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This imposing building, which offers beds for 55 people, is set on the spine of the Aiguille di Chatelet, the last outpost before penetrating the heart of Mont Blanc.

The Monzino refuge is placed between the tormented Brouillard and Freney glaciers, which are surrounded by the splendid and severe amphitheatre made up of the Aiguille Noire, the Cresta of Peuterey, the huge pilasters of Mont Blanc and the crests and ridges of the Innominata and the Brouillard.
This scenery has brought fear and awe to the many alpinists that have over the years adventured on these peaks, the severity and grandeur of this setting has above all thrilled the fantasy and skill of some of the best climbers of all time.

The ascents of the Crest of the Innominata, the Crest of Brouillard, the Crest of Integrale of Peuterey, the Central Pilaster have marked fundamental stages in the history of classic alpinism and are still today splendid ascents, of great effort, that every ambitious climber would want on his curriculum.

The best alpinists of present day are drawn and fascinated by these peaks. This has been evidenced by the enthusiastic climbs of Motto and Gabarrou, who with different partners, have completed an impressive number of routes of varying difficulty, always with rigorous ethics. The eclecticism of the Frenchman has also made him protagonist on ice and mixed terrain, where, accompanied by the best climbers of the nineties, he opened some very difficult routes in this grand setting.

One could dwell for much longer on the routes that have been opened by great alpinists of our time: Marsigny, Boivin, Long, Dumarest, Vogler, Piola, to name but a few, they have contributed to making the basin behind the Monzino refuge into an area of endless climbing possibilities, with a huge choice of routes suitable for all abilities.