The South Ridge of the Pène Sarrière is a real knife edge affair. A stunning fin of rock up on the hillside above the ski area of Gourettes. Despite its outrageously exposed faces, the climbing on the ridge is actually quite amenable. In fact, the Guidebook suggests that one should not rush and savour the Read more

A gloomy morning of drizzle greeted us today and the clouds hung low. We had a feeling that we might be able to get higher than them, so rather than waiting at camp for things to brighten up, we drove back up to the car park at the end of the road at Pont d’Espagne. Read more

Above Cauterets is an area called Pont d’Espagne. There are crags on the way up there, but they were suffering from a lot of drainage and were soaking wet. At the end of the road is a massive car park (€6.50) and trails to various waterfalls.  Just up and off from the beaten track is Read more

There was no rush to leave the luxury of the hotel in the morning. The clouds hung low and there was no sign of the mountains around us. We headed up to the town of Cauterets, where we hoped to climb next, after a quick look around the town we were in. The buildings were Read more

Having never heard of it prior to our arrival here, the Cirque du Gavarnie seems to be the main event for visiting tourists. Purely by luck, we’ve had fantastic views of it as we’ve been rock climbing in the area over the last week. Even during yesterday’s low cloud, we had great views from above Read more

Climbing at the high mountain crags of Sarradets Peak had been high on my list of things to go for when we were planning this trip back at The Cottage, earlier in the year. Fantastic rock, big routes, high in the mountains and next to a hut too. It sounded great. Unfortunately, the hut is Read more