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Signal de Soi gives a clear view of the Northwest Face of the Dents du Midi

There are huts on both the north and south sides from which to make a base. On the north there’s the unmanned, eight-place Refuge de Chalin (2595m) which is owned by the SAC (www.cas-chaussy.ch), and the nicely situated, privately owned Cabane d’Antème (2037m) which has 35 places and is manned from July to mid-October (www.vs-wallis.ch/wallis/huetten/enteme). On the south side of the massif the Cabane de Susanfe (2102m) is SAC owned, with 72 places and a warden in residence from mid-June until early October (www.susanfe.ch); while high on the southeast flank close to the Plan Névé glacier, the SAC’s Refuge des Dents du Midi (2884m) has just 20 places and self-catering facilities (info: tel 024 466 15 30), while overlooking the dammed Lac de Salanfe, the Auberge de Salanfe (1942m) is owned by the Commune d’Evionnaz. With 120 places, the auberge is manned from June to the end of September (www.salanfe.ch).

Since very little information about the Dents du Midi appears in English, a brief summary of routes on the main dents is offered here. But for a full run-down, see the SAC guide Chaîne franco-suisse (in French).