Very interesting and pleasant morning outing through the center of Barcelona with the Matimecres group from the UEC de Sants.

The day has "risen" rainy but, fortunately, not a drop has fallen during the walk. We left the Diagonal metro station (lines 3 and 5), and ended up in Plaça Catalunya (lines 1 and 3).

The route, in itself, is not too "important" (you can go through other streets). The interesting thing is the places where you go. That is why all the waypoints correspond to places or details, relevant and there is no direction (left, right).

Trip around ISDI Coders and Barcelona downtown

Sortida amb esquis a finals de febrer amb el Fer, en Jordi, en Victor i en Pere.

Primer dia aproximació al Refu des de St Maurici.
Ha nevat i tenim uns 10cm de neu nova.
L'aproximació és fàcil. 1h 45min seguint la traça de la pista.

A la nit fa molt de vent cosa que fa preveure que els colls estiguin ventats i sense neu.
El BPA marca risc 2 per neu ventada.
Decidim anar a fer el Tuc de Ratera.
Ens posem en marxa a les 8.00
Creuem el Estany dels Barbs fins arribar a un collet a 2450m.

El flanqueig a ma dreta es veu molt pelat i glaçat i decidim baixar per seguir el fons de la vall.
Anem ascendint, creuem el Estany del Cap.
Seguim a ma esquerra buscant el camí mes segur fins que en una petita canal de uns 35º es trenca una placa i enganxa a 4 dels 5 del grup.
Dos baixem un bon troç però ens podem desenterrar nosaltres mateixos.

Corregim la trajectòria passant per zona de roques més segures fins arribar a la base del Tuc de Ratera.

Deixem esquis al costat d'unes roques i fem el darrer tram amb grampons i piolet.

Un altre grup que ha fet cim, decideix baixar per una pala esquiant i descarrega un altre petit allau sense majors conseqüències.

La toranda la fe pel fons de la vall.
És força planera i en alguns moments toca remar.

Ski route: Sant Maurici - Refuge Amitges - Tuc de Ratera

We start the path early in the morning from the new Colomers refuge, just leave and once we have crossed the broken bridge, at the junction with the GR 11, we have to turn left following the stream on the right side along the GR 11.18. We will follow the stream to a point where we will have to start climbing more intensely along the right side of the valley and we will separate from the river arriving at the Estanh del Port de Caldes. We passed it and we only need the last climb to the Port of Caldes.
Once in the port, the original cart path continues to the right of the valley, passing by the right of the Estany de Mangades, but we prefer to go through the valley and pass the Estany on the left, as n ' there was a lot of snow and it was not an easy step. Once down with a small climb you reach the Estany des Monges which you have to pass on the right, reaching shortly after the Coret d'Oelhacrestada or the Port de Rius, from there we will see the Estany de cap de Port but that it is only halfway to Restanta there will still be almost 500m of elevation gain !!! Once in the aforementioned lake we start a steep descent along the river, where we will see Era Restanca, but not the refuge that is hidden on the right.
We will have to return the same way, passing the same port again and going down again to the Estany de Mangades. Once there we will continue to the right down the valley with beautiful views of different small lakes until we reach Travessani which we will see from the top of a cliff. Once we have reached the level of the lake we will have almost arrived, and we will know when we see the Black Lake in the background, because turning left we will see the refuge of Joan Ventosa i Calvell of the CEC very well conditioned except for the cold water shower!

Colomèrs a Ventosa (Carros de Foc in 5 days: stage 2)

Leaving the Pla de la Font Refuge, we face the climb towards the Fogueroix pass, shortly before reaching the pass we turn right and enter a small pine forest, at the exit of the forest we can already see the peak of a thousand Potros, before passing through the hole of the Bread while contemplating the views towards the Vall d'Escrita, we ascend to the first summit Mil Potros and then careening the Pinetó. Now heading north we begin to climb the ridge of Roca Blanca, to the west we see the impressive Vall de Cabanes. Here we find a step of IIº before making the third peak. We descend towards the Son pass, always heading north we ascend to the Teso. To the east, going down the Teso shovel, we find two well-marked forests, we go down between the two forests until we reach Les Estanyeres and we come across the path that is Son, this path will take us to the refuge.

4 summits: Mil Potros, Pinetó, Rocablanca, Lo Tessó

We spent the night at the Saboredo refuge where we were treated very well and had a spectacular meal. The three boys who run the shelter are very kind.

We start the route early from the refuge and following the gr211 in 1 hour and a half we arrive at Port de Ratera leaving behind countless lakes and ponds. Once we reach the pass we leave the GR and climb up the end of ascent following the milestones.
The climb is easy but hard and in half an hour we reach the top.
The views are majestic, Colomers Circus, Punta Alta, Montardo, Aneto, Besiberris, Gran Tuc de Colomers on one side, Els Encantats on the other, Estany de Sant Maurici, Estany de Ratera, Agulles d'Amitges and Saboredo, the Ruda valley to the north, the Bonaigua, Vaqueira ..... Wonderful.
After enjoying a good time of this show we went down to the shelter by the same path we went up. We take advantage of the fact that it is still too early to approach Baish Lake.
Once cooled down we go down to the car park first by a path and then by a rather damaged track.

