Julius Payer Hut / Rifugio Julius Payer

Payer hut seen from the way between Tabaretta hut and Payer hut.

Knight Julius von Payer

Payer Hut is located in South-Tyrol the autonomous province of Italy. It was built by the section Prag of the German and Austrian Mountain Club in 1875. The Owner of the hut is now the CAI Mailand / Milano (Club Alpino Italiano). Payer hut is situated on the exposed North-Ridge of Ortler also known as Tabarettakamm (Tabaretta-Ridge). The hut is the origin for the Ortler on the normal route which takes round about 4 hours to the summit. The hut was named after Knight Julius von Payer an officer and mountaineer born 1842 and died 1915. He made the first ascent of Adamello in 1864 and together with his guide Josef Pinggera several first ascents like Cevedale, Vertainspitze or Monte Zebru. In 1872/74 Payer went on a expedition to the North Pole.

Getting there:
Julius-Payer-Hütte 46°31.666 N 010°32.594 O 3029m

From Sulden	3:00 hours
From K2	2:00 hours
From Trafoi	4:00 hours

The ascent to Payer hut is for many hikers not a stopover but an objective to see Ortler from a closer perspective. You need no special gear to reach Julius-Payer-hut on the normal route. The path is well build but make aware that you hike in an elavation of 3.000m and the weather can change very quickly. Hiking-sticks could be useful. You can also reach Julius-Payer-hut from Tabaretta-hut by Via Ferrata, so you need harness and via-ferrata-device.

Owner:	CAI /Mailand / Milano
Open:	From July to mid September
Rentner:	Hermann Wöll - Kompatscher Str. 7 - 39025 Naturns (BZ)
Fon hut:	Italy 0473613010
Fon valley:	Italy 0473666372
Beds:	60

Routes from Payer hut

Payer Hut	Ortler with North Face and north Ridge	Ortler with Tabaretta Ridge and Julis Payer hut

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