The
bordermarkers of the Pyrenees : all my trips
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14 july
2005 -
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Trip-summary
Part of a 6-days solo-hike from Puigcerda
to Prats-de-Mollo along the borderline.
Route: Refugio de Ull de Ter – Prats-de-Mollo.
Walking:
10½ hours.
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Climbing to
Porteille Mantet is simple and there is
Bm511 |
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A lot of chamois
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Following the
borderridge (more or less) on the HRP-trail
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Climbing to the summit of Roc Colom.
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Bm512, found after
a long search. Although it's white painted, it inconspicuous in this rocky surrounding.
Moreover it's a bit down the real summit, south of it. The summit is visible on this picture as a reference.
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Bm512 |
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Continuing to Coll del Pal with bm513
On this picture we see the Pic de Costabone ahead. |
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Bm513, a smaller stone
Then underneath Pic de Costabone but descending on the wrong ridge.
I saw a sort of bordermarkers (with "MP" and a number) which I 've seen before on the high plains above Puigcerda. I think they are municipal bordermarkers.
By following horizontally the mountain slope on various cattle-trails I return on the borderridge.
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On the Col de Siern:
bm514
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Bm514 with
me |
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In the distance Col Pregon with bm515
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Bm515
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In the distance Collada del Prats with bm516 |
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Bm516
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Followed by a long descent to Prats-de-Mollo.
That's a treat of the senses after a those tough days on bare mountain terrain: colors, scents, sounds.
And
down in that lovely town, it's quartorze juillet! July 14th, the
national holiday of France, celebrated on the town square with
music and dancing. |
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