The Pyrenees Articles

Snowshoeing holiday in the Pyrenees

Sunshine or Snow? We’ve both covered

The mountains of the Pyrenees are stunning whatever the season. This week we've seen the beautiful autumn colours covered with the first snowfall of the winter and everyone is now itching to get their skis and snowshoes on! Whether you prefer the mountains glistening white or bathed in summer sunshine we've got the right trip for you. Our snowsheing holiday is running on the 22 February - 1...

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Brecha de Roland and Taillon (3147m)

Brecha de Roland and Taillon (3147m)

Took a trip to Ordesa with Fabian at the weekend to visit the Brecha de Rolando and climb Taillon – a 3000 metre peak on the border. I’d been wanting to do this hike for ages and the great weather we’ve been having recently gave us the perfect...

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Summer 2014 walking holiday brochure

The Hike Pyrenees summer 2014 brochure is now available – order your copy or read the online version. Next summer we’ve a new holiday in the Western Pyrenees exploring the Navarran Pyrenees. It’s a two centre guided holiday and we’ll hike in...

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First snowshoe trip of the season

It’s been snowing heavily over the last week in the Pyrenees and yesterday got out on the snowshoes for the first time this season with Rafa and Emilio. We headed up to the ski station of Formigal and set out from there. Sunny lower down but cloudy with a...

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Thanks for a great summer

Thanks for a great summer

Phil, Anna, Ken & Hannah would like to say a big thank you to all of our guests that made this summer such an excellent and memorable season for Hike Pyrenees. It makes our hiking a pleasure when we’ve such great and friendly guests – we hope you...

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London Stansted to Zaragoza flights on sale

Flights from London Stansted to Zaragoza for summer 2014 are now on sale at Ryan Air. Generally flights are cheaper the earlier you book them – at the moment flights start from around £65 each way depending on dates – so why not book your holiday now and...

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Rabada and Navarro

Alberto Rabadá and Ernesto Navarro are two of Aragon’s best known and finest climbers, climbing many bold new routes before coming to a tragic end on the north face of the Eiger in 1963. Alberto have already gained a reputation as an excellent climber with the...

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New route option on our Village to Village holiday

A great new viewpoint has been constructed above Panticosa which has allowed us to add a new option on day 3 of our Village to Village walking holiday. Cucuraza (1758m) sits high above Panticosa and gives fantastic views down onto the village and across the southern...

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La Vuelta in the Valle de Tena

La Vuelta – the Spanish version of the Tour de France – went through the Valle de Tena yesterday passing through Biescas and Sallent de Gallego before finishing at the ski resort of Formigal. We got ourselves a good spot on the bridge and watched the bikes...

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Valle de Tena Explorer

This week we ran our second Valle de Tena Explorer of the season which is a new dual level week for this year. Every day there were two different levels of walks to choose from. The easier walks explored the beautiful meadows and lakes of the valley whilst the higher...

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