The first trip to Pyrenees we did in April, during Easters. The plan was to see and explore as much terrain as possible within 4 days. The conditions weren’t ideal with strong winds in the region, but it would be naive to expect anything better for the competition. It was a very productive trip, and we came back with several conclusions:
- Pyrenees do feel more remote than the Alps, GSM coverage is more often an issue, barely any hikers
- many paths exist only on the map, or don’t really match
- roads are actually really good here
- in the south can be HOT and I can hardly imagine what is it in July, also water is scarce
- the airspaces are going to cause some major pain
- the way wind works in some of the places is just mind blowing
- where are all the paragliders, HELLO?! I was flying alone the whole time.
Now we’re in Pyrenees again, but this time exploring the beginning of the route and it is quite different here… More soon!
