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Pyrenees walking
Vallée d’Ossoue to Lac de Gaube via Bayssellance
Walking between Gavarnie and Cauterets there are flowers everywhere. Along with water pouring out of every crevice and newborn lambs being taken straight up onto the remnant snow by their mothers. I wondered if this was to protect them from eagles –
detailsWalk around Luz in the other direction!
Out for another little walk around Luz today. The notes are to put into our Welcome to Luz pack, the information pack received by those on the Multi-Activity Holiday and the Young Family Holiday. Starting from the hotel the walk goes up
detailsWalk around Luz
On Wednesday we had a break in the spring rain which allowed Jacques and I to get out and write notes up for a simple walk around Luz. We did the short version, which took us 2 hours, but we dawdled
detailsBackpacks, Boots and Baguettes
I have just finished reading “Backpacks, Boots and Baguettes – Walking in the Pyrenees” by Simon Calder and Mick Webb. Interesting to read their impressions of the Pyrenees and the little bits of history and culture they add in to their
detailsLet it snow….
Last weekend brought us a much-needed and much-appreciated snowfall. Waking up to blue skies against the backdrop of freshly whitened summits, we couldn’t resist an outing…… 4-wheel drive pram ready and baby wrapped up, we left from our doorstep in the
detailsBareges snow-shoeing
Sunday 24th Jan 2010 Yesterday we left from Barèges with admittedly un-bountiful snow cover but enough to put on our snow shoes and climb up the path as far as « Chez Louisette ». Along the way we could see the numerous shepherds’
detailsLate October Snow
Some Australian visitors had the great joy of early October snow in autumn 2009. The snow mixed with the autumn leaves was quite beautiful. The ever spectacular Gavarnie Cirque was made even more so under its first winter snow
detailsFeatured Holiday
Pyrenees Winter Showshoe Magic 22 – 29 Jan & 12 – 18 Mar 2011. Snowshoe with Mandy in the Pyrenees this winter, mixing walking with good food (campfire cookout and one torchlight walk to dinner) and other winter highlights such as a cable car
detailsNews and Views January 2011
News & Views January 2011 How do tourism and pastoralism interact with protected national parks and nature reserves in the Pyrenees? How are the natural and cultural landscapes changing? How can we strike a balance between traditional and modern accommodation standards,
details2011: Year of the Pyrenees
The seven regions and one principality that have territory covering the Pyrenees have jointly launched 2011 as the Year of the Pyrenees. Play the video here for some spectacular Pyrenean images. Pyrenean Odysseys is joining this effort in proposing two traverses
detailsSt Savin and Poueyaspe
With the gorgeous weather over the last couple of days our minds are turning to summer and I’ve walked and written up two new day walks for Pyrenean Odysseys independent walking holidays. The aim of the first was to find an easier
detailsValleys of the Lavedan
Mandy and I will be walking all the stages of the Valleys of the Lavedan hotel to hotel walk in the next couple of months to make sure that the notes are up to date before this summer. We did the
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