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10 amazing photos climbing Pedraforca – Pyrenees

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10 amazing photos climbing Pedraforca peak – Pyrenees

Pedraforca peak (2,505 m) is one of the most attractive mountains in Catalonia, an also one of the most famous for mountaineering. It is located into the Cadi Moixero natural park, in one of the most emblematic parts of the Catalan Pyrenees, the High Bergueda (read more about this county here), with a great biological wealth within a unique geological context.

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Pedraforca peak: eastern face

Pedraforca peak is easily identified by its abrupt and spectacular landscape as well as by its two-summit shape which reminds us a fork.

The north face is a hazardous yet beautiful spot for rock-climbing, with a sheer drop of 600-800 m over the Gresolet valley, where you can find one of the most interesting woodlands of this natural area; its microclimate is particularly dump so it is mostly populated by silver fir and beech trees.

The height of the massif means two different climatic zones:

–   Up to 1,500 – 1,700 m à typical, rainy mid-mountain climate
–   Above this limit, the subalpine mountain climate dominates

Precipitation is concentrated mainly in the summer months, with annual averages of over 1,100m. There’s not a great deal of snow, although the peaks are snow-covered during the winter, with ice on the north face slopes.

During our tour Peaks of the Cadi Moixero Natural Park we climb Pedraforca. Learn more about Pedraforca here.

If you want more information about this massif (flora, fauna, accommodation, etc.) please do get in touch: info@trekpyrenees.com

Pedraforca | hiking in the Pyrenees | Pyrenees holidays

On the crest line before reaching the summit. Trekking poles are no use in this part

Pedraforca | hiking in the Pyrenees | Pyrenees holidays

Break in the Verdet pass (2,244m)

Pedraforca | hiking in the Pyrenees | Pyrenees holidays

On the way to Verdet pass

Pedraforca | hiking in the Pyrenees | Pyrenees holidays

Scrambling through the first chimney

Pedraforca | hiking in the Pyrenees | Pyrenees holidays

Descending the steep endless scree of Pedraforca peak

Pedraforca from Ensija range | cadi moixero natural park

Pedraforca: southern face. Saldes in the bottom-right corner

Pedraforca | hiking in the Pyrenees | Pyrenees holidays

This day the summit was covered by fog and mist

Pedraforca | hiking in the Pyrenees | Pyrenees holidays

On the way to Pedraforca summit.

Pedraforca | hiking in the Pyrenees | Pyrenees holidays

Views from Verdet pass. Gosol at the bottom of the valley

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Founder of TrekPyrenees and Mountain Guide, Miguel has a diploma in Computer Sciences and MBA. Passionate about mountains and about meeting and leading people, he loves photography, languages, Romanesque architecture and wine. There are many magnificent hidden spots in the Pyrenees and the other mountains of Catalonia that are hard to discover on your own. Miguel loves finding them and then showing them to visitors.

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