{"id":1451,"date":"2026-01-13T09:25:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T09:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.refuge-des-cosmiques.com\/the-moutain-hut\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T09:26:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T09:26:32","slug":"the-moutain-hut","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.refuge-des-cosmiques.com\/en\/the-moutain-hut\/","title":{"rendered":"The moutain hut"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1451\" class=\"elementor elementor-1451 elementor-175\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c932bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5c932bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99d83e4 e-transform e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"99d83e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The moutain hut<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88b350d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88b350d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.refuge-des-cosmiques.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/refuge-des-cosmiques-vallee-de-chamonix-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1432\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.refuge-des-cosmiques.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/refuge-des-cosmiques-vallee-de-chamonix-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, 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src=\"https:\/\/www.refuge-des-cosmiques.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nuages-1-1024x320.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1403\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.refuge-des-cosmiques.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nuages-1-1024x320.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.refuge-des-cosmiques.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nuages-1-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/www.refuge-des-cosmiques.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nuages-1-768x240.png 768w, https:\/\/www.refuge-des-cosmiques.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nuages-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30d267b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"30d267b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efa8c90 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"efa8c90\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70f3625 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70f3625\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From a Laboratory to a Refuge \u2026! <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46a78b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46a78b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Perched at 3,613 meters on a rocky ridge overlooking the Vall\u00e9e Blanche glacier, the Refuge des Cosmiques is France\u2018s second-highest staffed mountain hut.<\/p><p>Built in the 1930s at the initiative of physicist Louis Leprince Ringuet, it was originally a scientific laboratory for studying cosmic rays. It was later used as a research center by the CNRS and as a mountain refuge for several years before being accidentally destroyed by a fire in 1984. <br>The current refuge was rebuilt and inaugurated in 1991.<\/p><p>Accessible in less than an hour from the Aiguille du Midi, it serves as a strategic starting point for iconic climbs such as the Mont Blanc via the Three Monts, the Vall\u00e9e Blanche, the Cosmiques Ridge, and many others.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8e9888 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8e9888\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5838b8f elementor-absolute e-transform elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5838b8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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(You need to reserve the cable car.) <\/li><li>Once at the top, you will be able to put on your equipment at the ice cave before going through <strong>the gate that marks the high mountain entrance<\/strong>.<\/li><li>The Aiguille ridge is secured with fixed ropes until mid-May. After that and as the season progresses, the ridge can become narrow and exposed. <\/li><li><br>You will need to <strong>cross the glacier<\/strong> and come up to reach the hut.<\/li><li>Depending on your pace, this section takes <strong>less than an hour<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Security note : If you do not have the necessary knowledge to move safely in high mountain, or if you have any doubts, please <strong>hire a mountain guide<\/strong>, your experience will be even more enjoyable staying safe !<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de61892 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"de61892\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chamonix-guides.com\/fr\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a guide<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7126928 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7126928\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f6d595 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f6d595\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96ca8a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96ca8a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Life at 3613 metres high<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d916648 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"d916648\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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It allows us to know who is coming and when, but above all to guarantee a bed and enough food to satisfy hungry stomachs. <br>By booking ahead, you help us to prepare for your arrival properly\u2026 and avoid last minute floor bivouacs. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2271\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2271\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Payment <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2271\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68ddbd2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68ddbd2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fd77e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fd77e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A deposit is required at the booking process; the balance is charged automatically the day before your arrival. <br>For small purchases on site, we can charge directly the same card you used for the reservation. We also accept credit cards, cash and cheques. <br>Electricity comes via cable up here and bad weather loves to interfere with it. Bring a second means of payment (cheque or cash) &#8211; just in case you don\u2019t want to end up bargaining a coffee for a carabiner.  <br><i>(Holiday and meal vouchers are not accepted.)<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2272\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2272\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Access and Equipment <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2272\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-267790b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"267790b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14f9012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14f9012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After taking the Aiguille du Midi cable car, access to the hut is via the Glacier de la Vall\u00e9e Blanche. Yes &#8211; a real glacier, with ice and crevasses. Proper high-mountain equipment is therefore essential: crampons, ice axe, rope\u2026  <br><i>If you have any doubts, do not hesitate to visit or call local guiding offices in the valley and if needed hire a guide: at this altitude, commitment is real and safety is part of a successful ascent. <\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2273\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2273\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Supplies <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2273\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3573550 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3573550\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-751826f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"751826f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No car access here. Everything, from coffee to pasta, arrives by helicopter.<br>Our prices therefore reflect this aerial supply system. Thanks for your understanding.. and for savouring every bite.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2274\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2274\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Water <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2274\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc97e59 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc97e59\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c39ac3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c39ac3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Water comes from melted snow. Sounds beautiful and natural &#8211; but it\u2019s not drinkable! <br>You can come with your own reserve or buy water bottles at the shelter. <br>For the same reason, there\u2019re no showers either- every litre counts up here. <br>Refreshing wipes are available for a quick clean-up. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2275\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2275\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Timetable <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 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