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  • @kt9493
    @kt9493 Рік тому +87

    The construction of the hut was directed by the Italian Alpine Club in 1889. The hut was pre-built in the valley, then brought to its final destination by mule and then by men, and assembled on site.
    A complete restoration started in 1977. The original hut was dismantled and was replaced by the current hut, built in Valsesia in the town of Failungo Superiore, very close to Alagna Valsesia, which opened in 1980.

  • @willzsportscards
    @willzsportscards Рік тому +28

    Man. Getting that thing built is just simply incredible.

    • @albertlevert2988
      @albertlevert2988 Рік тому +6

      And in the nineteenth century, with no helicopters etc.!

    • @willzsportscards
      @willzsportscards Рік тому +6

      @@albertlevert2988 honestly, it’s crazy. Hard to believe it was done tbh.

  • @faded_ink3545
    @faded_ink3545 5 років тому +82

    Props to the cameraman for lugging up all that gear.

  • @timcarswell9559
    @timcarswell9559 3 роки тому +84

    A few years ago I organised a ‘boys walking weekend’ from London and from the comfort of my flat Alagna to the Rifugio Margarita seemed like a good option. Well, we made it and stayed overnight at the Rifugio. But I had seriously underestimated the effect of altitude sickness without proper acclimatisation and it was not a pleasant night! Even our guide, who had not been up for a couple of weeks, was affected. But as we walked down we all began to feel better, were able to bask in the glow of achievement and look forward to cold beer awaiting in Alagna!

    • @massimoboscaini
      @massimoboscaini 3 роки тому +3

      Hello Tim, l'm from Varallo Sesia but now l live in Parma. Massimo (Martina is my dog).

    • @NishthaMinhas
      @NishthaMinhas Рік тому

      क्या आप अधिक विस्तार से उत्तर दे सकते हैं?

  • @hansmaulwurf8858
    @hansmaulwurf8858 Рік тому +112

    It's NOT a hotel! It'a a mountain hut for mountaineers without running water and with multi-bedded rooms with incredibly uncomfortable beds (apart from the fact that you will hardly sleep anyway due to the high altitude and the lack of acclimatisation). The "library" is simply a shelf of books containing primarily information about the climbing routes on the surrounding mountains (by this standard every house or flat has a "library"). The "bar" is also no bar, but just a counter where you can do everything, from ordering food, paying your stay, etc. Calling this a hotel is like calling an Amish Buggy a car.

    • @MuppetsSh0w
      @MuppetsSh0w Рік тому

      Shut up dude

    • @jonathanbuckley3254
      @jonathanbuckley3254 Рік тому +11

      It's a hotel

    • @mikeyankofsky8003
      @mikeyankofsky8003 Рік тому +2

      LOL 😂

    • @YOUENNNN
      @YOUENNNN Рік тому +12

      Absurd comment, a lot of hotels in the world have uncomfortable beds, no library and no bar at all ! You pay a bed for a night that's an hotel end of discussion

    • @paperinik69
      @paperinik69 Рік тому +1

      Right because hotels don't have bunk beds🤡

  • @matthewmolina3866
    @matthewmolina3866 5 років тому +205

    What would have been more interesting is to have seen how it was built.

    • @bmolitor615
      @bmolitor615 Рік тому +6

      you could google it yer own self

    • @matthewmolina9485
      @matthewmolina9485 Рік тому +5

      @@bmolitor615 thank you, whoever you are hiding. You were very helpful, not.

    • @bmolitor615
      @bmolitor615 Рік тому +3

      @@matthewmolina9485 Well then, you just carry on with your demands for pablum to be spooned directly into your mouth by anything - ANYTHING - other than yer own hand, Matthew. God forbid that you should type "building of Margherita hut" into a search engine - I can see that you have much better things to type out into UA-cam comments. Carry on.

    • @kt9493
      @kt9493 Рік тому +2

      The construction of the hut was directed by the Italian Alpine Club in 1889. The hut was pre-built in the valley, then brought to its final destination by mule and then by men, and assembled on site.
      A complete restoration started in 1977. The original hut was dismantled and was replaced by the current hut, built in Valsesia in the town of Failungo Superiore, very close to Alagna Valsesia, which opened in 1980.

