Lac Glacé d'Estom Soubiran

Le lac Glacé d'Estom Soubiran est un lac pyrénéen français situé administrativement dans la commune de Cauterets dans le département des Hautes-Pyrénées, dans le Lavedan en Occitanie. Le lac a une superficie de 6 ha pour une altitude de 2 565 m, il atteint une profondeur de 22 m.

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Vignemale

The Vignemale, at 3,298 metres, is the highest of the French Pyrenean summits. It lies on the border between the Department of Hautes-Pyrénées, in Occitanie and Gascony, France and Sobrarbe, in Huesca, Aragon, Spain, and the peak is split between the two countries. The Vignemale is the name given to the mountain massif in French, which also straddles into Spain. It consists of several distinct summits, the predominant ones being Grand Vignemale or Pique-Longue / Pica Longa / Punda de Comabichosa, Pointe Chausenque / Punta Chausenca and Petit Vignemale / Petita Vinhamala. The Vignemale is also the site of the second largest of the Pyrenean glaciers, the Ossoue / Osso, across which the "voie normale", or standard route to the summit travels. One of its most dramatic aspects is the North Face upon which lie a number of serious ascent routes requiring skill and commitment. Below the North Face is the impressively situated mountain refuge - the Refuge des Oulettes de Gaube / Refugi d’eths Oletas de Gauba. The approach from the north entails a delightful walk up to and around the picturesque Lac de Gaube / Gauba giving increasingly dramatic views of the mountain. Almost synonymous with the Vignemale is the name of Count Henry Russell, an eccentric of the Victorian era who developed a lifelong passion for the mountain. It will appear that the first ascension of the Vignemal was made by some shepherds who particpated to the geodesic expedition of Louis-Philippe Reinhart Junker in 1792. The first official ascension was made by the mountain guide Henri Cazaux and is brother-in-law the 8 october 1837. One year later, it was the first documented ascent of this peak was by English landowner and traveller Anne Lister and three local guides, including the mountain guide Cazaux.

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Russell Caves

The Russell Caves are a group of seven rock-cut caves that Count Henry Russell, a renowned Pyrenean mountaineer, had dug into the Vignemale massif in the French department of Hautes-Pyrénées, to serve as a shelter and holiday resort. Exploring the Pyrenees since 1858, Count Russell spent many nights on the peaks he climbed. In the early 1880s, he decided to settle on a mountain and build a natural shelter for long stays at high altitudes during the summer. He chose the Vignemale, the highest peak in the French Pyrenees. In 1881, a contractor from Gèdre drilled his first cave near the Cerbillona pass, the "Villa Russell", at an altitude of 3,205 meters. Six other caves were created up to 1893, at altitudes varying between 2,400 and 3,280 meters: the "Grotte des Guides", the "Grotte des Dames", the three "Bellevue caves" and the "Grotte Paradis". In his caves, Henry Russell hosted meals and welcomed numerous guests, all of whom praised the quality of his hospitality. By the end of the 19th century, the caves had become a must for Pyrenean visitors to the region, who left a testimonial in the visitors' book at the top of the Pique Longue. At the beginning of the 21st century, the retreat of the Ossoue glacier rendered some of these caves inaccessible.

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Gaube Lake

Gaube Lake is a lake in the French Pyrenees, in the department of the Hautes-Pyrénées, near the town of Cauterets.

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Gavarnie

Gavarnie is a former commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, Southwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Gavarnie-Gèdre. Gavarnie is known for the Cirque de Gavarnie, and the Gavarnie Falls in it, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Pyrénées – Mont Perdu. The Prime Meridian passes through Gavarnie, including at its southernmost point in France – the commune touches Aragon, Spain.

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Pyrénées National Park

Pyrénées National Park is a French national park located within the departments of Hautes-Pyrénées and Pyrénées-Atlantiques. The park is located along the border of France and Spain along the Pyrenees Mountains, with a scenic landscape offering a variety of outdoor activities including hiking, skiing, mountain climbing and observing wildlife.

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