Its location on the southern ridge (Spallagrat) of the Piz Bernina makes it an important staging post in ascending that mountain.

[3] From the Swiss side, the Marco e Rosa hut can be accessed in approximately 6 hours.

The route follows the Upper Scerscen Glacier, a snow couloir, ending with a 200-meter climb up a steep rock buttress fixed with metal cables.

The hut was a built on a 300m rock promontory, and was a simple structure, capable of sheltering 32 people, but lacked cooking facilities.

[7] In 2017 an organized crowdfunding appeal attempted to raise over €40,000 for new photo-voltaic panels to provide power for the hut.