    • @matthewmolina9485
      @matthewmolina9485 Рік тому +3

      @@kt9493 thank you very much, sir. You are very kind. Sincerely, Matthew

  • @williameisenberg1999
    @williameisenberg1999 10 місяців тому +2

    Absolutely spectacular,,, Would love to visit this hotel !

  • @abishev
    @abishev 5 років тому +88

    Surely, Europe's highest hotel is in Amsterdam.

  • @TheExodusV
    @TheExodusV Рік тому +109

    Would have liked to seen more of the hotel

    • @bmolitor615
      @bmolitor615 Рік тому +2

      it's like you didn't watch the video...

    • @liamdillon9465
      @liamdillon9465 Рік тому +6

      Did you see how big it is? I don't think there's much more to see my guy

    • @kostakondratenko185
      @kostakondratenko185 Рік тому +7

      Me too - I was dissapointed I couldn't see the room layouts.. but great video nonetheless!

    • @mathieuchatelet5603
      @mathieuchatelet5603 11 місяців тому

      @@kostakondratenko185 it's not that spectaculair. Typical small mountain hut rooms with bunk beds

    • @funjunkyy
      @funjunkyy 10 місяців тому

      @@kostakondratenko185 These small beds at 5:45 were the rooms. I think it only has rooms for mutliple people with beds stacked on each other. Because its not a hotel, its a hut. Big difference.

  • @sivayamsiva9343
    @sivayamsiva9343 Рік тому +9

    Very beautiful mountain views, really great thanks for sharing 👌

  • @nickwoodward819
    @nickwoodward819 5 років тому +70

    How do you do a video on this and not mention how they built it? XD

    • @googles2222
      @googles2222 3 роки тому +7

      My guess would be they probably didn't care enough about the workers back then so most likely there is no written record of how

    • @boiadedios
      @boiadedios 3 роки тому +10

      @@googles2222 its because we are Italians and we don’t care….we build it with donkeys and men with big balls…this u see in he video is the second built with helicopters….u can find videos on the tube…i ve been 5 times there….every mountain lover need to go

  • @henriks5008
    @henriks5008 Рік тому +2

    6:00 Zermatt in the background to the left. Nice view!

  • @andrewhurstcars
    @andrewhurstcars Рік тому +4

    Went there a few years ago in April ski touring. It’s not formally open then, but they leave a room open for emergency use.

  • @jonathanbuckley3254
    @jonathanbuckley3254 Рік тому +52

    Little bit disappointing. Was looking forward to more footage of the Hotel not just the view

    • @forzer456
      @forzer456 Рік тому +1

      Guess it is left for you to discover

    • @r3dp1ll
      @r3dp1ll Рік тому +3

      it's a refuge not a hotel.

  • @amandhillon1182
    @amandhillon1182 5 років тому +6

    Fantastic!! Would love to go here

  • @AwosAtis
    @AwosAtis Рік тому +8

    "Upper class pursuit?" I guess that rules me out!

  • @zulharriansyahsyamsul4024
    @zulharriansyahsyamsul4024 3 роки тому +6

    Very charming mountain view

  • @nobodyisbest
    @nobodyisbest 9 місяців тому +2

    It's not a hotel, it's a refuge.

  • @SK22520
    @SK22520 Рік тому +5

    But how?? But did they built this thing here? How do they get all their supplies?? How did they install the wifi?? How does the plumbing work?? Honestly, THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS THAT NEED ANSWERING!!!!

    • @alessandro-zy3gz
      @alessandro-zy3gz Рік тому +1

      I ve been there. Supply are get by helicopter and there is not water for utility you poop in a hole and no shower. There is internet and phone connection bc there is a small weather lab so there is communication antennas

    • @erik3371
      @erik3371 9 місяців тому

      Are you American or something?

  • @zaynalsikder9213
    @zaynalsikder9213 Рік тому +1

    Love Italian mountain hut hotel♥

  • @michaelsiengo1
    @michaelsiengo1 Рік тому +2

    Awesome

  • @joealphons5772
    @joealphons5772 7 місяців тому +1

    Is there running water there? Showers? Where would the water come from?

