Yet another important part of planning your journey through the mountains is planning your night halts. We already partly covered this aspect in first module (elevation profile) while planning multi-day hiking routes. Below a few additional important points in selecting a suitable spot for the night.

As a lightweight fast hiker I cross most (90%) passes in a single day which means I reach the village in the next valley before night fall. This has many benefits - dinner / breakfast is served, night stay at lower altitude in valley (much warmer), hospitality in small villages, recharging my electronics while I eat / sleep (optimizing time).

I do sometimes prefer to camp on the ridgelines / high meadows / peaks to get treated on mesmerizing sunsets and sunrises / night skies but it comes at a cost - very cold nights at higher altitude / exposed to cold wind, to carry dinner / BF and not possible to charge my electronics overnight. Never camp at higher altitudes without checking the weather forecast in advance.