Rifugio Primo Bonasson
The place
"Rifugio Primo Bonasson" at 1925 m altitude is likely an Italian refuge dedicated to a person named Primo Bonasson, with no clear match found in the CAI directories consulted. To be documented via local sources or prenotarifugi.cai.it.
Getting there
Country DB listing "Switzerland" is ERRONEOUS — should be corrected to Italy. CAI Vigezzo bivouac (unstaffed). Keys available from the CAI Vigezzo section. Structure owned by the municipality of Toceno. 15 beds on a wooden sleeping platform with mattresses and blankets. Kitchen with gas stove, outdoor toilet, running water, electric light. A stage on the Grande Traversata delle Alpi (GTA) or a base for the ascent of the Pizzo del Lago Gelato.
The setting
Lepontine Alps, Scheggia - Lago Gelato group, Alpe Cortevecchio (municipality of Santa Maria Maggiore or Toceno, province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, ITALY — not Switzerland), 46.23°N 8.45°E, 1925 m. Lepontine cluster with Rifugio 3A (batch 50, 46.42/8.34, 20 km away).
A bit of history
Inaugurated on 19 August 1979. Dedicated to the mountaineer Primo Bonasson of Val Vigezzo, who died on 1 July 1979 on the ridge of Pioda di Crana.
