by Phil | Aug 21, 2023 | Hiking in the Pyrenees, Outdoor activities, Pyrenees, Valle de Tena, Village to Village
Pasarelas are routes that follow a metal walkway through a gorge or across a cliff face. There’s a great new pasarelas route in Panticosa which I tried out with Isabel this weekend. The route isn’t long at just over two kilometres, but has fantastic views...
by Phil | Jan 21, 2022 | Hike pyrenees guides, Pyrenees, The Pyrenees, Winter
Last week I finally got the skis out and headed out ski touring with our guide David. We’ve had beautiful sunny weather pretty much all January and this day was no different with brilliant blue skies overhead. We headed up to the Spanish-French border at...
by Phil | Jan 7, 2022 | Pyrenees, Snowshoeing, The Pyrenees, Valle de Tena, Winter
Happy New Year to all of our friends and readers! Yesterday, the three kings visited every child in Spain and the Christmas celebrations here are finally coming to an end. The New Year bought good news for British holidaymakers, with a relaxing of travel rules...
by Phil | Sep 13, 2021 | Hiking in the Pyrenees, Peaks & Passes, Pyrenees, The Pyrenees, Valle de Tena
Last week, we had a brilliant time hiking on our Peaks & Passes guided walking holiday. It was a great set of hikes – over a thousand metres every day and we even managed the 3000-metre peak of Garmo Negro. The holiday was based in Sallent de Gallego, a...
by Phil | Dec 15, 2020 | Hike pyrenees guides, Pyrenees, Skiing, The Pyrenees, Valle de Tena, Winter
Last weekend, I got the skis out for the first time this season. We’ve had some really heavy snow here in the Pyrenees over the last ten days, but Sunday was one of the first clear days to get out and enjoy it. The first winter outing of the season –...
