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001. Hospice de France

001. Hospice de France.jpg

002. Climbing to the Port de Venasque

002. Climbing to the Port de Venasque.jpg

003.Refuge de Venasque Coffee stop

003.Refuge de Venasque Coffee stop.jpg

004. View to Aneto

004. View to Aneto.jpg

005. Lunch

005. Lunch.jpg

006. Cooling down

006. Cooling down.jpg

007. Pool with a view

007. Pool with a view.jpg

008. Grrr 4.45am

008. Grrr 4.45am.jpg

009. Renclusa

009. Renclusa.jpg

010. Reclusa - the off

010. Reclusa - the off.jpg

011. Moonlight climbing

011. Moonlight climbing.jpg

012. Predawn on the flanks of Aneto

012. Predawn on the flanks of Aneto.jpg

013. Dawn on Aneto climb

013. Dawn on Aneto climb.jpg

014. Comb ridges looking East

014. Comb ridges looking East.jpg

015.Approaching Portillon Superior

015.Approaching Portillon Superior.jpg

016. Portillon Superior - Horiz

016. Portillon Superior - Horiz.jpg

017. Portillon Superior

017. Portillon Superior.jpg

018. Dropping onto the morraine

018. Dropping onto the morraine.jpg

019. Looking to Pic d'Aneto from the Portillon

019. Looking to Pic d'Aneto from the Portillon.jpg

020. Our route to the East for Tomorrow -Tuc de Molières

020. Our route to the East for Tomorrow -Tuc de Molières.jpg

021. Tuc de Molières on the right

021. Tuc de Molières on the right.jpg

022. From left - Aneto, Coronas and Pic Central

022. From left - Aneto, Coronas and Pic Central.jpg

023. Guide - Henri Nogue

023. Guide - Henri Nogue.jpg

024. Henri

024. Henri.jpg

025. How to look casual on a boulder..

025. How to look casual on a boulder...jpg

026. Henri and Roman

026. Henri and Roman.jpg

027. Using pointy things

027. Using pointy things.jpg

028. No you don't look camp...

028. No you don't look camp....jpg

029. No really

029. No really.jpg

030. Heading off on the glacier

030. Heading off on the glacier.jpg

031. Up

031. Up.jpg

032. and up

032. and up.jpg

033. and up again

033. and up again.jpg

034. Henri leading the way

034. Henri leading the way.jpg

035. Aneto glacier ascent1

035. Aneto glacier ascent1.jpg

036. Aneto glacier ascent2

036. Aneto glacier ascent2.jpg

037. Aneto glacier ascent3

037. Aneto glacier ascent3.jpg

038. Aneto glacier ascent4

038. Aneto glacier ascent4.jpg

039. Aneto glacier ascent5

039. Aneto glacier ascent5.jpg

040. Aproaching the Col de Coronas

040. Aproaching the Col de Coronas .jpg

041. Aneto Glacier from Col de Coronas

041. Aneto Glacier from Col de Coronas.jpg

042. Aneto staight ahead

042. Aneto staight ahead.jpg

043. Final glacier ascent1

043. Final glacier ascent1.jpg

044. Final glacier ascent2

044. Final glacier ascent2.jpg

045. Final glacier ascent3

045. Final glacier ascent3.jpg

046. Long way down..

046. Long way down...jpg

047. From the summit ridge

047. From the summit ridge.jpg

048. Aneto summit ridge

048. Aneto summit ridge.jpg

049. Climbing the ridge from the summit to the peak

049. Climbing the ridge from the summit to the peak.jpg

050. Looking North onto the glacier from Aneto summit ridge

050. Looking North onto the glacier from Aneto summit ridge.jpg

051. Getting there

051. Getting there.jpg

052. Delicate steps

052. Delicate steps.jpg

053. Made it!

053. Made it!.jpg

054. Aneto 3404m or 11,168 feet

054. Aneto 3404m or 11,168 feet.jpg

055. Well done1

055. Well done1.jpg

056. Well done 2

056. Well done 2.jpg

057. Looking East to our next week of walking

057. Looking East to our next week of walking.jpg

058. Good to be on the top

058. Good to be on the top.jpg

059. Not a bad view

059. Not a bad view.jpg

060. Henri - Could do with my paraglider now...

060. Henri - Could do with my paraglider now....jpg

061. Peak spotting from the top

061. Peak spotting from the top.jpg

062. Down climbing the crete on Aneto

