by Phil | Jul 4, 2014 | Camino de Santiago, Hiking in the Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
Well, the 2014 hiking season here in the Spanish Pyrenees is well and truly under way, and despite the occasional late afternoon thunderstorm, things have been ticking along nicely. Our self-guided holidays are proving to be as popular as ever, with about half of the...
by Phil | Dec 19, 2013 | Hiking in the Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
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...
by Phil | Nov 4, 2013 | Hiking in the Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
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...
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...
by Phil | Mar 27, 2013 | Fauna & Flora, Hiking in the Pyrenees, Snowshoeing, The Pyrenees
Ordesa has had lots of snow this winter and you can snowshoe straight from the Pardera car park where there’s several feet of snow. The valley looks beautiful in the snow and I’ve been over there a couple of times in the past few weeks – one time...
