Weekend in the heart of Orobie: Barbellino Hut and Lake Gelt
Fri, Aug 02
|Valbondione
fantastic alpine lakes surrounded by wild peaks!


Time & Location
Aug 02, 2024, 9:00 AM – Aug 03, 2024, 5:30 PM
Valbondione, 24020 Valbondione BG, Italy
About the event
With its famous and characteristic heart shape, Lake Gelt is located in one of the most beautiful and wild corners of the Bergamo Orobie, which includes some of the most important peaks of this chain: Pizzo del Diavolo della Malgina, Pizzo Strinato, Cime di Caronella, not to mention the 3000 m of the Orobie which are all located a short distance away.
With a two-day itinerary, we will go up the Serio valley, admiring its natural and artificial beauties: lakes, dams and wild peaks all around us.
The stopping point will be the beautiful Barbellino refuge, located in a splendid position near the natural lake of the same name, which will restore us with its excellent cuisine.
DETAILED PROGRAM:
Day 1 | Valbondione - Rifugio Curò - Rifugio Barbellino
Difficulty: E
Difference in altitude: about 1200 D+
Duration: all day
Packed lunch, dinner and overnight stay in the refuge
Day 2 | Rifugio Barbellino - Bocchetta di Gelt - Lago Gelt - Lago della Malgina - Valbondione
Difficulty: EE
Difference in altitude: about 800 D+
Duration: all day
Packed lunch
Cost: €90 (min. 3, max 10 participants).
It is possible to repeat the event even on non-calendar dates, upon request of the customer.
The fee includes:
- UIMLA International Mountain Leader Professional Guide
- planning and management of the trek
- notes on the flora, fauna and geology of the surrounding environment
- demonstration of the correct walking technique on the terrain encountered
- customer accident insurance
- use of satellite messaging in case of emergency
The fee does not include:
- transportation costs
- half board in a refuge
- half board for the guide (to be divided between participants)
- packed lunches
- alcoholic beverages and soft drinks
- personal expenses
- anything not expressly indicated under "the fee includes"
Meeting point: 9:00 in Valbondione. (Possibility of agreeing to share the journey by car).
The customer must show up at the meeting point or at the excursion starting point at the time indicated during the communication that will follow after registration. At the end of registration the customer will be added to a temporary whatsapp group that will be used for service communications, updates and useful information for the excursion.
Mandatory material
Shoes or boots, no trainers;
Hiking backpack with a minimum capacity of 30 liters with wide shoulder straps, ergonomic back and waist belt for weight distribution;
Clothing according to the season and weather, in any case it is always advisable to dress in layers and with long pants;
Rain jacket;
Light down jacket;
Gloves and hat;
Water reserve of at least one and a half liters mandatory, it is recommended to have mineral salts and/or supplements;
Sleeping bag sheet for sleeping in the refuge;
Slippers (the refuge has disposable ones for €2);
Headlamp;
Food to your taste and liking.
What you could add to your backpack:
Spare t-shirt and socks;
A small microfiber towel;
First aid kit with plasters for blisters;
Personal glass;