Saturday, 10 August 2013

Saturday 10 August 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 57 - Amélie-les-Bains

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Weather: sunny and hot Last night was spent most enjoyably with a 'blast from the past', David, and his wife Jan.  You may recall th...
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Occasional Pyrenean Flowers (19)

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Globeflowers have, together with Marsh Marigolds, graced places damp with gently running water for the entire crossing of the Pyrenees.  Eng...

Occasional Pyrenean Tractors (5)

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More a tractor unit than a tractor, but I was getting desperate.  This one was parked outside the Mines de Batère gîte. Sent from...
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Friday, 9 August 2013

Friday 9 August 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 56 - Stage 47 (part) - Mines de Batère to Amélie-les-Bains

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Distance: 17 km (Cum: 868 km)      Ascent: 100 metres (Cum: 48,230 metres)                       Time taken: 5.0 hrs including 1.5 hrs stops...
Thursday, 8 August 2013

Thursday 8 August 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 55 - Stage 45 and 46 (variant over Pic du Canigou - Refuge de Mariailles to Mines de Batère

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Distance: 33 km (Cum: 851 km)      Ascent: 1370 metres (Cum: 48,130 metres)                       Time taken: 9.5 hrs including 2.0 hrs stop...
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Wednesday, 7 August 2013

Wednesday 7 August 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 54 - Stages 42 to 44 variant (3) - Refugi Ulldeter to Refuge de Mariailles

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Distance: 21 km (Cum: 818 km)      Ascent: 620 metres (Cum: 46,760 metres)                       Time taken: 7.25 hrs including 1.5 hrs stop...
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Tuesday, 6 August 2013

Tuesday 6 August 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 53 - Stages 42 to 44 variant (2) - Plateau de la Beguda to Refugi Ulldeter

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Distance: 13 km (Cum: 797 km)      Ascent: 1000 metres (Cum: 46,140 metres)                       Time taken: 6.5 hrs including 2.0 hrs stop...
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Monday 5 August 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 53 - Stage 41 (part)/42 to 44 variant (1) - La Cabanasse to Plateau de la Beguda in Vallée d'Eyne

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Distance: 18 km (Cum: 784 km)      Ascent: 1200 metres (Cum: 45,140 metres)                       Time taken: 8.75 hrs including 2.75 hrs st...
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Sunday, 4 August 2013

Sunday 4 August 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 51 - Stage 40 (part)/41 (part) - just west of Coll de Coma d'Anyell to La Cabanasse

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Distance: 31 km (Cum: 766 km)      Ascent: 630 metres (Cum: 43,940 metres)                       Time taken: 9.25 hrs including 1.75 hrs sto...
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Saturday 3 August 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 50 - Stage 39/40 (part) - Mérens-les-Vals to a small lake to the west of Coll de Coma d'Anyell (2340 metres)

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Distance: 13 km (Cum: 735 km)      Ascent: 1500 metres (Cum: 43,310 metres)                       Time taken: 5.75 hrs including 1.25 hrs st...
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Occasional Pyrenean Flowers (18)

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The ubiquitous Alpenrose (Rhododendron ferrugineum). Very ubiquitous in the Carlit area. Sent from our GR10 trip - floral department
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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