Friday, 19 July 2013

Friday 19 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 34 - Stage 25 (part)/26 (variant) - Étang d'Uls to Sentein via Pic de Crabère (2629 metres)

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Distance: 17 km (Cum: 510 km)      Ascent: 700 metres (Cum: 28,650 metres)                       Time taken: 8.5 hrs including 2.25 hrs stop...
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Thursday 18 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 34 - Stage 25 (part) - Fos to Étang d'Uls

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Distance: 15 km (Cum: 493 km)      Ascent: 1400 metres (Cum: 27,950 metres)                       Time taken: 5.25 hrs including 0.75 hrs st...
Thursday, 18 July 2013

Occasional Pyrenean Flowers (12)

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The Great Yellow Gentian - swathes of it are just coming into flower.  Sent from our GR10 trip - see  here   for our itinerary
Wednesday, 17 July 2013

Wednesday 17 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 33 - Stage 24 (variant b) - Camp near Border Stone 386 to Fos

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Distance: 28 km (Cum: 478 km)       Ascent: 980 metres (Cum: 26,550 metres)                       Time taken: 11.25 hrs including 3.0 hrs st...
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Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Tuesday 16 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 32 - Stage 24 (variant) - Bagnères-de-Luchon to Spanish water point just beyond Border Post 386 (1850 metres)

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Distance: 13 km (Cum: 450 km)       Ascent: 1370 metres (Cum: 25,570 metres)                       Time taken: 5.0 hrs including 1.0 hrs sto...
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Tuesday 16 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Phase Two

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0900 - Luchon Sent from our GR10 trip - see  here   for our itinerary
Monday, 15 July 2013

Monday 15 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 31 - On Holiday in Luchon

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Not much walking today for Sue and me - about 4km, though Graham was despatched up Pic de Céciré (2403 metres) by way of altitude training. ...
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Sunday, 14 July 2013

Occasional Pyrenean Flowers (11)

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Sorry, tractor lovers, there isn't one in sight. We have however seen several varieties of Spring Gentian during the course of our peram...

Sunday 14 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 30 - Bastille Day in Bagnères-de-Luchon

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Walking around Luchon on our day off - maybe 6km.                                Weather: sunny and hot after overnight rain - with the usua...
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Saturday, 13 July 2013

Saturday 13 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 29 - Stage 23 - Lac d'Oô to Bagnères-de-Luchon

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Distance: 20 km (Cum: 437 km)       Ascent: 1070 metres (Cum: 24,200 metres)                        Time taken: 8.5 hrs including 2.0 hrs st...
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Friday, 12 July 2013

Friday 12 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 28 - Stage 22 - Germ to Lac d'Oô

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Distance: 17 km (Cum: 417 km)       Ascent: 1300 metres (Cum: 23,130 metres)                       Time taken: 7.0 hrs including 1.5 hrs sto...
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Hoegaarden - Fresh as a Mountain Stream

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Occasional Pyrenean Flowers (10)

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We saw quite a few of these yesterday, and orchid lovers may have started to feel deprived. It's the appropriately named Pyramidal Orchi...
Thursday, 11 July 2013

Thursday 11 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 27 - Stage 21 - Saint-Lary-Soulan to Germ

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Distance: 15 km (Cum: 400 km)      Ascent: 1130 metres (Cum: 21,830 metres)                       Time taken: 5.75 hrs including 1.25 hrs st...
Wednesday, 10 July 2013

Wednesday 10 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 26 - Stage 19/20 - Chalet-Hôtel Orédon to Saint Lary Soulan

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Distance: 21 km (Cum: 385 km)       Ascent: 780 metres (Cum: 20,700 metres)                       Time taken: 7.5 hrs including 1.5 hrs stop...
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Occasional Pyrenean Flowers (9)

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We've seen lots of this 'Red Helleborine' - Cephalanthera longifolia - a white variety!  Sent from our GR10 trip - see  here   f...

Tuesday 9 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 25 - Stage 19 - Barèges to Chalet-Hôtel d'Orédon

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Distance: 21 km (Cum: 364 km)       Ascent: 1380 metres (Cum: 19,920 metres)                       Time taken: 8.25 hrs including 1.5 hrs st...
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Tuesday, 9 July 2013

Occasional Pyrenean Flowers (8)

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Spring Squill (Scilla verna), is usually found in spring, which this year seems to have extended well into July in the Pyrenees.  Sent from ...
Monday, 8 July 2013

Monday 8 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 24 - Stage 18 - Luz-St-Sauveur to Barèges

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Distance: 13 km (Cum: 343 km)       Ascent: 870 metres (Cum: 18,540 metres)                       Time taken: 4.75 hrs including 1.0 hrs sto...

Occasional Pyrenean Tractors (2)

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We've been searching for the elusive Lamborghini, but all we could find was this. I'm sure Alan R will be able to identify it, seen ...
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