  • @ryanlafleur
    @ryanlafleur 5 років тому +11

    How long can you stay, how much does it cost and how o you make reservations?

    • @snoman1999
      @snoman1999 5 років тому

      www.rifugimonterosa.it/en

  • @johnbrown4568
    @johnbrown4568 Рік тому +2

    To each their own. I'm good with Nashville.

  • @hRt42kuo7jTtmk14
    @hRt42kuo7jTtmk14 5 років тому +2

    Cool story. Thanks.

  • @flowers42195
    @flowers42195 Рік тому +8

    E' finito il pane. Scendo in paese a prenderlo 🥶🥶

  • @floralhandshake6376
    @floralhandshake6376 Рік тому +4

    It would have been interesting to learn how they service the 'hotel. How do they get food and drink up there. What do they do with waste etc

    • @markanthony3275
      @markanthony3275 Рік тому +1

      You've heard the expression that excrement rolls downhill? I think you know where the waste goes now LOL!

    • @r3dp1ll
      @r3dp1ll Рік тому +1

      @@markanthony3275 human waste, yes most likely. The is taken by the helicopter.

    • @r3dp1ll
      @r3dp1ll Рік тому

      helicopter.

    • @funjunkyy
      @funjunkyy 10 місяців тому

      They use a helicopter flying back and forth every few days.

  • @Scyths1
    @Scyths1 Рік тому +2

    Genuine question, I'm assuming as you didnt talk about it, that you have jo safe way of snowboarding as you cant know for sure if there is solid ground underneath ?

    • @floimschnee4275
      @floimschnee4275 Рік тому +2

      There is no fully safe snowboarding/skiing over crevasses (and in offpiste conditions in general).
      You need to know how to deal with crevasse and avalanche rescue.

  • @foobar9220
    @foobar9220 Рік тому +2

    This is the grand finale of the Monte Rosa tour (or spaghetti tour as it is commonly known). After spending a week bagging 4000ers, one sleeps right at the summit before climbing the Dufourspitze, the highest point of Switzerland and second-highest mountain of the Alps, and returning to civilization for a long awaited shower ;)

    • @danielled5207
      @danielled5207 Рік тому

      Spaghetti has nothing to do with the culture and food of the huge Alpline areas of Italy.

  • @naeemsafdar4349
    @naeemsafdar4349 Рік тому +3

    viewers are invited to northern parts of Pakistan the mountaineers' heaven where you can easily cycle upto 16000 feet above sea level and find hotels nearby.

  • @SKF358
    @SKF358 Рік тому +2

    How do they supply it?

  • @spraakkanon
    @spraakkanon 3 роки тому +6

    Right on he summit so safe from avalanches.

  • @ultragarrison
    @ultragarrison 5 місяців тому

    How did they manage to get their supplies?

  • @Prof_awesome
    @Prof_awesome Рік тому +1

    A bit short, was interesting to watch, would have been cool to see more tho!

  • @sjscoach
    @sjscoach Рік тому

    Crazy!!!!!

  • @ingmarbeldman
    @ingmarbeldman Рік тому +1

    ok. and how does it look inside????

  • @brianlam257
    @brianlam257 Рік тому +1

    You didn't give us a full tour!!!

  • @somnathde8680
    @somnathde8680 Рік тому

    Thanks.

  • @nessnness
    @nessnness Рік тому +1

    I wonder if it doesn't risk blowing away with storms

  • @GoofieNewfie69
    @GoofieNewfie69 Рік тому +1

    Eating pizza with fork and knife. hehehe That place is way to posh for me.

  • @europana7
    @europana7 Рік тому +2

    How’s the WiFi? … must be using satellite as main connectivity? At 15000 ft, that’s higher than the 13500 ft skydivers exit the plane !!

  • @riverkelly9374
    @riverkelly9374 3 роки тому +3

    ugh the chord progression in this video is absolutely my life ahah

  • @CSmart-ln1qm
    @CSmart-ln1qm Рік тому

    I'd be afraid the hut would fall off the mountain.

