Refuge de Larribet

The Refuge de Larribet is located at 2072 m above Arrens-Marsous in the Val d'Azun, in the heart of the Pyrenees National Park. The hut of the French Alpine Club FFCAM is a classic base for high-altitude tours on the Balaïtous and as a stage on the Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne. It is usually manned at weekends from the beginning of May and then continuously from mid-May to mid-October; outside these times, a winter area remains open. Overnight guests will find simple multi-bed rooms with a total of around 60 beds in four dormitories with boxes of five to six beds; in the unattended period, a separate area with 19 mattresses and blankets is available. In summer, solar panels provide light in the dormitories, gas and wood provide energy for the kitchen, hot water and heating, and water comes from the area around the refuge. The starting point for the ascent is the parking lot at the Maison du Parc / Plan d'Aste at the end of the road into the Tech Valley. From there, a marked mountain trail leads up about 5 km and around 600 meters in altitude in 2 to 3 hours via the Lac de Suyen, the Cabane de Doumblas and the valley of the Ruisseau du Larribet to the refuge located on a rocky outcrop. The hut is mainly used for multi-day trekking tours, ski and snowshoe tours in winter and as a family destination to the nearby Batcrabère lakes. Current conditions, possible trail closures and the weather forecast should be carefully checked before each tour. The construction of the current refuge dates back to an initiative of the Club Alpin Français de Lourdes-Cauterets; the building was completed in the mid-1950s, officially inaugurated in 1956 and thoroughly renovated and enlarged in the early 1990s.