2024-03-28 16:18:50
TRENTO. Here are the new managers for three Sat refuges in Trentino. Gianni Mittempergher arrives at the Carè Alto refuge, Denis Redolfi will be at the Mandron refuge, the management of the Sette Selle refuge has been assigned to Ruggero Samaden.
A special Commission established by SAT examined the attachments and documents produced, choosing suitable candidates after a specific interview in which the requirements (required by Provincial regulations) were asked: knowledge of the territory, of the access routes to the refuge and to the refuges neighbors, ability to provide any necessary first aid actions. The SAT Central Council decreed the appointments on March 21st.
REFUGIO MANDRON
In the upper part of Val Genovainside the Adamello-Brenta Natural Park, Denis Redolfi will manage the Mandron refuge. Born in Trentino in 1979 and raised in Mezzana in Val di Sole, Denis Redolfi is an alpine ski instructor and ski club coach. “As a child I only thought about skiing, but then at the age of 16 I started to approach the world of mountaineering, with walks, climbing and short trips on mountaineering skis. – says the manager of the Mandron – With my family I manage a hotel in Mezzana and now my future home will become the Mandrone refuge. It will be a place of aggregation, shelter and warmth, the aim is to create a team of young people who are passionate about the mountains. It will be our high mountain home, we will offer local and genuine dishes and our strong point will be the super breakfast, to allow our hikers and mountaineers to face their destinations in top shape. But we will not be a hotel, the refuge must remain what it is: a refuge. We are ready to welcome future guests, hikers and mountaineers. A hot dish is never denied to anyone, in the mountains there are no timetables”. Expected opening mid-June.
SEVEN SELLE REFUGE
We are in Valsugana, in the Alta Val Laner (Intertol), the most alpine of the valleys that converge on the Val dei Mocheni, in the Lagorai chain. Already operational Ruggero Samaden, of the Sette Selle. Born in 2001, from Pergine, Ruggero Samaden will manage the Sette Selle together with Gabriele Andreatta, born in 2002, from Regnana (Bedollo). “Our proposal – says Samaden – starts from the thought that an Alpine refuge can transform itself into the center of a social network, going beyond its important traditional function, to become a cultural reference point that represents and spreads the values of the territory and the mountains ”. Ruggero Samaden, agricultural expert, works as a technician in the agricultural/livestock sector for the autonomous province of Trento and on weekends and holidays at the Sette Selle refuge. Member of the Alpine Rescue Team, he spends most of his free time in the mountains, running and climbing in summer and ski mountaineering in winter. Gabriele Andreatta is completing his exams to become a medium mountain guide. He too works at the Sette Selle refuge on weekends and holidays. “Our objective in terms of tourist attendance is to seek a balance with the surrounding environment and the unique characteristics of the structure, maintaining a high standard of service quality. We will therefore not try to increase attendance in the month of August, but rather, through all the initiatives proposed previously, we will aim to give more continuity during the year by inserting various activities in the ’emptiest’ periods”. Opening scheduled for May 1st.
CARE’ ALTO REFUGE
Its dominant position and altitude make it a panoramic point of great interest, with a splendid view, to the east, towards the Brenta Dolomites. Satisfied Gianni Mittempergher, born in 1974, from Rovereto, who leaves the rural business of Il Masetto in Terragnolo. A great mountain enthusiast, in 2003 he completed two treks in Nepal (Everest base camp and Annapurna circuit), the ascent of Mont Blanc on mountaineering skis, of Jbel Toubkal (4167 m) during a trip to Morocco, a trek on the Lefka Ori in Crete, the crossing of the Maddalene and Lagorai as well as the ascent of numerous peaks in Trentino Alto Adige both on foot and on skis, and via ferratas. “Managing Carè Alto – he says – means taking a step forward and a step back. Back because I go back to when I was younger with different experiences in the refuge and forward because I take on a new responsibility. Our objective is to carry on the management of Carè Alto with the sensitivity of telling and making known that the refuge is an open door to the mountain, not a tourist attraction in itself”. In the past Mittempergher was among the managers of the SAT Damiano Chiesa refuge on Mount Altissimo, he worked at the Viote alpine refuge on Mount Bondone, at the SAT Silvio Agostini refuge in Val d’Ambiez, in the Brenta Dolomites, at the Passo Santner refuge , in the Catinaccio group. “The choice to work in mountain refuges allowed me to learn to deal with the problems that occur in contexts where good manual skills and decision-making ability are necessary – says the manager of Carè Alto -. I have a deep relationship with the mountains, deriving from long and assiduous frequenting and the environmental commitment to which I have always dedicated myself with passion”. Opening scheduled for mid-June.
2024-03-28 16:18:50