Goûter Hut
Key high-altitude hut for the Goûter normal route, bivouac point before the summit night.
Route: Goûter Normal Route
Location: French side, approx. 3,835 m
Booking and opening dates should be verified directly with the manager.
Huts for climbing Mont Blanc
Published May 7, 2026 · Updated August 10, 2026
Written by Victor Michel — history enthusiast and passionate alpinist based in Chamonix
Huts shape most of the ascent routes on Mont Blanc. Their availability, opening dates and access conditions should always be verified directly with the official managers before any climb.
Tête Rousse Hut
Intermediate stop on the normal route, before crossing the Grand Couloir.
Route: Goûter Normal Route
Location: French side, approx. 3,167 m
Booking and opening dates should be verified directly with the manager.
Cosmiques Hut
Strategic hut for the Three Peaks traverse, accessible from the Aiguille du Midi.
Route: Three Peaks
Location: Mont Blanc massif, approx. 3,613 m
Booking and opening dates should be verified directly with the manager.
Grands Mulets Hut
Historic hut for the Grands Mulets route, popular for spring ski touring.
Route: Grands Mulets
Location: North side of Mont Blanc
Booking and opening dates should be verified directly with the manager.
Gonella Hut
Key Italian hut for the Gonella route and the Aiguilles Grises.
Route: Gonella
Location: Italian side, approx. 3,071 m
Booking and opening dates should be verified directly with the manager.
Durier Hut
Useful hut for the Miage-Bionnassay traverse.
Route: Miage-Bionnassay
Location: Col de Miage
Booking and opening dates should be verified directly with the manager.
Monzino Hut
Italian approach hut for routes on the Brouillard / Innominata side.
Route: Brouillard / Innominata
Location: Val Veny, Italian side
Booking and opening dates should be verified directly with the manager.
Vallot Shelter
Emergency shelter only, located at very high altitude on the normal route.
Route: Goûter Normal Route
Location: Approx. 4,362 m
Booking and opening dates should be verified directly with the manager.
Nid d'Aigle
Terminus of the Mont Blanc Tramway, usual starting point of the Goûter normal route.
Route: Goûter Normal Route
Location: French side, approx. 2,412 m
Booking and opening dates should be verified directly with the manager.
Booking — do this first
Book the Goûter Hut from October–November for the following summer
The Goûter Hut (3,835 m, 120 spots) is fully booked several weeks in advance in July–August. Booking opens on the Compagnie du Mont Blanc website the preceding autumn. Without a booking, the ascent via the normal route is compromised.
Hut bookings and information
Mountain huts
La Chamoniarde — Refuges du massif
Status updates on the huts of the Mont Blanc massif and information passed on by the wardens, to be checked against the weather and operating constraints.
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FFCAM — Portail des refuges de la voie normale
Booking portal for the FFCAM huts on the normal route up Mont Blanc, in particular Tête Rousse and Goûter.
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FFCAM — Tête Rousse
Official page of the Tête Rousse hut on the normal route up Mont Blanc.
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FFCAM — Informations réservation voie normale
Information on the regulated booking system for the huts on the normal route, with mandatory identification of every participant.
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Refuge des Cosmiques
Official site of the Cosmiques hut, at 3,613 m on the Col du Midi glacier, a strategic starting point for the Three Monts traverse.
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Refuge des Cosmiques — Réservation
Booking page for the Cosmiques hut.
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Refuge Gonella
Site of the Gonella hut, the main base for the Italian route up Mont Blanc via the Aiguilles Grises.
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Vallée d'Aoste — Refuge Francesco Gonella
Official Aosta Valley tourism page on the Francesco Gonella hut, at 3,071 m in the Val Veny.
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Fondazione Montagna Sicura — Gonella
Aosta Valley resource on the Gonella hut, its coordinates and practical information.
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