Cabane Rambert

Cabane Rambert is an alpine mountain hut (Schutzhaus) situated in the Vaud Alps, southeast of the Grand Muveran at its foot, at an elevation of 2,580 metres above sea level in the Swiss canton of Valais. The hut is owned by the Diablerets Section of the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC), which is based in Lausanne. As a serviced alpine refuge, it provides accommodation and shelter for hikers and mountaineers traversing the region. The present structure was built in 1952, replacing an earlier wooden predecessor dating from 1895 that had been enlarged to 44 places in 1920. The hut is named after Eugène Rambert (1830–1886), a literature professor and long-serving president of the Swiss Alpine Club. It is a rarity for a Swiss hut to be named after a person; other examples include the Topali and Jenatsch huts. The shortest approach to the hut begins in Ovronnaz and takes about three and a half hours. Cabane Rambert is a station on the Tour des Muverans, a multi-day circuit around the Grand and Petit Muveran completed in four or five daily stages. The hut is documented in regional hiking guides, including Daniel Anker's Rother Wanderführer volumes on the Lake Geneva region and the Gruyère–Diablerets area.

The history of Cabane Rambert begins with a wooden predecessor building erected in 1895. In 1920 this earlier hut was enlarged to accommodate 44 places, reflecting growing use of the area by alpinists and hikers. The hut in its present form was constructed in 1952, replacing the older wooden structure. The hut bears the name of Eugène Rambert (1830–1886), a literature professor who served for many years as president of the Swiss Alpine Club. Naming a Swiss hut after a person is a rarity; other examples cited include the Topali and Jenatsch huts. Ownership and operation of the hut rest with the Diablerets Section of the Swiss Alpine Club, based in Lausanne. Cabane Rambert sits at 2,580 metres above sea level in the Vaud Alps, southeast of the Grand Muveran at its foot, within the canton of Valais. The shortest ascent to the hut starts in Ovronnaz and takes roughly three and a half hours. The hut serves as a station on the Tour des Muverans, a four- or five-day itinerary circling the Grand and Petit Muveran. It is described in regional hiking literature, including Daniel Anker's Rother Wanderführer on the Lake Geneva region (1st edition 2002, pp. 98–99) and, with Ralph Schnegg, the Gruyère–Diablerets volume (1st edition 2006, Tour des Muverans, pp. 168–169).

• 1952

  The hut in its present form was constructed.

• 1920

  The predecessor hut was enlarged to 44 places.

• 1895

  A wooden predecessor hut was built.

A serviced alpine refuge of the Swiss Alpine Club, positioned as a stage point on the Tour des Muverans and a base for hikes around the Grand Muveran.

• Cabane Rambert mountain hut

  Alpine shelter at 2,580 m in the Valais, owned by the Diablerets Section of the Swiss Alpine Club.

1. 1Cabane Rambert – Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Cabane Rambert – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
3. 3CAS Diablerets – Cabane Rambertcas-diablerets.ch