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...
by Phil | Jun 26, 2020 | Biking, Pyrenees, The Pyrenees, Valle de Tena
The glacial valley of the Serrablo stretches south from Biescas and is home to many beautiful Romanesque or Mozarabic churches and to one of my favourite cycle routes. The quiet country lanes have virtually no traffic and lovely views. The cycling isn’t too...
by Phil | Jun 19, 2020 | Guided walking holidays, Hiking in the Pyrenees, Pyrenees, Valle de Tena, Village to Village, Walking holidays
On Monday I finally got back out hiking in the mountains again and it felt wonderful! I went up Punta del Pacino with Ruby. It’s a special walk for me as it was the first route that Anna and I did in the Valle de Tena and the day that we realised we’d...
