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Balaïtous
The Balaitús (Spanish language, Spanish) or Pic du Balaïtous (French language, French) ( an, Pico Os Moros; oc, Vathleitosa) is a granite, granitic massif of the Pyrenees, located right on the border between Spain and France. Geography Balaitús marks the starting point of the ''High Pyrenees''. Its height is above mean sea level, AMSL, and it is the nearest mountain to the Atlantic coast to surpass . Its name may come from the Occitan words "vath" (valley) and "leitosa" (milky). Another Spanish name for the mountain is Pico de los Moros (''Moors' peak''). It separates the Spanish Tena Valley (Sallent de Gállego) from the French Val d'Azun. Climbing history The first ascent was of the peak was made in 1825 by French geodesic technicians ''Peytier'' and ''Hossard''. The second ascent was made in 1864 by Charles Packe. Routes There are several ascent routes to the summit, none of them are easy, mainly because of the vertical drop of from all directions. From France the mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Pyrenean Three-thousanders
This list contains all of the Pyrenean three-thousanders, namely the 129 mountain summits of three-thousanders, or more above sea level in the Pyrenees, a mountain range, range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain. The Pyrenees separate the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of continental Europe, and extend for about from the Bay of Biscay (Cap Higuer) to the Mediterranean Sea (Cap de Creus). The highest mountain in the Pyrenees is Aneto in Spain at . The summits meeting the 3,000-metre criterion were defined by a Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme, UIAA-sponsored joint Franco-Spanish team led by Juan Buyse. The UIAA list, published in 1990, also contains 83 secondary summits in addition to the 129 principal ones listed here, and divides the range into 11 zones. According to the latest surveys, three of the peaks in the original list are actually below 3000m but are still included below. The selection criteria used he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Packe
Charles Packe (22 August 1826 – 16 July 1896) was an English lawyer A lawyer is a person who practices law. The role of a lawyer varies greatly across different legal jurisdictions. A lawyer can be classified as an advocate, attorney, barrister, canon lawyer, civil law notary, counsel, counselor, solici ... and explorer who is noted for his travels in and writing about the Pyrenees. Family Packe was born in 1826, the oldest son of Edmund Packe, a captain in the Royal Horse Guards.Biography of Packe , pyrenees-passion.com, accessed 22 January 2010 Pyrenees Packe first went to the Pyrenees in 1853, making a traverse of the range. Two years later he travelled to the Alps, a description of which appeared in 1857 as ''The Spirit of Travel''. In 1857 and 1858 he return ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
