by Phil | Mar 22, 2019 | Fauna & Flora, Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
If you’re lucky when hiking in the Pyrenees you’ll see a huge bird flying by overhead with beautiful rusty coloured feathers. If you’re even luckier, you’ll see it carry a large bone high into the sky and drop it to smash it into pieces before landing and swallowing...
by Phil | Nov 13, 2015 | Fauna & Flora
Rarely seen but never far away whilst out hiking are the wild boar or as the locals would call them -‘Jabali’. Much to my delight at the beginning of September this year I had a guiding ‘first’ whilst hiking with Tom, George, Clare and Cynthia...
by Phil | Sep 23, 2013 | Fauna & Flora, Hiking in the Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
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...
by Phil | Jul 20, 2013 | Fauna & Flora, The Pyrenees
Whilst out and about recently we’ve come across quite a few interesting creatures, some of which we’ve never had the privilege of seeing before! In the past 2 weeks we’ve found this shy creature in the Anisclo Canyon and in the Gargantas de Escuain....
by Phil | Jul 15, 2013 | Fauna & Flora, Hiking in the Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
This weekend saw the end of a fantastic bespoke trip for Elaine and friends from California and Hawaii. We often get groups who are keen for longer trips with us and for Elaine we put together a 10 day itinerary which took in 3 contrasting places in the Pyrenees; the...
