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1973 Pyrenees Photos -2 |
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Mountain craft: the mountains of the French Pyrenees were startlingly spectacular, but being late in the season restricted what we could achieve, especially with the first snows falling while we were there. Intense cold gave the perfect excuse for rum in morning coffee |
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The glacier below the Breche de Roland: the Spanish border runs along the crest of the highest mountains; visible from a distance is the enormous gash of the Breche de Roland. To reach this from Gavarnie, we had to traverse the steep, permanent snow-field | |
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The Cirque de Gavarnie: this spectacular showpiece on the northern side of the Pyrenees is an enormous natural amphitheatre, scoured out by glacial action into an almost perfect semi-circle, 1400m high and 900m in diameter |  |
Lac de Gaube: high in a steep-sided valley above the town of Cauterets, the startlingly beautiful Lac de Gaube gives breathtaking views up to the 3289m high peak of Vignemale |
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