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Vignemale

Highest French Pyrenean peak
Summer 2003 Mountainbug.com
North face of the Vignemale Looking back down towards lac de Gaube Vignemale north face glaciers The path up to the Baysellance.
The Baysellance refuge The view from the top Panorama Geological Dyke. Taking the higher route around to the glacier
looking down to the Barage de Ossoue from the Vignemale the glacier termianl moraine deposits climbing the glacier The bowl of the summit of the Vignemale the highest peak in the French Pyrenees.
Looking East The bowl and tounge of the galcier looking back down to the Baysellance refuge from the peak Count Henry Russells hideaways on the Vignemale
Best not attempted in T-shirt and shorts when a storm is on the way...
storm clouds rising Family of Isards running down the mountain Male Isard standing lookout. Sunset from the flanks of the Vignemale
evening sun on the north face sun set in the high pyrenees mountains The following morning - looking across to sunrise through the Breche de Roland.
 
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