Candanchu to Refuge de Pombie
What a day. Clear skies. Great views. Higher mountains. Relatively easy terrain. An early finish to the day…. 3:30. And good enough mobile signal to update my blog.
Our first pass of the day and first view of Pic du Midi. We ended the day on the other side and at its base.
Cow, horse and donkey bells echoed off the rock walls creating a very unusual sound.
Milk jugs cooling in ice cold water. Great water source.
Getting closer
Sharing the trail.
Refuge de Pombie. We slept in the 16 person white tent to the left. It should be much more ventilated than the refuge.
Patsy serves up dinner. Stewed pork with couscous. Plus soup and orange cake with chocolate sauce. 2nds and 3rds are available
Several climbers are in our tent. They are climbing Pic du Midi tomorrow.
One final shot of the mountain’s shadow showing its double peak.
Today is the end of the easy days and early finishes. Tomorrow we have our first “extreme” day. That’s how the guidebook describes it. We end at another Refuge so a great dinner will be our reward.
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