062. Down climbing the crete on Aneto.jpg

063. Down climbing the crete on Aneto2

063. Down climbing the crete on Aneto2.jpg

064. Coming back down the North face route

064. Coming back down the North face route.jpg

065. Nearly off the snow

065. Nearly off the snow.jpg

066. The long return to the Renclusa refuge (2145m)

066. The long return to the Renclusa refuge (2145m) .jpg

067. Chased down by the clouds

067. Chased down by the clouds.jpg

068. A stunning descent via the North face

068. A stunning descent via the North face.jpg

069. Heading East after Aneto - the source of the Garrone

069. Heading East after Aneto - the source of the Garrone.jpg

070. Climbing onto the open granitic apron of the Tuc de Molières

070. Climbing onto the open granitic apron of the Tuc de Molières .jpg

071. An ascent through a myriad of crystal blue lakes

071. An ascent through a myriad of crystal blue lakes.jpg

072. Ted - say grrr

072. Ted - say grrr .jpg

073. View to the North

073. View to the North.jpg

074. Looking down to the Hospitau de Viehla refuge

074. Looking down to the Hospitau de Viehla refuge.jpg

075. View from the Tuc de Molières (3009m) taken from Russels summit cairn

075. View from the Tuc de Molières (3009m) taken from Russels summit cairn.jpg

076. Lunch on Tuc de Molières the peak that divides Aragon and Catalunya

076. Lunch on Tuc de Molières the peak that divides Aragon and Catalunya.jpg

077. Descending the ridge to the chimney

077. Descending the ridge to the chimney.jpg

078. The short chimney descent off the ridge

078. The short chimney descent off the ridge.jpg

079. Nippy swimming as 2400m

079. Nippy swimming as 2400m.jpg

080 .Would you like ice in that sir

080 .Would you like ice in that sir.jpg

081. Refreshing

081. Refreshing.jpg

082. Cascade route  to reach the valley bottom (1600m)

082. Cascade route to reach the valley bottom (1600m).jpg

083. Climning into the Encantats or Aigues Tortes National park

083. Climning into the Encantats or Aigues Tortes National park.jpg

084. HRP lake route to the Restanca Refuge

084. HRP lake route to the Restanca Refuge .jpg

085. Lac Torts de Rius

085. Lac Torts de Rius.jpg

086. Ian and Penny nearing the Col

086. Ian and Penny nearing the Col.jpg

087. Ian above the Torts de Ruis

087. Ian above the Torts de Ruis.jpg

088. On the Colhada de lac de Mar1

088. On the Colhada de lac de Mar1.jpg

089. On the Colhada de lac de Mar2

089. On the Colhada de lac de Mar2.jpg

090. I saw a rock much bigger than this in Canada...

090. I saw a rock much bigger than this in Canada... .jpg

091. Rock riding 1

091. Rock riding 1.jpg

092. Rock riding 2

092. Rock riding 2.jpg

093. Err...

093. Err....jpg

094. Lac de Mar

094. Lac de Mar.jpg

095. Blue swirls

095. Blue swirls.jpg

096. Mountain blues

096. Mountain blues.jpg

097. Still quite nippy

097. Still quite nippy.jpg

098. In the lac de Mar

098. In the lac de Mar.jpg

099. Triathletes swimming style is obvious...

099. Triathletes swimming style is obvious....jpg

100. Restanca from a distance

100. Restanca from a distance.jpg

101.Refuge Restanca

101.Refuge Restanca.jpg

102. Refugi dera Restanca

102. Refugi dera Restanca .jpg

103. Roman and Chris

103. Roman and Chris.jpg

104. Not a bad place to hang out

104. Not a bad place to hang out.jpg

105. Get off my dam

105. Get off my dam.jpg

106. Restanca dam

106. Restanca dam.jpg

107. The dam

107. The dam.jpg

108. Night caps

108. Night caps.jpg

109. and some more

109. and some more.jpg

110. just one more then

110. just one more then.jpg

111. maybe another this seems empty

111. maybe another this seems empty.jpg

112. Hmm maybe one to many

112. Hmm maybe one to many .jpg

113. Looking towards Punta Alta from Coret d'Oelhacrestada

113. Looking towards Punta Alta from Coret d'Oelhacrestada.jpg

114. Cows showing how its done on the short rest day

