Switzerland’s modern mountain huts

Windegg hut Elevation: 1,886 metres above sea level; beds: 48; rooms: 12; owner: SAC Bern (Photo: Daniel Vonwiller/Imagepoint) imagepoint

Bertol hut Elevation: 3,311 metres; beds: 80; rooms: 16; owner: CAS Neuchâtel (Photo: SAC) swissinfo.ch

Lämmeren hut Elevation: 2,501 metres; beds: 96; rooms: 10; owner: SAC Angenstein (Photo: Bildagentur Zoonar) zoonar.com

Cristallina hut Elevation: 2,575 metres; beds: 120; rooms: 24; owner: CAS Ticino (Photo: Francesca Agosta/tipress) tipress

Grünhorn hut The Grühnorn Hut was the first built by the Swiss Alpine Club, in 1863. Since 2011, the hut has been an emergency shelter but is no longer intended for general use. Owner: SAC Tödi (Photo: Imagepoint) imagepoint

Monte Rosa hut Elevation: 2,883 metres; beds: 120; rooms: 12; owner: SAC Monte Rosa (Martin Ruetschi/Keystone) Keystone

Konkordia hut Elevation: 2,850 metres; beds: 155; rooms: 35; owner: SAC Grindelwald (Photo: SAC) sac.ch

Trift hut Elevation: 2,520 metres; beds: 40; rooms: 15; owner: SAC Bern (Photo: Arno Balzarini/Keystone) Keystone

Blümlisalp hut Elevation: 2,840 metres; beds: 138; rooms: 20; owner: SAC Blümlisalp (Photo: Imagepoint) imagepoint

Motterascio hut Elevation: 2172 metres; beds: 70; rooms: 25; owner: CAS Ticino (Photo: Francesca Agosta/tipress) tipress

Mutthorn hut Elevation: 2,910 metres; beds: 100; rooms: 50; owner: SAC Weissenstein (Photo: SAC) sac.ch

Coaz hut Elevation: 2,610 metres; beds: 80; rooms: 10; owner: SAC Rätia (Photo: Imagepoint) imagepoint

Dix hut Elevation: 2,928 metres; beds: 115; rooms: 16; owner: CAS Monte Rosa (Photo: Imagepoint) imagepoint

Slumming it with woolen blankets, rustic furniture and a pit toilet are mostly a thing of the past in the Swiss Alpine Club’s mountain huts. Today, beds with duvets, extended menu choices and showers are all part of climbing in the Alps.

This content was published on August 21, 2012 - 11:00

Without these upgrades or new buildings, it would be difficult to keep on attracting guests and ensuring the huts remain economically viable.

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