by Phil | Apr 16, 2020 | Discover Ordesa, Fauna & Flora, Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
The formation of the Pyrenees is a tale that stretches back over 600 million years, with the tiny Iberian plate being pushed and crushed by the massive African and Eurasian plates several times through the course of history. Our guests are always asking about how the...
by Phil | Apr 8, 2020 | Fauna & Flora, Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
Springtime is upon us and alas we can’t get out to see the first flowers of the seasons in the mountains. We know that many of you, like us, are missing the wildflowers. So let us bring the flowers to you in the form of our Pyrenees wildflower quiz. Text...
by Phil | Mar 25, 2020 | Guided walking holidays, Pyrenees, Snowshoeing, The Pyrenees, Valle de Tena, Winter
It’s hard to believe with the current chaos in the world that only a few weeks ago we were out snowshoeing in the mountains and enjoying two great snowshoeing weeks! We had every weather condition imaginable from artic blizzards and whiteouts, to beautiful...
by Phil | Mar 23, 2020 | Pyrenees
As everyone is well aware, the coronavirus/Covid-19 outbreak affecting travel throughout Europe and beyond. Whilst no one can be certain how long this situation will last, our thoughts that are that travel in April, May and probably June will be affected. Our hope is...
by Phil | Dec 23, 2019 | Hike pyrenees guides, Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
We’d like to wish all of our friends and guests a very merry Christmas from all of us here at Hike Pyrenees. We’d like to thank all of you who hiked with us in the Pyrenees this year and made our season such a success. We’ve had brilliant early...