Climb to Pic de Ratera (2842m)

When I make the assessment of the difficulty of the route, I always refer to the technique. The physical part, at least for me, is a number that everyone has to adapt to their fitness. However, I believe that there is no "magic formula" for universal use that eliminates subjective vision
So instead of going into a literary description of the route, I will try to give enough information so that the reader knows, before leaving, what will be on the route. In fact, I just want to explain the information I'm looking for on a path uploaded by a friend on wikiloc ----
They say that "a picture is worth a hundred words" so I upload some of the photos I take at each outing. They give a good first glimpse of the places.
I miss the "mountain" section of the wiki. It is very clear what mountaineering is, but at least for me, the term “hiking” is too broad and makes it difficult to assess the technical and physical difficulty.

Overall Rating:
Beautiful route in which the water accompanies us almost all the way. Easy (remember we do mountaineering), without doing the 100 Peaks of Tossau de Mar.
In fact, there are only ten validations of this summit in the FEEC today.

Approach:
In Arties we take the track that takes us to the Pontet de Rius (wpt 01). About 3 km before we can leave the car in a large parking lot.

Tossau de Mar summit: from Pontet de Rius to Estanys de Mar i Rius

Gran Encantat, ufff ... an ACHIEVED DESIRE, to reach the summit of Gran Encantat d'Aigüestortes has been a pleasure and a great experience, a very technical summit, demanding and difficult, quite difficult to access, and abseiling to do more safe and much less exposed, we have enjoyed all the companions of the exquisite help of Aida and Maria, unbeatable connoisseurs of the techniques of security and progression in routes of high mountain and climbing, the whole group we are more than thank you, we also had a nice day with cool temperature, sun and no wind.
It is worth mentioning that this is a peak that we all longed for a long time ago and in the end "we have it in the bag and well tied".
We leave the cars in Prat de Pierró and after booking taxis, they pick us up right there to take us to the crossroads of St.Maurici / Ernest Mallafré tracks, at this point we start the route at 7:30 in the morning, to Refugi Mallafré is a track and from this it will always be a milled path, something marked and easy to follow always in the direction of Valleta Seca passing through the forests of Samboiné and Fangassals, we arrive directly at the beginning of the canal that goes up to Coll dels Encantats, here it is recommended to put on the helmet and fold sticks, scree channel and very straight, quite decomposed and where you ask to put some hand on the ground and with an easy final climb to get to summit!!

Gran Encantat 2.749m - Pallars Sobirà

Leaving Refugi Colomina where we slept, we make a circular that will take us to the top of Saburó and Peguera and then we return to the refuge and to the car, passing by the passage of the Bear, Coll de Saburó and the Coll del Peguera.

I have a difficult technical difficulty understanding that not everyone can be able to reach these two peaks where we are at a delicate point having to climb with some risk, although it is not necessary to be sure.

Refugi de Colomina - Saburó - Peguera - Sallente

What to say about this trip ....
It is an alternative to go from Amitges to Colomers or vice versa, without going through Saboredo.
In this case we returned from Colomers to the lake of Sant Maurici and returned to Espot to pick up the car.
It's a crossroads. It is very beautiful, varied, with lakes and green pastures, all of enormous beauty.
We leave the Colomers refuge and after the dam you will find the sign that takes you either to Saboredo or to the Ratera pass taking the GR11.
We take this one and the ascent begins but that until arriving at the port of Ratera is smooth, it goes up without rest but it has been doing smoothly.
You find Lake Llong, the Redón, rivers, pastures, all very very beautiful.
Finally the Obago Lake and when you follow it, the ascent to Ratera begins (2,584 mts). In the end it is strong, but I would say it is not very very hard. We reach the top, rest a bit and go down to Sant Maurici, tripling the detour right next to the shady lake of Ratera, in case we want to go to Amitges.
We continue down the river a few times, everything is water, a delight.
Finally we reach the path that leads to the viewpoint of the lake and from there to Sant Maurici there is only half an hour left.
A beautiful and highly recommended trip.
If you want to go in the opposite direction, I would say that the ascent to Ratera is not excessively hard, and the descent to Colomers is very smooth and very beautiful.

Refuge Colomèrs - Coll de Ratera - Sant Maurici GR11

Very good route with family (boy of 12 years and girl of 7 years) through the forest of Gerdar, the lake Llong and the lake Negre de Cabanes.

The track on the way back loses its signal before reaching the bridge (point 6) and then goes far to the left and then suddenly back in a straight line until it again contacts the path to the right of the bridge. River. (In fact the route is in a single path until you reach the top and on the way back when you reach the bridge you must follow without crossing the river, there is no loss)

We start the route in the car park next to the road. There is also a signpost where we will see a path on each side, we will take the one on the right to go up and we will return on the left. We will start climbing through the middle of the forest of Gerdar. A beautiful, shady forest that will keep us cooler in hot weather. We will follow the path until we leave the forest, then we will find more views as we will not be so covered by trees.

