Owner Capanna Privata
Altitude 1810 metres above sea level
Location Alpe di Fümegna, Corte di Cima (Val Pincascia)
Map CNS 1: 25.000 foglio no. 1293 Osogna
Telephone Mobile phone (Natel)
Booking Foletta Dario and Rosanna, 6597 Agarone
Tel. +41(0)91 859 11 30 or 079 223 96 09
Mobile signal* Swisscom D GSM: 1/5
Open

from June to October (caretaker on hand)
Open until late October but bookings are required
Closed the rest of the year; keys available from caretaker
Access route from Lavertezzo 3 h 30 min
Traverses to Efra or Barone hut via “VAV via alta” (only for very experienced hikers)
Climbs Poncione Rosso (2505 m).
Accommodation CHF 15.- / EURO 9.- adults
Pincascia Valley After leaving Lavertezzo and reaching the road that leads to the village of Cógnora, visitors realise that what seems to be a single valley is in fact a narrow passage to the three valleys that unfold before them. Further South, the first is the rough and inhospitable Val Carecchio known to very few hikers, with the towering rocky Rognoi Alp relieved by only sparse patches of grass. Leftwards the path rises towards the long narrow Val d’Agro which widens only when its base opens up to the highlands of the Cornöv plain.
In between lies this valley which gradually climbs towards the Poncione Rosso peak, described by author Giuseppe Brenna as one of the most intriguing of all alpine formations: a veritable pyramid of colours. Highly recommended to all hikers.


Mobile-phone signals*

0/5 No reception
1/5 Reception limited to certain zones in the vicinity of the refuge (within 300 metres); sometimes no reception at all
2/5 Limited reception. You may need to move about to pick up a signal. A good-quality telephone will help
3/5 Reception possible in the zones around the refuge
4/5 Good reception. Please do not use your telephone inside the refuge so as not to disturb other guests
5/5 Excellent reception
Note: the scale used here is based on the actual experience of refuge users and on the mobile network operated by Swisscom. The quality of reception of electronic devices may be influenced by various conditions, especially changes in the weather. The fact of having a mobile phone with you does not mean you can dispense with all the precautions that are necessary in the mountains and with paying particular attention to nightfall.