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Mountain hut

Bivouac au Col de la Dent Blanche CAS

About this hut: Stone bivouac at the Dent Blanche col; approach crosses the Dent Blanche glacier and permanent cooking equipment is absent.

Approach choices

Von Ferpècle (Les Salays)

mountaineering · summer· sac mountaineering L

Source ascent: 6 h

Glacier travel described. A source description does not establish current path access.

operator Ferpècle approach

mountaineering · summer

Source ascent: 5 h–6 h

Glacier travel described. A source description does not establish current path access.

Original grade scales are retained. Mountain hiking, mountaineering and ski touring grades describe different skills. Times belong to their published direction and variant.

Opening & staying

Confirm your dates and reservation with the hut. Published opening periods and usual month patterns do not show available beds or current path conditions.

Hut opening & reservation information ↗
Dated notices, services & travel

Payment: Record stay in hut book; operator says pay within10days using its instructions, separate link for international visitors.

Source read 2026-10-25· Bivouac de la Dent Blanche — operating and access information ↗

Payment: record stay in hut book; pay within ten days using operator instructions

Source read 2026-10-24· Bivouac de la Dent Blanche — operating and access information ↗

Bedding: mattresses, blankets and pillows

Notice: Cooking: Basic utensils supplied; no stove. Bring stove and fuel and remove cartridges.

Water: No supplied water; surrounding snow must be melted.

Source read 2026-10-25· Bivouac de la Dent Blanche — operating and access information ↗

Bedding: mattresses, blankets and pillows

Notice: Cooking: basic utensils; bring stove and fuel

Water: no supplied water; melt surrounding snow

Source read 2026-10-24· Bivouac de la Dent Blanche — operating and access information ↗
Sources & what has been checked

Association profile: complete. Operator notices: complete. These checks do not rate the paths around the hut.

Location: OpenStreetMap. Source facts and map locations retain their own provenance.