Carolina and I recently spent a weekend in the Pyrenees where we made the classic ascent of Pedraforca.
The name of this mountain translates as ‘Rock Fork’ as it has 2 distinct summits, separated by a col and steep scree gully. Our route took us to the highest of the twin peaks – Pollego Superior which stands at 2497 metres.
The route was strenuous from the start, with the first couple of hours spent climbing steep forests paths until we broke out of the tree line and gained a small col from where the views made all the sweating and toil worthwhile.
From the col, the route to the summit was a long scramble up the ridge. This part of the route was excellent – the scrambling essentially followed the crest of the ridge straight to the summit (grade 1-2). The final section just below the summit was quite exposed but straight forward. The views were spectacular. Whilst on the scramble, we were accompanied by a pair of Alpine Choughs and a Rock Bunting.
Having lingered on the summit long enough to decide that the typical pattern of sunny mornings and stormy afternoon may well prove to be the case, we headed for the col in between the twin peaks from where we made the long scree-run back down to the valley.
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