Von Champex / La Breya via Cabane d'Orny CAS
mountaineering · summer· sac mountaineering WS-
Source ascent: 5 h–6 h
Glacier travel described. A source description does not establish current path access.
Mountain hut
Bivouac de l'Envers des Dorées
About this hut: An unwarded, self-catering glacier base on the south-east side of the Aiguilles Dorées, between the Saleina and Trient glacier areas. Overnight access requires a reservation and code; the former winter room is permanently closed.
Approach choices
Von Praz de Fort via Cabane de Saleinaz CAS
mountaineering · summer· sac mountaineering WS-
Source ascent: 6 h–7 h
Glacier travel described. A source description does not establish current path access.
Champex via Orny and Trient
mountaineering · summer
Source reference time: 6 h–7 h
Orny → Trient → Col des Plines → Glacier des Plines
Glacier travel described. A source description does not establish current path access.
More source-described approaches (2)
Praz-de-Fort via Saleina
mountaineering · Grade unconfirmed · glacier travel
Source reference time: 5 h–6 h
Argentière or Lognan ski approach
ski touring · Grade unconfirmed · glacier travel
Source reference time: 5 h–6 h
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
Water: Summer lake/fountain access depends on season and conditions; snow melting outside summer
Source read 2026-10-25· Dorées complete 20-page owner manual, individually read and visually reviewed ↗Lighting: Electric lighting and USB charging
Notice: Cooking: Equipped gas kitchens, oven and cookware
Source read 2026-10-25· Bivouac de l’Envers des Dorées complete operator page, booking and notices ↗Payment: QR or bank transfer; owner permits payment after returning to the plains
Source read 2026-10-25· Dorées complete one-page tariff, visually reviewed ↗Sources & what has been checked
Association profile: complete. Operator notices: complete. These checks do not rate the paths around the hut.
- Dorées complete 20-page owner manual, individually read and visually reviewed ↗ · read 2026-10-25
- Bivouac de l’Envers des Dorées full SAC profile and approach tables ↗ · read 2026-10-25
- Dorées complete one-page tariff, visually reviewed ↗ · read 2026-10-25
- Bivouac de l’Envers des Dorées complete operator page, booking and notices ↗ · read 2026-10-25
Location: OpenStreetMap. Source facts and map locations retain their own provenance.