Area: French Pyrenees
Walk: Arrens-Marsous - Col des Borderes (1,156m) - Estaing - Vallee d'Estaing - Lac d'Estaing - Col d'Ilheou (2,227m) - Refuge d'Ilheou
Distance: 12.0 miles 5,100ft ascent
With: Exodus trekking group
Conditions: Below and in cloud most of day. It cleared on the Col d'Ilheou
Time: 8 hours 45 minutes
Leaving Arrens-Marsous
Church at Estaing
Passing Lac d'Estaing after stopping at the Hotel Restaurant du
Lac d'Estaing for coffee and cake
View as we get above the trees. The building is Arriousec Cabane
Heading towards the col, and into the cloud
Looking back north on our ascent to the col
A Marmot, photo taken with the aid of some binoculars
Heading for the col
A clear Col d'Ilheou
Col d'Ilheou (2,227m / 7,300ft)
View south west from the col
Soum de Grum from the col
Leaving the col
... with great views of the mountains to the east
Heading down
The view back up our descent with Soum de Grum on the right
The path to the Refuge d'Ilheou
Lac d'Ilheou
The mountains to the east in the evening light