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How to Use Bivouacs in the Alps & What to Expect

Last Modified: 10/22/2024

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There are hundreds of bivouacs and shelters of various types throughout the Alps where you can sleep for free. The majority of them are in the Italian Alps. Here you can read how to use them and what to expect.

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Huts and Free Shelters in Julian Alps

Last Modified: 06/30/2025

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Julian Alps are a relatively small area in the north-eastern Italy and north-western Slovenia. But they have a high concentration of huts and free shelters and bivouacs, more than 80 in total. 

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Monte Ciaval and Bivacco della Pace: Incredible WW1 Front Line at 3000 m

Last Modified: 01/29/2025

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During my recent long stay in the Dolomites, I visited several of the most attractive bivouacs in these mountains. Bivacco della Pace is one of them, and here you have my detailed report about the tour.

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Visiting Spectacular Bivacco Buffa di Perrero on Monte Cristallo, Dolomites

Last Modified: 01/13/2025

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The Bivacco Buffa di Perrero is an incredible unique shelter in the Dolomites. I climbed to it solo recently, and here is my detailed report about the tour.

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114 Free Bivouacs and Shelters in the Dolomites

Last Modified: 09/04/2025

Free Bivouacs and Shelters in the Dolomites.

The Dolomites in the Italian Alps is one of the most popular areas in the Alps in general. So finding a last minute accommodation in the official huts may be hard. But there are numerous free bivouacs and shelters where you can stay overnight, you have them all presented here.

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