HRP 11: Heas to Parzan - on, off, on, off, on, off...

When I wanted to get up at around 7 to get a fresh weather forecast it just…


HRP 10: Gavarnie to Heas - almost a rest day

Already yesterday night I tried to figure out my options concerning the…


HRP 9: Refuge Wallon to Gavarnie - escaping the storm

Left the Refuge Wallon where I camped close to this night early to make it to…


HRP 8: Valle d’Arrious to Refuge Wallon - day of the high passes

What a day. And what a night. Again I had to chase a horse away from my tent in…


HRP 7: Pla d‘Espelunguere to Valle d‘Arrious

I did feel the speed-hiking of yesterday in my legs this morning. And starting…


HRP 6: Source de Marmitou to Pla d‘Espelunguere - what an amazing day crushing miles and running uphill

When I woke up this morning at 6.30 it was still 23 degrees warm on 1.850m!…


HRP 5: Pic D‘Ory to Source de Marmitou

Clear night. Luckily the clouds stayed 30 meters below us - so no wet tent and…


HRP 4: Harpea Cave Valley to bottom of Pic D’Ory

Short one only today since I had to chase cows away from my tent for an hour…


HRP 3: COL Basbar to Harpea Cave Valley

The battery of my watch died tonight so there was no alarm for me this morning.…


HRP 2: Col d’Inzola to Col Basabar (almost Aldudes)

What a day! How would my dear friend Martin say: “I am ab-so-lu-tely…