  • @aledyna
    @aledyna 3 роки тому +15

    Its not an hotel

    • @jacksonjames7177
      @jacksonjames7177 Рік тому +1

      Hey everyone, look, random guy in the UA-cam comment section says he knows something the people that built it, and go there and run it, don’t !

    • @pieter-basbeijer5781
      @pieter-basbeijer5781 Рік тому +3

      @@jacksonjames7177 The people that run it don't call it a hotel either. Actually I have never heard anyone call a mountain hut a hotel before ever.

    • @floimschnee4275
      @floimschnee4275 Рік тому +1

      ​@@jacksonjames7177they call it "hut"...

    • @TesterAnimal1
      @TesterAnimal1 Рік тому

      @@jacksonjames7177you know, maybe some people visiting are not “random”. Climbers also use UA-cam.
      It’s a mountain hut. Google the term.

  • @clairepg
    @clairepg Рік тому +7

    Calling it a hotel and pretending it to be like a normal hotel is annoying otherwise interesting

  • @joelevans2513
    @joelevans2513 10 місяців тому +1

    "HOTEL?"

  • @haruruben
    @haruruben 11 місяців тому

    Who built it?

  • @fuglbird
    @fuglbird Рік тому +1

    It's an alpine hut - not a hotel. We have many in Europe, where we have mountains. Not like the UK, where you only have hills but many hotels. Only Brits gets altitude sickness at 4554 meters. This is not Cumbria. Get over it. 42 years ago my mother and I walked a bit in Scotland. We met an English "expedition" in full mountaineering outfits. They were very silent when they saw us. We just said hello and turned around. We didn't want to embarrass them.

  • @a.h.s5152
    @a.h.s5152 Рік тому +1

    Wonder how they could breath being that high up in the air.

    • @bmolitor615
      @bmolitor615 Рік тому

      not well. yer gonna be playing roulette with who gets altitude sickness, and that's not comfortable.

  • @michaellan78
    @michaellan78 Рік тому +1

    I guess the hotel doesn’t have valet parking 😅

  • @TuxedoChimps
    @TuxedoChimps Рік тому +1

    Can you ski down?

  • @Letitslam
    @Letitslam Рік тому

    It isn t a hotel it s a mountain refuge for climbers and alpinists 😂, there's a lot in italy in all alps, but are a places where you can recover for succesive climb or descent

  • @Rrmm1908
    @Rrmm1908 Рік тому +2

    Solo un giornale da quella parte di mondo poteva chiamarlo hotel 🤬🤬🤬🤬

  • @alpinisme07
    @alpinisme07 Рік тому +1

    a mountain hut is not a hotel..

  • @tomlibuda229
    @tomlibuda229 Рік тому

    Snowbird 😊

  • @nicolascodro3361
    @nicolascodro3361 6 місяців тому

    It’s not a hotel. It’s a mountain hut.

  • @megalospathi
    @megalospathi Рік тому +1

    Thats not a hotel but a hostel

  • @cheaserceaser
    @cheaserceaser Рік тому +1

    Why don’t they take a limo or something to hotel?

  • @alanrbickerton
    @alanrbickerton Рік тому +1

    Sleep walking is not an option

  • @silverliteway
    @silverliteway Рік тому

    what about gouter hut mont blanc

  • @carlo9330
    @carlo9330 Рік тому +3

    er...three peaks, not two, are higher than margherita. he's forgetting Zumstein. hard to forget really, given that its right next to him🤣

  • @great-garden-watch
    @great-garden-watch Рік тому

    Why?

  • @wayneyd2
    @wayneyd2 Рік тому

    Warning to visitor. You should accumulate for the high altitude. Altitude sickness is real.

  • @stellae.1745
    @stellae.1745 Рік тому +1

    How do they get supplies up there (food, drinks etc.)? I`m thinking helicopters, but i`m not sure

    • @r3dp1ll
      @r3dp1ll Рік тому +2

      Helicopter yes. Also used to take out the trash on the way down.

