Back up in the high mountains today, heading to Refugio Restanca on our way to Espot by Monday night. The walk up the valley was tough but really nice and we got to the top of the climb in good time with fantastic views of the mountains and the natural lake. Then we need to descend (as usual) to the refuge. The terrain was granite which is very sharp and angular so it was slow going through some awkward boulder fields. We ended up climbing a short, steep ascent, which we thought was wrong, but eventually dropped to the refuge set alongside a high dam and reservoir.
Across the Pyrenees on red wine and ibuprofen 