by Phil | Aug 8, 2017 | Fauna & Flora, The Pyrenees
This superb Pyrenees nature and wildlife guide is now available to order from the Hike Pyrenees website – click here for details. A superb new book on Pyrenees wildlife in English has been published and is a must for any nature lover visiting the Pyrenees. This...
by Phil | Apr 12, 2016 | The Pyrenees
My friends Javi and Arkaitz – our Hike Pyrenees guide for Refugio week – have been working for 2 years on a climbing documentary. They have filmed 6 ascents of some of the most impressive walls of the Pyrenees. Each ascent was made with 6 of the best current...
by Phil | Sep 18, 2015 | Hiking in the Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
Not only do I enjoy long and strenuous treks in the high mountains, I enjoy mountaineering in almost, if not all it’s forms, from bouldering, through to sport climbing, ski touring, alpine climbing, and climbing in the Greater Ranges. Enjoying all these...
by Phil | Mar 16, 2015 | Skiing, The Pyrenees
I recently did an ascent of Bisaurin on ski’s – a superb peak with brilliant views. It might sound a bit strange, but most of the local skiers will tell you that the ski touring season actually starts in March in the Pyrenees. In March, the avalanche risk...
by Phil | Nov 27, 2014 | Snowshoeing
The really warm weather we’ve been having in October and November finally broke and snow’s arrived to the Pyrenees. Gustavo and I chose a great day to head out for the first snowshowing trip of the season. We headed to Pic Peyreget (2487m) just on the...
