Day 52 of my thru-hike across the Spanish Pyrenees!
I woke up next to Rio Aragon Subordan (across Refugio de la Mina, which is abandoned), hiked up Chipeta Alto (a nice and easy peak just off the GR11), then hiked to Camping Zuriza.
There are some things you should know about Zuriza: 1. Several hikers reported foxes breaking into their tents and stealing their food here and near other campgrounds in this area.
The supermarket here is closed for good! There is an expensive restaurant only (and a very nice staff member who gave me a free chocolatey baked bread thingy- thank you to that guy!! 😁 ). You should plan on buying groceries in Isaba, where there is a bigger shop which is open until 9PM in summer.
📷 Hoy ha amanecido el día gris y lluvioso. Siendo de secano (aquí en València hace sol 350 días al año 😂) lo cierto es que me gustan estos días.
En la foto, la zona de Ordino Arcalís (Andorra, verano de 2011), camino del estanque de Tristaina, si no recuerdo mal. Fuimos varios veranos de vacaciones, y es que el Pirineo andorrano está lleno de rutas interesantes 😻
Day 38-39 of my thru-hike across the Pyrenees Mountains!
Here I walked from Parzán, past Chisagüés, and found a safe camping spot below the next set of high mountains. Then I took a rest day, waiting out the thunderstorm.
Intro song: Gimme Love by D Jay Koi Time-lapse song: Let's Have Some Fun by Grégoire Lourme
Glaciers are receding all over the world, at a rate of three Olympic swimming pools per second.
The Alps and Pyrénées are among the hardest-hit areas, having shed around 40% of their mass in 20 years, according to a study published in Nature on Wednesday.
Glaciers are receding all over the world, at a rate of three Olympic swimming pools per second.
The Alps and Pyrénées are among the hardest-hit areas, having shed around 40% of their mass in 20 years, according to a study published in Nature on Wednesday.
Somewhere in the #Pyrenees, mid-1998, during our cycling trip. This was pretty much the last time I shot photos on slide film. For once, I didn’t add the grain - on the contrary, I even reduced it a bit.
The following year, I bought my first digital camera, a Nikon Coolpix 950, boasting an incredible 2 megapixels. But hey, we all know it’s not about the megapixels, right?
Changement climatique : les Alpes et les Pyrénées ont perdu 40% de leur masse glacière en moins de 25 ans
Une étude internationale publiée ce mercredi révèle que 273 milliards de tonnes de glace disparaissent tous les ans, soit l'équivalent de trois piscines olympiques par seconde. Les chaînes de montagne les plus touchées dans le monde sont les Alpes et les Pyrénées
Un projet d’usine de biochar menace les forêts pyrénéennes
À Garlin, l’entreprise toulousaine Miraïa ambitionne d’implanter la plus grande usine de biochar de France. Chaque année, 135 000 tonnes de biomasse forestière seront nécessaires à la production de ce charbon végétal destiné à la fertilisation des sols agricoles et à la fabrication de carburants de véhicules. Face à ce projet d’ampleur, le collectif Forêts Vivantes Pyrénées alerte sur les conséquences, telles que la déforestation, la pollution et les risques sanitaires.
Extrait :
En dépit d’une réglementation européenne favorable, le biochar n’est pas sans conséquences pour l’environnement. La littérature scientifique documente largement l’un des principaux risques qui lui est associé : la présence de composants toxiques, notamment le
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Un projet d’usine de biochar menace les forêts pyrénéennes
À Garlin, l’entreprise toulousaine Miraïa ambitionne d’implanter la plus grande usine de biochar de France. Chaque année, 135 000 tonnes de biomasse forestière seront nécessaires à la production de ce charbon végétal destiné à la fertilisation des sols agricoles et à la fabrication de carburants de véhicules. Face à ce projet d’ampleur, le collectif Forêts Vivantes Pyrénées alerte sur les conséquences, telles que la déforestation, la pollution et les risques sanitaires.
