The Trient hut (French: ''Cabane du Trient'') is a

mountain hut A mountain hut is a building located at high elevation, in mountainous terrain, generally accessible only by foot, intended to provide food and shelter to mountaineering, mountaineers, climbing, climbers and Hiking, hikers. Mountain huts are us ...

in the

Swiss Alps The Alps, Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps, represents a major natural feature of the country and is, along with the Swiss Plateau and the Swiss portion of the Jura Mountains, one of its three main Physica ...

, near the Swiss town of

Martigny Martigny (; , ; ) is the capital city of the district of Martigny (district), Martigny, cantons of Switzerland, canton of Canton of Valais, Valais, Switzerland. It lies at an elevation of , and its population is approximately 20,000 inhabitants ( ...

and the French town of

Chamonix Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (; ; (no longer in use)), more commonly known simply as Chamonix (), is a communes of France, commune in the departments of France, department in the regions of France, region in Southeastern France. It was the site of the f ...

. The hut sits at an altitude of 3,170 m (10,400 ft), on a rock perched above the

Trient Glacier The Trient Glacier () is a 4.3 km long glacier (2007) in the Mont Blanc Massif in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 6.4 km². The upper part of the glacier forms a large plateau named ''Plateau du Trient'' ...

. It can be reached on foot by mountaineers and strong hikers with experience of glacier travel. From the hut you can walk to the Albert Premier and Argentière huts in France, as well as the

Cabane de Saleina The Saleina Hut ( French: ''Cabane de Saleina'', formerly spelled ''Saleinaz'') is a mountain hut in the Swiss Alps at 2,691 meters above sea level. It can be reached from the Val Ferret. The hut lies above the Saleina Glacier near the Aiguill ...

(Switzerland) at the foot of the

Aiguille d'Argentière The Aiguille d'Argentière () is a mountain in the Mont Blanc Massif, Mont Blanc massif on the border between France and Switzerland. The second highest summit of the Aiguille d'Argentière is the prominent rock-tower ''Flèche Rousse'' () south ...

. The hut is run by the SAC, the

Swiss Alpine Club The Swiss Alpine Club (, , , ) is the largest mountaineering club in Switzerland. It was founded in 1863 in Olten and it is now composed of 110 sections with 174,726 members (2023). These include the Association of British Members of the Swiss ...

, and has 130 beds. It is a popular base for mountaineers exploring the area, e.g.

Aiguille du Tour The Aiguille du Tour () is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif, located on the border between Switzerland and France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas re ...

etc.

External links

Club Alpin Suisse page about the hut
Mountain huts in Switzerland Mountain huts in the Alps {{Valais-geo-stub

See also

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