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An update from the Pyrenees

An update from the Pyrenees

Update: 2025-07-16
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I've been trying to post updates for you but the videos keep failing to upload.

I'm 9 days and 201km into a traverse of the Pyrenees from Atlantic to Mediterranean, staying close to the main ridge high up on the Haute Route.

The videos don't seem to post on substack, so here are a few photos.

Climbing above the clouds in Basque country:

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Climbing the first high peak of the route:

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The incredible karst landscape of Pic d’Anie:

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My camp last night:

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This morning's magnificent landscape:

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Onward into the high Pyrenees!

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