by Phil | Sep 18, 2020 | Hiking in the Pyrenees, Ordesa, Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
In the last week of the summer holidays, we had a family hiking trip up to Refugio Goriz in the Ordesa National Park where we camped for the night. Isabel and Christopher are only 9 and 6 so we cheated slightly and took the Ordesa 4×4 taxi up to Punta Acuta. From... 
by Phil | Sep 3, 2020 | Discover Ordesa, Hike pyrenees guides, Hiking in the Pyrenees, Ordesa, Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
Another fantastic hike with Juanma. This time we explored the area of Bujaruelo, crossing over into France for views of the Cirque de Gavarnie before tackling the spectacular border ridge and the spiky peak of Gabiet at 2716 metres. We started at the Refugio of San... 
by Phil | Aug 31, 2020 | Hiking in the Pyrenees, Ordesa, Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
Last week, Juanma and I had an adventure in the Ordesa National Park and bivvied on the summit of the three thousand metre Punta de las Olas. It was by far the highest I’ve ever bivvied and I have to admit to a little nervousness about being that high up without... 
by Phil | Aug 24, 2020 | Guided walking holidays, Hiking in the Pyrenees, Pyrenees, The Pyrenees, Valle de Tena, Walking holidays
Well, we started running hiking trips again in early July with the situation in Spain at the time improving greatly and travel within Europe starting up again. We had some brilliant hikes with our long-standing guests Anne and Danny here for a week’s private... 
by Phil | Jul 3, 2020 | Hiking in the Pyrenees, Peaks & Passes, Pyrenees, The Pyrenees, Valle de Tena
Last weekend I headed out to Pico Bacias, a wild rocky 2760 metre peak. I hadn’t done this hike for ages and I’d forgotten how great it is. The views over Vignemale and across to the three thousand metre peaks of the Ordesa National Park are just... 