{"id":45972,"date":"2025-07-24T09:24:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T07:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paysdesecrins.com\/the-refuges-of-the-pays-des-ecrins\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T14:41:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T12:41:16","slug":"the-refuges-of-the-pays-des-ecrins","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.paysdesecrins.com\/en\/the-refuges-of-the-pays-des-ecrins\/","title":{"rendered":"The refuges of the Pays des \u00c9crins"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Home<\/a><\/span> The refuges of the Pays des \u00c9crins<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n

The Guardians<\/em>Summits<\/h2><\/div>\n\n

Intimately linked to the history of the conquest of the peaks, for which a halt halfway through the race was and still is essential, the first refuges appeared in the second half of the nineteenth century, particularly on the routes leading to the highest peaks. Today, they have nothing to do with the rudimentary huts that welcomed the pioneers of mountaineering, but remain an unusual experience and an opportunity to meet other mountain enthusiasts. The Pays des \u00c9crins has seven refuges, including those of the S\u00e9l\u00e9, the \u00c9crins and the Glacier Blanc. <\/p>\n\n

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 Refuge<\/em> des \u00c9crins<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Located at an altitude of 3170 metres, on a rocky promontory on the left bank of the Glacier Blanc, the \u00c9crins refuge faces the highest peak of the massif, the Barre des \u00c9crins which rises to 4102 metres. An essential base camp for mountaineers who set off to conquer the D\u00f4me and the Barre des \u00c9crins, the peak of the Arsine glacier, Roche Faurio or Neige Cordier, it also serves as a starting point for ski tourers. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Interview<\/em> Damien Haxaire<\/h4><\/div>\n\n

Damien Haxaire<\/strong>, goalkeeper<\/strong> Originally from the Vosges, Damien has always had a particular attraction for the great outdoors and the mountains. To the point of making his passion his profession. A mountain guide and ski patroller, he moved to the valley in 2011, and acted as a caretaker at the Pelvoux refuge before joining the \u00c9crins refuge. What does he like most about this job of treetop lookout? Freedom, quite simply. Over the years of caretaking, he discovered a passion for cooking, since then, he has been delighting his guests. No one can resist his now famous cream puffs made in front of the Barre des \u00c9crins! The tasting has to be earned: to access the refuge and taste its charms, you have to progress on the Blanc glacier, equipped with crampons. <\/p>\n\n