Day 5: From Colomina to Estanc Llong

24. December 2006 The Pyrenees, Spain, Videos 0
The German couple at Colomina decided not to go ahead to Estanc Llong on our fifth day. It was simply raining too much. We’ve gone so far even after our first setback, we decided to go for it after breakfast. Visibility was at zero and we had large rocks to cross. The rain erased the ...

Day 4: From Blanc to Colomina

23. December 2006 The Pyrenees, Spain, Videos 0
From Josep M Blanc to Colomina, the fog was thick and the rain steady. A young German couple we met at Blanc were going the same way. The girl was wearing a bright yellow covering on her backpack and we followed it to make sure we were going the right way. When we arrived in ...

Day 3: From Amitges to Mallafre, to Blanc

22. December 2006 The Pyrenees, Spain, Videos 0
We had to start over from Espot and waited for a 4×4 to fill up with other tourists until we reached Amitges, the stop we missed the previous night. As soon as we received our fourth stamp there, we hiked down as quickly as we could to Mallafre to get our fifth stamp. Because we ...

Day 2: From Colomers to Saboredo

21. December 2006 The Pyrenees, Spain, Videos 0
After hiking in the rain to Colomers, the sun was out in full force our second day. We felt well-rested even though we slept packed like sardines on bunk beds. The hike was exhausting because there were plenty of rocks we had to cross, but we made it to Saboredo without any problems. Video diary, ...

Day 1: From Vielha to Restanca to Colomers

20. December 2006 The Pyrenees, Spain, Videos 0
We started our hike from the town of Vielha where we took a cab to the beginning of the path to Restanca. I cried the first hour as soon as I realized I signed up for a hike that would last six more days. We had on our 30-pound backpacks. It was so difficult, but ...