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bordermarkers of the Pyrenees : all my trips
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- 6 may
2009 -
Mysterious dislocation of bm123
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esfr-trip-track-20090506.kml
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link to download gpx-version)
At night an almost full moon and strong winds. Early start, splendid & warm weather. I see hardly any other people.
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For explanation of
the gps-coordinates and other cartographic backgrounds:
see my cartography page
En route: ± 8.15 - 19 (10.38h), break ± 3/4 hours.
Elevation according to my watch: up 1208m, down 1158m. in total: 2366 m.
Heighest: 1030m Lowest: 699m
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According
to visugpx
- distance : 13.6 km
- cum. elevation gain : 691 m
- cum. elevation loss : 686 m
- total elevation: 1377
- altitude maxi : 987 m
- altitude mini : 683 m
- altitude average : 886 m
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I
continue on the trail at the ridge. From bm109 onwards, there's again a
waymarking (orange) which can be used until bm114 for the GRPdesBF.
Bm111
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Then, after ± 1 km over the ridge:
bm112
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The orange trail now leaves the
borderline, traverses through the forest and reaches the edge (left of
the trail) of an open hillside.
From there I climb directly to
bm113.
By the way: it's not located on the summit of this hill (the Abraku) - where a cairn is - but ± 100m W of it.
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Bm113 with the bend in the borderline engraved on top of it.
From bm113, you can see well the pass down below where bm114 should be. I descend directly towards it.
But down below I see again the orange waymarking and walk it back for a
gps-track. I find out that from where I left the orange trail, it
continues and makes a curve to the W over a lower part of the ridge and
then descends to bm114.
That could become part of the main GRPdesBF-route and my shortcut via bm113 a variant.
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Bm114
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After bm114 it's a steep climb on a distinct path to the forest. Then furrther uphill - no path - to its summit with
bm115.
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A bit further (no distinct trail or waymarking until bm117 but easy to navigate):
bm116, with a cross and a concrete pillar.
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Then descending SWW and SW to
bm117.
From here, I can join another path (yellow waymarked) which follows more or less the borderline.
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Looking back at bm117.
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I have to leave the yellow trail for a short detour to
bm118.
Lunch-break nearby.
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Then:
bm119, the borderline makes a bend here.
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A bit further on a solitary rock
bm120.
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That rock with bm120 from distance.
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The yellow trail now leaves the borderline to traverse underneath the hilltop to reappear at bm122.
I stick to the borderridge and reach
bm121.
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Further on the ridge, you reach a point where the descent abruptly starts, a kind of view-point.
At my feet, I suddenly spot
bm122.
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I have read that there must be a bm122bis marker and that one is also indicated at the map.
Bm122bis
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I didn't spot a "bis" on the marker
but I didn't look very well. In 2011 I will learn from Charles Darrieu
that the "bis" is engraved just above the second two in small
characters. See:
esfr-html-markers-117-130.html
This picture: we're looking forward to the pass where bm123 should be.
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A bit of mementi mori
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I descend to Col de Belaun where - and further on - I will search in vain for bm123
Move the cursor over the picture to see where I think bm123 is vandalized.
Later on, I will learn that bm123 is further on, on top of the hill. See:
esfr-html-markers-117-130.html
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I see this rock where a part seems to be vandalized, the rockpieces lying on the ground.
Move the cursor over the picture to see the damaged part.
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I continue on the ridge and discover this piece of rock on top of a rock.
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On that piece of rock is painted (not engraved):
R
123
Strange, what to think of this? Is it a piece of that vandalized rock?
From here, the borderline/borderridge isn't that distinct anymore. With help of the map, I walk along the edge of the forest and
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find on a large lying boulder:
bm124
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Bm124
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Then an easy descent to Col d'Eyharza with
bm125.
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Then a tough climb along a rockwall to the heighest point of the rockwall/ridge where I find
bm126.
From here to bm130 this fence indicates the borderline.
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Further on: bm127
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Bm128
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Bm129
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Bm130
I search further along the fence for bm131, walking hence and forth.
Later on, I read in the Procès-Verbal that at this point the borderline leaves the ridge (= the fence here).
It's getting late and I have to stop. I walk back along the fence to a stream between bm126 and 127 to collect water.
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And close to bm128, I camp for the night.
(coordinates: N43 05 12.2 W1 28 23.5)
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