  • @sirhenryb3197
    @sirhenryb3197 Рік тому

    nice but not for me i get sick in hights

  • @infiad1275
    @infiad1275 2 роки тому +8

    Would have been nice to see what a room looked like in that "hotel". Geez, I feel robbed.

    • @Kuchenwurst
      @Kuchenwurst 2 роки тому +6

      It's mostly bunk beds. There's 70 beds for wanderers and scientists. You don't walk up a mountain for the luxury of a king size bed and a whirlpool.

    • @infiad1275
      @infiad1275 2 роки тому +2

      @@Kuchenwurst I understand that. I'd still like to see where I'm laying my head for the night.

    • @Happycamper808
      @Happycamper808 Рік тому +2

      They show the bunk beds here 5:46

  • @cvn6555
    @cvn6555 Рік тому +1

    Nope. No thanks. Never. Not even by helicopter.

  • @justthimu1683
    @justthimu1683 Рік тому +1

    Knife and fork on pizza😮 "Do not recommend this channel"

  • @AndrewMann205
    @AndrewMann205 Рік тому

    Not sure why it was not mentioned that you can get there by cable car. You do not have to climb.

  • @loranovabridal1880
    @loranovabridal1880 Рік тому

    @drewbinsky story for you

  • @snooslee6508
    @snooslee6508 5 років тому +2

    It's not so good for hotel"....it's good for meditation center

    • @benja_mint
      @benja_mint Рік тому +1

      these mountain huts are always noisy, always bustling with coming and going. all night people are snoring and farting, and at 2am people already start getting up because they are trying to ascend a peak or something. meditation center is not the first thing that springs to mind, but maybe!

  • @benja_mint
    @benja_mint Рік тому +2

    i always think maybe the queen was named after the pizza, cos it was her fathers favorite pizza or whatever

  • @jasonmcguire7846
    @jasonmcguire7846 4 роки тому

    The highest hotel I thought was in Russia

  • @JnstBrimstone
    @JnstBrimstone Рік тому

    How do you fo a "pilgrimage" to a hotel? Is this some "hotel cult"? Bowing down to the god of hotels?

  • @TR-nw8hz
    @TR-nw8hz Рік тому

    Ah yes a pilgrimmage. I mean not a real one but still

  • @starcrib
    @starcrib Рік тому

    No thank's. 🔳⬜️⬜️🔳

  • @withpikachu2402
    @withpikachu2402 Рік тому +1

    Taking a cable car is cheating

  • @appomattoxross6751
    @appomattoxross6751 10 місяців тому

    Silly.

  • @JohnDoe-xu2vx
    @JohnDoe-xu2vx Рік тому

    No thanks

  • @TheZachary86
    @TheZachary86 5 років тому +4

    Not much of a hotel. This isn’t impressive when you’ve been to nepal

    • @AlexMafija
      @AlexMafija 5 років тому +12

      Nepal isnt in europe

    • @TheZachary86
      @TheZachary86 5 років тому +1

      nick from96
      Wasn’t arguing that Nepal was in Europe. Was saying that this is nothing compared to Nepal
      They made the “hotel” sound so majestic or something

    • @snoman1999
      @snoman1999 5 років тому +11

      Mate I've been to Nepal and slept in far less luxurious conditions than on offer here 😆 ? Tea Houses can be very basic.. I think the location here is the prize, rather than the class of accommodation... and far more accesible 🤔
      Lets not knock what looks like a FANTASTIC experience..

    • @davidetranquillini4864
      @davidetranquillini4864 Рік тому +2

      why would any mountaineer be looking for a hotel at 4000+mt? a bed, a warm soup n someone waking u up in the wee hours of the morning, when its time to hit to path, is all one should ask for

    • @TesterAnimal1
      @TesterAnimal1 Рік тому

      They just called it by an incorrect term.
      It’s a mountain hut.

  • @superdeluxesmell
    @superdeluxesmell Рік тому

    So it’s just a typical mountain refuge? I thought it was going to be a nice hotel. Meh.

  • @EggBastion
    @EggBastion 5 років тому

    Grrrr, something somethingsomething, bloody remoaners...
    When's Brexit? I'm hungry.