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Mont Perdu |
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Normal way from the Brèche de Roland |
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| Characteristic: |
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Fantastic long high-alpine hike up the Pyreneen mountain with cult status! |
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This documentation describes the ascent from the Brèche de Roland to the Mont Perdu (= Monte Perdido). The way up to the breach is documented in the documentation of the Brèche de Roland (see there). |
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| Mont Perdu - Monte Perdido: |
3355m, summit, Central Pyrenees, Ordesa and Monte Perdido |
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The Pyrenean mountain with a cult following |
| La Tour - Torre: |
3009m, summit, Central Pyrenees, Around Gavarnie |
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3000m+ mountain with fantastic view into the Cirque de Gavarnie |
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Difficulty rating:
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T4 |
Tiring ascent through scree-filled couloirs: 40° gradient up La Tour and 35° up Mont Perdu |
| Rock: |
1+ |
Some small passages of grade 1-2 (e.g. on La Tour) |
| Via Ferrata: |
A |
A safety chain for an exposed traverse after the Brèche de Roland |
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| Way quality: |
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Tricky underfoot throughout, stoney and rubbly. At several points strewn with boulders. Good solid footwear necessary. During acent to summit through the Escupidera several patches of deep scree, so exhausting. |
| Difference in elevation (ascent), total way, total time: |
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| Ascent (↑): |
710m |
710m from the breach; 930m from the Brèche refuge; 1330m from Col de Tentes |
| Way (↑+↓): |
14.0km |
14km from the breach; 15.4km from the Brèche refuge; 24.2km from Col de Tentes |
| Time (↑+↓): |
9hrs |
Ascent/Total: 5hr/9hr from breach; 5hr30/9hr50 from Brèche refuge; 7hr30/13hr30 from Col de Tentes |
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| Exposition: |
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Ascent to the summit to the North West |
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| Tour supporting bases: |
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| Refuge de la Brèche de Roland: |
2597m, hut, Central Pyrenees, Around Gavarnie |
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Very nice refuge. Very guest-friendly. |
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| Starting settlement, Starting point: |
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| Gavarnie: |
1350m, France, Hautes-Pyrénées |
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Most visited mountaineering spot in the Central Pyrenees |
| Starting point: |
Brèche de Roland, 2807m |
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| Maps: |
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Editorial Alpina: Ordesa y Monte Perdido 1:40000 |
| Author: |
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Walter Sunk, DI DI |
| Last visited at: |
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30.08.2005 |
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