The refuge, dedicated to the "poet of Valchiavenna" Giovanni Bertacchi, stands in a panoramic position next to Lake Emet, in the Upper Val San Giacomo, at an altitude of 2,175 metres.
Mountain pass at 2,486 meters between the Safiental and the Rheinwald. Old ruins from the time of World War II still stand at the pass today. These served as a blocking point at the pass.
The original Zapporthütte is remote in the headwaters of the Hinterrhein and offers 28 beds. There is a fountain in front of the hut for washing. Depending on the snow …