people notice more than a faster heartbeat on the climbs. Drink more than you think, and tell us if you’ve had altitude trouble before.

Starter routes with a qualified guide, the right kit and a forecast check are safe for most people who don’t mind heights. We always include a guide on ferrata journeys and turn back if the weather is wrong.

Summer storms usually arrive in the afternoon. We plan days to finish by early afternoon, check the forecast with you each evening and have a lower route ready for every stage.

Yes, for July and August. The popular rifugi fill from January. We book and pay deposits for every night so you don’t have to phone in Italian or German.

Warm, simple and sociable. Dinner at long tables around seven, bunk rooms of four to twelve, quiet hours from ten. Bring a sleeping-bag liner, earplugs and hut slippers or sliders.

Most huts have hot showers, often on a token of a few euros. Many have a handful of private rooms; we request them when you ask, but they can’t be guaranteed until spring.

Vegetarian, yes, everywhere. Celiac and vegan diets are possible at most huts with notice; we send your needs ahead with each booking.

Venice or Innsbruck for most valleys; Verona or Bolzano for the west. We match the airport to your first night and arrange the transfer.

No. Buses link every valley in summer, and in South Tyrol most hotels give you a free guest pass for them. A car helps for early starts to the passes, where parking costs extra.

Between hotels, yes. Between huts, no: there are no roads. We store your main bag and meet you with it at the end.

Beds, dinners and breakfasts, transfers, route notes, offline maps and a planner on call. Not flights, lunches, drinks, insurance or the local tourist tax.

A 20% deposit holds your trip; the rest is due eight weeks before you start. Cancel more than eight weeks out and you lose the deposit only. Full terms are sent with your quote.

Yes. More huts take cards every year, but signal fails. Carry about €50 a day for lunches, drinks and showers.

Travel insurance that covers hiking to 3,000 m and helicopter rescue. For ferrata journeys, check that climbing with a guide is covered.

Yes. From about eight, children love hut nights; younger ones do best in a farm stay with short walks and the lifts. We plan family weeks around nap times and playgrounds.

Many hotels and some huts accept dogs; lifts usually take them for a fee and a muzzle. Tell us early and we’ll only book places that welcome them.

If you’re comfortable on red runs, no. The loop is mostly lifts and long blue and red pistes. The hard part is finishing before the lifts close: we time your day.