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friday 1 september
2023 - Revisiting bm423  previous
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Summary:
part of a series of 9 daytrips in september 2023. This is day 1. Today: ascent to Port de Tavascan to redo bm423, sleeping in Cabane de Marterat. Weather: overcast & sunny, strong wind at the Port de Tavascan. |
 track-20230901.gpx
This gpx-track has not been manually corrected which explains the inaccuracy and misalignment at some points. The original elevation recording has been replaced by more accurate DEM-data with Gpsvisualizer.com. For cartographic backgrounds: see the cartography-page Gps-waypoints of all bordermarkers (most recent version): kml: esfr-bordermarkers-all-waypoints.kml gpx: esfr-bordermarkers-all-waypoints.gpx (with reliable elevation data added by gpsvisualizer.com) |
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According to Garmin
Basecamp (uncorrected track with elevation added by Gpsvisualizer.com): Distance: 8,2 km Max-height: 2219m Min-height: 921m Elevation: +1431m -210m Total elevation: 1651m Start 14:01 Finish 18:38 Total time: 4:37 |
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Starting point: the hamlet of Ossèse. (click photo to enlarge) |
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Yesterday I drove from Eindhoven to camping de Montreal (08:00-18:45, 900km). Today from camping de Montreal to Ossèse, 4 hrs driving. |
 | The first part is easy (click photo to enlarge) |
 | and scenic. Later on you climb to a plateau (click photo to enlarge) |
 | where you have to cross this stream. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Memento mori on the trail. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | I arrive at a sort of pass where Port de Tavascan comes in view. The French call it the Port de Marterat. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | I spot a remarkable engraving on this rock. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | I have seen such engravings more in other parts of the Pyrenees and I suppose they demarcate shepherd's territories. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | The last part of the climb is tough. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Looking back. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Approaching the Port (click photo to enlarge) |
 | with the cabane de Marterat (click photo to enlarge) |
 | already in sight. I leave my backpack in the cabane and continue (click photo to enlarge) |
 | to bm423. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm423 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm423 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm423 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm423 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Then returning to the cabane to spend the night there. I am tired after this long ascent. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Cabane de Marterat, the wind howls around the cabin and the door rattles. Surprisingly, I have still gsm-coverage and I can telephone and whatsapp with home. (click photo to enlarge) |
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