Later we will find a bridge made with three tree trunks, we will cross it and on the other side we will see a signpost, we will continue on the right, that is to say up because the one on the left is the back one. We will continue to climb following the river until we find another signpost that marks 10 minutes from the black lake and continue up 15 minutes from the Llong lake.

Once all together we eat a little and start the return following the same path until we find the bridge. This time we do not cross it and continue straight. The path will take us back into the gerdar forest where we will find a bridge very low and we will cross it and we will practically find the initial car park.

As I explained at the beginning, there is only one marked path, in the part of the forest it is circular and the top goes up and down right there.

Route that is well worth doing

Gerdar Forest. Estany Llong and Estany Negre of Cabanes Valley

This route is a gift for the senses, and more, combined with spending the night in the refuge of Josep M. Blanc. Fantastic! You cross 4 icy lakes, with spectacular views: Trullo lake, Coveta lake, La Llastra lake and the Cap del Port lakes. Depending on the snow and the weather, you can reach the Collada de Saburó. On the way down, above all, approach the Black Lake which is well worth it. If you see the track being too complicated or too steep, you can get there from Trullo Lake, very close to the refuge. We made this trip taking 3 days, as we are a little far from home: The climb from Espot to the shelter on the first day, the return to the lakes the second, and the third descent again and home. A perfect weekend!

Snowshoeing route. Ponds from the J.M. Blanc in the direction of the Collada de Saburó

Stage of frantic descent, because in just over 4 hours in motion we went from 2365m. at the Amitges refuge, up to 975m. of La Guingueta d 'Àneu. This implies a great diversity of landscapes, as well as a significant temperature lag, as we started at 12 ° at 7:50 at the beginning, to finish close to 30 at the end.
The first section is along the forest track used to supply the refuge, until passing the Ratera lake, which the GR enters the forest and after a short and stony descent, we find the; spectacular Ratera waterfall, a sublime nature spectacle. Already near the lake of Sant Maurici, the views of the Enchanted are the other marvel that the path provides us. Arriving at the Presa de Sant Maurici, it's time to enjoy the whole visual environment, to continue down the GR, first along the track, but immediately in the middle of the forest, a very comfortable descent and very busy in August. . Halfway, it leaves the forest and passes through more sunny areas until it reaches the village, which crosses the river by a wooden bridge and continues along the side of the road up to the park to Espot.

Amitges refuge to Guingueta d'Àneu GR11

Stage of frantic descent, because in just over 4 hours in motion we went from 2365m. at the Amitges refuge, up to 975m. of La Guingueta d 'Àneu. This implies a great diversity of landscapes, as well as a significant temperature lag, as we started at 12 ° at 7:50 at the beginning, to finish close to 30 at the end. The first section is along the forest track used to supply the refuge, until passing the Ratera lake, which the GR enters the forest and after a short and stony descent, we find the; spectacular Ratera waterfall, a sublime nature spectacle. Already near the lake of Sant Maurici, the views of the Enchanted are the other marvel that the path provides us. Arriving at the Presa de Sant Maurici, it's time to enjoy the whole visual environment, to continue down the GR, first along the track, but immediately in the middle of the forest, a very comfortable descent and very busy in August. . Halfway, it leaves the forest and passes through more sunny areas until it reaches the village, which crosses the river by a wooden bridge and continues along the side of the road up to the park to Espot.

Amitges to JS summit (at Guingueta d'Àneu :)

Stage of frantic descent, because in just over 4 hours in motion we went from 2365m. at the Amitges refuge, up to 975m. of La Guingueta d 'Àneu. This implies a great diversity of landscapes, as well as a significant temperature lag, as we started at 12 ° at 7:50 at the beginning, to finish close to 30 at the end. The first section is along the forest track used to supply the refuge, until passing the Ratera lake, which the GR enters the forest and after a short and stony descent, we find the; spectacular Ratera waterfall, a sublime nature spectacle. 

Winter at Aigüestortes: Amitges route!

Partially circular route of 15 km along the head of the Aiguamòg riverbank and the lake area of Colomèrs. The departure and arrival point is at Plan des Banhs. The first section of the route takes us to the Colomèrs refuge passing the waterfall and the Aigües Tòrtes area, the Pletiu dera Montanheta and the dera Lòssa pond. From the refuge we make a short trip to the Colomèrs ponds visiting the Mòrt, Garguilhs de Jos, Cabironnats, Long and Clòto ponds. From the Clòto lake we take the descent variant that takes us directly to the dera Lòssa lake. From this point we return to the Banys de Tredòs - at the Plan des Banhs - undoing the path made on the way. We suggest starting the route at the Plan des Banhs in order to be able to discover the beautiful area of Aigües Tòrtes and Pletiu dera Montanheta, which rewards - without a doubt! - the effort.

Tracks

Circ de Colomèrs route: a beautiful lakes 15 km tour