In reply to philipjardine:
> so using the Money bivi and what else? Very little info in English on that area but I agree a good idea. The traverse of the Torre di Lavina is a neglected classic there. And the Pontese is in my view one of the best huts in the Alps. So you could probably stitch together a multi day traverse although the dreaded nebbia might interfere.
Depends which way round you go but something like
VS Hut>Sberna bivi over Gran Serra and Herbetet *
Sberna>Pol hut over Becca di Montandayne+piccolo/Gran Paradiso *
Pol hut > bivi-Ive-forgotten over Cresta Gastalid, Tete-de Valnontey etc *
BIF>Pontese over Becca di Gay and Rochia Viva (not sure how feasible this is)
Pontese> Money over Torre di Gran San Pietro*
Money> Home over Punti Patri and minor peaks
I can vouch for the starred bits being excellent and I agree about the Pontese.