Extrait :
En dépit d’une réglementation européenne favorable, le biochar n’est pas sans conséquences pour l’environnement. La littérature scientifique documente largement l’un des principaux risques qui lui est associé : la présence de composants toxiques, notamment les Hydrocarbures Aromatiques Polycycliques (HAP), qui se forment lors de la pyrolyse, dans des quantités proportionnelles à la température et au volume de production. Sans un contrôle sanitaire rigoureux, le biochar risque donc de contaminer les sols et les plantes, voire d’affecter la santé des animaux, et par extension, celle des humains.
L'OCTOMBULE — Thématique "L'ours". Ce dernier dessinée par Jean-François Caritte trône sur le recto de notre feuille chérie. Ça griffe et ça hiberne, mais l'imprimé n'est pas loin avec son ourse. Hommage à l'imprimeur de L'OCTOMBULE M. Inocto.
A2 — recto/verso — offset — noir et blanc — 800 ex. Prix : 0,10 € la monnaie n'est pas rendue
La remontée (ou la descente vers le Zéro) se poursuivra un de ces quatre matins avec l'affichage du Zseize sur ce fil.
Day 37 of my thru-hike across the Pyrenees Mountains! I spent half the day picking berries in the forest near Refugio de Viados, then I followed the GR11 trail toward a town called Parzan, stopping on the way to camp in a beautiful spot by Embalse de Urdiceto.
Intro song: “Gimme Love” by D Jay Koi Time-lapse song: Fell in Love with Summer by Songwriterz
I started the day at Cabana de Quillon, got food from a campground shop, then saved myself from the rain at Cabana de Santa Ana. Then all the cows in the world came onto the GR11. I don’t know what was going on there but it smelled really bad! I found camping a bit off the GR11 next to Barranco de la Aigueta (near Ibonet de Batisielles).
Day 22 of my thru-hike across the Pyrenees Mountains! Here I walked from Andorra to Spain and stayed in Refugi Baiau “Josep Maria Montfort”- an awesome free refuge (mountain hut/ shelter) by a gorgeous mountain lake.
I went off the main GR11 trail (onto the GR11.1 variant) to save myself from walking/camping in the rain. I slept in Refuge Pla de l'Estany (a free mountain hut), then walked to Estany Forcat (a beautiful mountain lake) in the Pyrenees Mountains on the border of Spain and Andorra.
Yes, somewhere around here I had to raise my daily budget from 3 euros to 5. There was just no way I could get up those mountains without donuts and chorizo! 😁
My blisters were also killing me! And many horses wanted to eat my food! 😁
Here I walked from Puigcerdà, took a rest at Molleres de la Feixa, then walked to the Folch i Girona refuge, the Minyons lakes, and camped by Riu d'Engaït. (Pyrenees, Spain).
I made it to the first set of high mountains going east to west across the Pyrenees! Here I walked from Setcases to Queralbs, passing by the Ulldeter Refuge, Pic de Tirapits, and Nuria (Spain).
Here I walked from Tavascan to Lake Maurici, passing by a few small villages and finding camping wherever possible. I also learned a lesson here: never put your bag on the ground in these small villages- as there are plenty of dogs there!
Estany de Flamisella (2.206 m) a small and calm lake in Alt Pirineu Natural Park, the largest natural park in Catalonia. The flowering plant in the foreground is a dactylorhiza maculata, a kind of spotted orchid. The peak on the distance is Tuc de Marterat (2.667 m)
Location: 42°42'12.8656" N 1°15'13.1673" E #MountainMonday
Here I walked from the Baiau Refuge, turned off of the GR11 to trek the HRP (Haute Route Pyrenees) and slept in Refugi de Baborte (also called Refugi del Cinquantenari). Then I took another variation and followed a trail called “La Porta del Cel” to get back to the GR11 at a little village called Tavascan.
Days 50-51 of my thru-hike across the Pyrenees Mountains in Spain!
I started the day walking up some ski pistes west of Candanchú, then walked up and down some dry mountains taking a variation of the GR11 towards Refugio de Lizara. On my 50th night, I camped at Humedal de Plana Mistresa. Then on day 51 I walked past Ibon de Estanes (a beautiful lake), then down to Rio Aragon Subordan and camped across Refugio de la Mina (which was abandoned).
The days are getting hotter and hotter but I’m getting closer to my final destination- the Atlantic Ocean! 😄
Music: “Gimme Love” by D Jay Koi “Let's Have Some Fun” by Grégoire Lourme
