Area: French Pyrenees
Walk: St Bazerque - Croix de Sia - St Sauveur - Pont Napoleon - Luz-St-Sauveur - Bolou - Barages
Distance: 12.5 miles 3,250ft ascent
With: Exodus trekking group
Conditions: Sunshine and blue sky, hot
Time: 7 hours 45 minutes
The view back south as we head for Luz
Croix de Sia
Re-group
The valley that leads to Bareges. We descended to Luz before climbing
the mountain side on the far right of the photo
Pont Napoleon
Looking back down on Luz as we near the top of a steep 2,000ft ascent
The view north. The villages on the far left of the photo is called
Sers and Bareges is hidden from view by a bend in the valley (just
to the right of the middle of the photo)
We headed south up this side valley
...and back down the other side
The view to the west
Northerly panorama from above Bareges - click on image for a larger
version
The start of the descent to Bareges
Looking westwards. Luz can be seen in the centre of the photo
Bareges