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Rifugio Miserin and the sanctuary (AV2 Stage 2)

The beauty of the refuge network is the flexibility it gives walkers and climbers. The atmosphere is generally friendly and helpful and the staff are a motley crew including students, assorted members of local families and alpine guides. They all share tasks, including unloading the precious supplies brought in by helicopter, jeep, mechanised cableway, horseback or even backpack. Due to the strict regu-ations, only refuges outside the park boundaries can use mechanised options.

As far as visitor facilities go, there may be a choice between a private room with fresh linen or a bunk bed in the dormitorio (dormitory) where blankets or a continental quilt are provided. A lightweight personal sleeping sheet (with or without a pillow case) is compulsory in CAI huts and recommended elsewhere. Likewise, a towel is essential as the majority of huts provide a doccia calda (hot shower). (You may need to ask for a gettone (token) to operate the shower and be warned that water flow is often timed.) In this book, all refuges have a hot shower unless mentioned otherwise.