Vignemale 3-day climb with a guide
Climb the Vignemale's north face, the highest point in the French Pyrenees. Your guide will be IFMGA-certified Fede. An unforgettable 3-day climbing experience!
3 Days
Jun - Oct
High
Advanced
Description
Welcome to this 3-day climbing adventure in Vignemale.
As you may know, Vignemale is the highest point in the French Pyrenees and probably, the most impressive alpine wall in the region.
Ascending through the Gaube Valley we'll find the great 900-meter rock wall, the Vignemale's north face. The direct route leads to the Petit Vignemale Glacier (Oulettes). From there we'll have to take the Gaube Corridor. In the final section, when arriving at the glacier, the corridor closes in a vertical and stunning ice wall.
Undoubtedly, it's a must do for a Pyrenean climber. The maximum difficulty grade of this itinerary is V (intermediate-sustained). That means there will be large technical sections of scrambling. However, its multi-pitch route makes it one of the best climbs in the whole Pyrenees!
If you're a confident climber with some prior alpine experience, join me on this 3-day trip! At the bottom of this page you'll find more details of the day by day itinerary.
I also lead another climbing program in the Pyrenees. Please take a look at my one-day program in Pic du Midi d’Ossau.
Contact me for further details before starting with the reservation process. I will be waiting for you message! Let's climb together the highest wall in the French Pyrenees.
Price includes
- Guiding fee
Itinerary
Day 1: Cauterets - Oulettes Hut
Meeting at Cauterets (France) and approach to the Oulettes hut. We will do some technical review practices during the evening.
Day 2: Vignemale north face
Climbing day. We will head to the wall very early in order to approach through the glacier and start to enjoy the first pitches. Descent by the normal route and return to the hut to enjoy the views of the wall we just climbed!
Day 3: Cauterets
Return to Cauterets, France. End of the program.
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About the guide
Fede
5.0
(2)
Mountain Guide
Fede was born in1983 in the Basque Country, northern Spain, where he started climbing and visiting the Pyrenees. After studying Business Management, he finally moved to the Pyrenees to be closer to his passion.
Fede has been working for more than 13 years in the outdoors industry, as a Ski Patrol and AEGM Mountain Guide, Canyon Guide and Ski Instructor.
Nowadays, he is a full-time IFMGA Mountain Guide, sharing with his clients all sorts of activities in the Pyrenees, the Alps, Canada, Norway, Morroco, Peru, and others.
He has lived in both Canada and France, so he will have no trouble in speaking French, English or Italian.
Apart from his private trips with his clients, he also works for several well recognized companies, for the filming industry and writes for specialized magazines, for example:
- Filming safety Consultant for BEAR GRYLLS'S survival shows, such as Running Wild...
- Ski guide for ICE CREEK LODGE, BC, Canada
- Instructor and guide for the FRENCH ALPINE CLUB (CAF)
- Instructor for the MOUNTAIN MEDICINE INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMA (IMMED)
- Instructor for Mountain Training School (MTS), based in Alaska
- Writer for different Spanish magazines, such as DESNIVEL and GRANDES ESPACIOS.
Enjoy his human skills and the finest guiding quality. Guaranteed!
Languages
Italian | French | English
Certificates
UIAGM | IFMGA
What people are saying about Explore-Share
Man
Climbing with guide Guillaume was absolutely a highlight of my 2-week Europe vacation. Originally, we were planning on climbing in the Calanques, but the park was closed due to wind and fire danger. Guillaume chose another amazing location (Pic de Bretagne) based on my climbing abilities and preferences and kindly offered train station pick-up and hotel drop off, which I appreciated very much. The multi-pitch route we did was not only fun but also the right amount of challenge, which I thoroughly enjoyed. The communication from the team (Gauthier) was prompt and clear—highly recommend!
Maxine
Luis Silva was a great climbing guide and belayer! He taught me how to do moves that were difficult and encouraged me to try routes that were challenging for me! Because of his encouragement, I managed to complete these routes! I really enjoyed the climbs and completed 8 routes in the Sesimbra/Azoia area. The weather was perfect, no direct sun and cool enough to enjoy the climbs. Explore-Share made booking an outdoor climbing experience in Lisbon extremely easy. Luis, our guide, was fantastic, and the platform’s organization was flawless.
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