The Canigou Pic is the eastern summit of the Pyrenean chain. It is located near Perpignan city. It is not very high, 2784 meters.


The litle lake upon the Cortalets challet, the summit is in the middle. 20050626 [home]


Do I need to explain how beautiful is this place? 20050626 [home]


There are as usual bilions of flowers. 20050626 [home]


Looking to the north. The clouds cover all the Roussillon. 20050626 [home]


We are near the summit. You cannot see the hundreds of people wich were there this saturday. The Canigou Pic is a symbol for catalan people from France and Spain, and they use to make a pelerinage here the days after the San Joan celebration. 20050626 [home]


This bird is black with a yelow bill and quite red legs. In france it is called 'chocard à bec jaune' (Pyrrhocorax graculus) Alpine Cough in english. 20050626 [home]


The same or his brother. They were flying around the summit and they were absolutly not affraid by all the pilgrins there. 20050626 [home]


We have left the summit by the chimney. This is the view of this way to the summit wich his 30/40 meters above. 20050626 [home]


Laurent is helping Valerie, she apreciated all the attention the guys gave to her, and she was very courageous. 20050626 [home]


Yeah!! 20050626 [home]


This is the end of the difficulties. 20050626 [home]


Nice view of the Caddy plain, on the left, the track goes along the top of the Durier breach and after leads to a pass upon the Valmanya valley. 20050626 [home]


Shortly after the snowballs battle. We are on the pass and we wonder how to find our way to the Barbet ridge wich currently disapeared in the clouds! 20050626 [home]


Marc and Laurent. 20050626 [home]


Laurent and Alexis (your servant). 20050626 [home]


My my, we have to climb again... 20050626 [home]


We are on the other side of the Durier breach and we see the west side of the Canigou summit. 20050626 [home]


This the end of the hike, looking backwards at the begining of the Barbet ridge. 20050626 [home]


After diner at the Cortalets challet, a litle walk to the lake. 20050626 [home]