114. Cows showing how its done on the short rest day.jpg

115. Cow and Estany de les Mangades

115. Cow and Estany de les Mangades.jpg

116. Heading for the Ventosa i Calvell refuge

116. Heading for the Ventosa i Calvell refuge.jpg

117. Ian takes a nap

117. Ian takes a nap.jpg

118. And we bugger off...

118. And we bugger off....jpg

119. Tree of water

119. Tree of water.jpg

120. Form over function but a great Refuge!

120. Form over function but a great Refuge!.jpg

121. Route towards the Coll de Contraix

121. Route towards the Coll de Contraix.jpg

122. Determined

122. Determined.jpg

123. Reflections in the Estany

123. Reflections in the Estany.jpg

124. Reflections in the Estany2

124. Reflections in the Estany2.jpg

125. Boulders

125. Boulders.jpg

126. and more boulders

126. and more boulders.jpg

127. The coll de Contraix - slightly, er imposing...

127. The coll de Contraix - slightly, er imposing....jpg

128. On the Coll de Contraix

128. On the Coll de Contraix.jpg

129. Only one way to get in a cool lake

129. Only one way to get in a cool lake.jpg

130. Quickly

130. Quickly.jpg

131. Where are the steps

131. Where are the steps.jpg

132. Coming down to the Refugi d'Estany Llong

132. Coming down to the Refugi d'Estany Llong.jpg

133. Tree nut

133. Tree nut.jpg

134. Refugi d'Estany Llong

134. Refugi d'Estany Llong.jpg

135. Or you could use the stairs

135. Or you could use the stairs.jpg

136. Shortly after the morning nature ramble, looking back to where we have been

136. Shortly after the morning nature ramble, looking back to where we have been.jpg

137. Conquered groud

137. Conquered groud.jpg

138. Moving around the Agulles de Dellui

138. Moving around the Agulles de Dellui.jpg

139. Estany de Cubieso and Mariolo

139. Estany de Cubieso and Mariolo.jpg

140. Estany Major and Xic

140. Estany Major and Xic.jpg

141. Aproaching the Mariolo ridge

141. Aproaching the Mariolo ridge .jpg

142. Climbing Mariolo

142. Climbing Mariolo.jpg

143. Mariolo summit (2844m)

143. Mariolo summit (2844m).jpg

144. Mariolo1

144. Mariolo1.jpg

145. Mariolo2

145. Mariolo2.jpg

146. Arriving at our last refuge

146. Arriving at our last refuge.jpg

147. Refuge Colomina

147. Refuge Colomina.jpg

148. Estany de Colomina

148. Estany de Colomina.jpg

149. Foxes Glacier Mints

149. Foxes Glacier Mints.jpg

150. Colomina1

150. Colomina1.jpg

151. Colomina2

151. Colomina2.jpg

152. Colomina3

152. Colomina3.jpg

153. Morning reflections

153. Morning reflections.jpg

154. Heading up the Pas de l'Os

154. Heading up the Pas de l'Os.jpg

155. Heading for the Collado de Saburo

155. Heading for the Collado de Saburo.jpg

156. Just a few boulders more

156. Just a few boulders more.jpg

157. Morning Isards

157. Morning Isards.jpg

158. Isard herd

158. Isard herd.jpg

159. Looking towards the Refuge Jospe Maria Blanc

159. Looking towards the Refuge Jospe Maria Blanc.jpg

160. Maria Blanc and Estany Truile

160. Maria Blanc and Estany Truile.jpg

161. Estany Negra dam1

161. Estany Negra dam1.jpg

162. Estany Negra dam2

162. Estany Negra dam2.jpg

163. Estany Negra dam3

163. Estany Negra dam3.jpg

164. Fario Trout

164. Fario Trout.jpg

165. Refugi Josep Maria Blanc lunch stop

165. Refugi Josep Maria Blanc lunch stop.jpg

166. One last dip

166. One last dip.jpg

167. Coming to an end for this year

167. Coming to an end for this year.jpg

168. Me

168. Me.jpg

169. Tiddlers

169. Tiddlers.jpg

170. Heading down into the flields from the High Mountain

170. Heading down into the flields from the High Mountain.jpg

171. Near Espot

171. Near Espot.jpg

172. Espot1

172. Espot1.jpg

173. Espot 2

173. Espot 2.jpg

174. Espot 3

174. Espot 3.jpg

175. A beer before the home back over the Port de la Bonaigua

175. A beer before the home back over the Port de la Bonaigua.jpg