Note – 2025-06-25 05:41
As it's here are a few spectacular falls seen on my recent trip to the Hautes Pyrenees on the Spanish/French border.
Tag: pyrenees
Note – 2025-06-20 19:39
I wrote a blog post about our recent backpacking adventures in the Spanish and French Pyrenees. Not many english speakers have heard of the 3000 Ibónes. Ibon is the Aragon word for mountain lake. It w...
Note – 2025-06-20 12:56
We had some river crossings to deal with during our recent trip to the Pyrenees mountains. This is where we found another use for our Zpacks Ultralight Camp Shoes. Yes, apart from being a lightweight...
Note – 2025-06-20 06:03
Approaching the Spanish/French border at the Puerto de Marcadeau 2541m in the Pyrenees mountain range. No passports needed to be stamped here though. In fact nobody within miles! There is something th...
Backpacking in the Pyrenees
Our walking and backpacking trip to the Pyrenees to do the "3000 Ibones", including a road trip back home
Note – 2025-06-17 14:00
Just returned from an amazing week in the including a 3 day backpacking trip. After getting our asses kicked by storms on the first night we crossed over the Haute Pyrenees from Spain to France via 25...
Note – 2025-06-09 18:39
I've arrived in the Pyrenees. As you can see there are some stunning sights. Heading up into the mountains tomorrow With @khusky
Note – 2025-06-08 05:47
Big country Spain, 10 hours drive north starting today, heading for the High Pyrenees (Pirineo Aragonés, 3000 Ibones) and a weeks backpacking. Looking forward to some splendid isolation, camping by la...
Note – 2025-05-31 15:42
@cutting our crossings are of similar heights but our route is well to the west side of Pyrenees. Would have been great to have been on the same route!
Note – 2025-05-31 14:17
@cutting that looks a superb route! We are doing a week long trek called 3000 Ibones. All the refuges are closed so we are carrying all our gear. Check snow conditions on the passes of your route, loo...
Note – 2025-05-31 10:13
It's a week before we head off to the Pyrenees for a week long trek. Seems there is more snow than normal for June so will have to take crampons and ice axes to cross the high passes and maybe summit...
Note – 2025-05-17 07:07
@Ali No that was Samaya 2.5. I love the Samaya, it's a proper 4 season mountain tent but, its 1800g by comparison. At my age I need every bit of help I can get 😀. For what we are doing in the Pyrenees...
Note – 2025-05-17 06:49
Just ordered a new thru hiking tent from Durston - a X-Mid-2. My first purchase from them. 3 season, good reviews, only 880 grams (31oz) and very reasonably priced. Hoping it arrives from Canada in ti...
Note – 2025-04-09 13:22
@andrewbriscoe I don't think Spain has the same problem, not in the south anyway. Summers are very hot and dry and the only place to hike is above 2500 meters. Not many bugs above there. I guess wette...
Note – 2025-03-05 11:46
I do use online/offline mapping systems all the time on my GPS, phone and other tech related gadgets. But, I have to say, there is nothing quite like getting a paper map arriving in the post. I'm like...
Note – 2025-03-03 13:42
Testing my sub €20 Lixada Solar Panel 7.8w. Charging up a Nitecore NB10000 quite quickly. Its a bit flimsy but at only 127 grams for the panel this is maybe to be expected. Hoping to use it on a multi...