Friday, 2 August 2013

Friday 2 August 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 49 - Stage 38 - Refuge de Rulhe to Mérens-les-Vals

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Distance: 14 km (Cum: 722 km)       Ascent: 440 metres (Cum: 41,810 metres)                       Time taken: 5.75 hrs including 1.0 hrs sto...

Occasional Pyrenean Flowers (17)

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Alpine Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla alpina apiifolia) - which is prettier, the flower or the seed head? Sent from our GR10 trip - see  here   f...
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Thursday 1 August 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 48 - Stage 34 to 37 variant (4) - Below Port d'Incles to camp near Refuge du Rulhe

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Distance: 10 km (Cum: 708 km)      Ascent: 750 metres (Cum: 41,370 metres)                       Time taken: 5.0 hrs including 1.0 hrs stops...
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Occasional Pyrenean Flowers (16)

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Yellow Turks-Cap Lily (Lilium pyrenaicum) - not the most frequently seen flower of the trip.  Sent from our GR10 trip - see  here   for our ...
Thursday, 1 August 2013

Wednesday 31 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 47 - Stages 34 to 37 variant (3) - El Serrat to beside Rio Manegor below Port d'Ingles (2000 metres)

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Distance: 19 km (Cum: 698 km)      Ascent: 1780 metres (Cum: 40,620 metres)                       Time taken: 9.0 hrs including 1.5 hrs stop...
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Tuesday, 30 July 2013

The Crux

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You can't quite see my footprints, but it was about 100 vertical metres from the start of the snowfield to the innocuous looking rocks t...
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Tuesday 30 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 46 - Stages 34 to 37 variant (2) - Étang de Petsiguer to El Serrat

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Distance: 11 km (Cum: 679 km)      Ascent: 550 metres (Cum: 38,840 metres)                       Time taken: 5.5 hrs including 1.0 hrs stops...
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Occasional Pyrenean Flowers (15)

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I saw lots of this beside yesterday's belvedere path. I think it's the flower head of Mountain Onion (Allium montanum). Sent from ou...

Monday 29 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 45 - Stages 34 to 37 variant (1) - Auzat to Étang de Petsiguer (2240 metres)

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Distance: 17 km (Cum: 668 km)       Ascent: 1520 metres (Cum: 38,290 metres)                       Time taken: 7.5 hrs including 1.0 hrs sto...
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Sunday, 28 July 2013

Sunday 28 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 44 - Stage 33 (variant) - Étang de Bassiès to Auzat, via Vicdessos

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Distance: 14 km (Cum: 651 km)      Ascent: 100 metres (Cum: 36,770 metres)                       Time taken: 5.75 hrs including 1.5 hrs stop...

Occasional Pyrenean Flowers (14)

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We see a lot of these tall bright blue flowers in rough and stony places.  I think it's Mountain Lettuce (Lactuca perennis). Sent from o...
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Occasional Pyrenean Tractors (4)

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Motivated by the enthusiastic response to my last 'tractor' posting, I looked around and saw this one.  If it's any help to Alan...
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Saturday 27 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 43 - Stage 32 (part)/33 (part) - Passerelle d'Ars to Étangs de Bassiès

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Distance: 19 km (Cum: 637 km)       Ascent: 1250 metres (Cum: 36,670 metres)                       Time taken: 9.25 hrs including 2.0 hrs st...
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Occasional Pyrenean Tractors (3)

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Feast your eyes, Alan R! Sent from our GR10 trip - see  here   for our itinerary
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Friday, 26 July 2013

Friday 26 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 42 - Stage 32 (part) - St-Lizier-d'Ustou to Passerelle d'Ars (1485 metres)

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Distance: 18 km (Cum: 618 km)      Ascent: 1480 metres (Cum: 35,420 metres)                       Time taken: 7.25 hrs including 1.0 hrs sto...
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Thursday, 25 July 2013

Thursday 25 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 41 - Stage 30 (part) and 31 - near Port d'Aula to St-Lizier-d'Ustou

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Distance: 20 km (Cum: 600 km)       Ascent: 900 metres (Cum: 33,940 metres)                       Time taken: 7.75 hrs including 1.5 hrs sto...

Wednesday 24 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 40 - Stage 30 (part) - Seix to a hollow at 1935 metres on the approach to Port d'Aula

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Distance: 17 km (Cum: 580 km)       Ascent: 1400 metres (Cum: 33,040 metres)                       Time taken: 6.25 hrs including 1.25 hrs s...
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Tuesday, 23 July 2013

Tuesday 23 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 39 - Seix

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Gentle strolling of about 4km was sufficient for this rest day.                              Weather: sunny all morning, then stormy, fine l...
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Occasional Pyrenean Flowers (13)

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The Pyrenean Columbine (Aquilegia pyrenaica) was particularly conspicuous on yesterday's descent to Pas de la Core.  Sent from our GR10 ...
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Monday, 22 July 2013

Monday 22 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 38 - Stage 29 (variant) - Col de la Crouzette to Seix, via le Cos (a hill)

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Distance: 25 km (Cum: 563 km)       Ascent: 540 metres (Cum: 31,640 metres)                       Time taken: 7.0 hrs including 1.0 hrs stop...
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