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

A short walk from the top of yet more switchbacks at the Col de Tentes, gets you this fantastic view. As a bonus, there is also a great looking 50m high slab to climb.  The climbing was good, but sadly the bolts looked terrible and they inspired no confidence in them at all. We chose… Read more

Two Chamois were running across the hillside when we woke this morning. The sky remained brilliant blue as we open our eyes to watch their bounding silhouettes cross the ridge and remembered where we were. There was not a ripple on the lake.  On the opposite side of the lake a marmot was stood tall… Read more