Vignettes Hut


The Vignettes Hut is an alpine hut, located south of Arolla in the Swiss canton of Valais. It lies at a height of 3,160 metres above sea level, at the foot of the Pigne d'Arolla and near the Col [de Chermotane] in the Pennine Alps. All accesses to the hut involve glacier crossing.
The Cabane de Vignettes is a famous stop for those that walk or ski the Haute Route, ChamonixZermatt. This Haute Route was first established on foot in 1861 by English mountaineers.

History

A bivouac was built at the site in 1924 on the initiative of the English alpinist Stuart Jenkins, and the current building was built at the same location in 1946.