by Phil | Jul 11, 2010 | Hiking in the Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
Last week Dougal and his fundraising crew came over for a challenging 4 days hiking in aid of Claire House Childrens Hospice. We had brilliant weather and tackled 4 fantastic routes. Our first days hiking took us to Pico Anayet – a spectacular, pointy peak of...
by Phil | Jul 6, 2010 | Hiking in the Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
Fantastic Refugio Week last week with the highlight being summiting a snow covered Marbore (3248m) and looking the Cirque de Gavarnie far below. Clear blue skies and lots of snow made for fantastic hiking. Our first two day trek in the Valle de Tena took us to the...
by Phil | Jun 22, 2010 | Fauna & Flora, Hiking in the Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
The walking season is in full swing here in the Pyrenees and we’ve had a couple of great walking holidays already this June with a Lakes & Valleys and a Discover Ordesa walking holidays. We’ve had some fantastic hikes visiting high alpine pastures,...
by Phil | May 19, 2010 | Fauna & Flora, The Pyrenees
Yesterday evening I went climbing at a venue called Coll de Ladrones north of Jaca near the French border. There has been a fort there since 1751 and before climbing I went for a bit of an explore. The original fort was built to defend the pass from France and had a...
by Phil | May 17, 2010 | Fauna & Flora, The Pyrenees
La Cuniacha animal park near Piedrafita welcomed 3 new Lynx cubs this spring. Apparently they were born very early and the park wardens are concerned that they won’t make it through any cold spells. Keeping my fingers crossed for them as they look incredibly...
