Taking the trains and buses from Lanemezan in France to Torla in Spain was a bit complicated.

Anyway I got the luck that Monday a reached Torla in the evening. Here you see the famous church in Torla.

I found this nice camp site just outside Torla. This was rather quiet - opposite to the other I've heard and the camp lady was really nice.

Clavijas means ladder. How difficult would it be? How high? Many steeps? Steep? I was a little excited to find out.

So this was the way to go. I managed some few ones just beneath these. These looked a bit more difficult - for both feet and hands. A guy a the campsite café had the evening before told me that this would be a somewhat difficult part - a park guide just told me it wouldn't be a problem if you're not afraid of heights.

Further around the corner I had to use the chain. A little exciting - but not difficult at all - just don't look down......!

Here I could se the clavijas form above when I walked on the Fraucata mini alti plano..... not to compare to Bolivia's Alti Plano ....which you find on my travel maps. 

Again I found Edelweiss. My first ones in Spain. A couple of photos of course - I really like these flowers......and hope to get better of than the guy who died when he tried to pick an Edelweiss to his passionate beloved to declare his love.

I took my time to relax from time to time. It is difficult to see, but on the green plateau some 2km away a group of four hikers had made their lunch rest.

I took the Fraucata route around the mountain to Refugio Góritz. It is a kind of flat plateau in approx. 2,400m where you have many rewarding views down the valley and to the steep mountain sides. VOW - so nice and distinguish from the Frence side.

Again I had a nice view to the famous Breche de Roland - this nice sculpture with breathtaking views.

The Refugio is situated in 2.165m with a rather good view - not fantastic but good. Unfortunately the place was so crowed, because the school holiday was just started. Some groups of scouts and religious group occupied a lot of space and made a lot of noise - kids. Well, it's their country. 

Here you get a idea of how crowed the place was....some have already left. The day before I counted 35 tents!! Say crowed....

Some parts were covered with hard snow - so I planned it right to bring crampons and an ice pick. Furthermore, some steep parts made it a little hard.

Here you see Quique (short for Enriquqe in Spanish) and I. Together with his brother Antonio we climbed Monte Perdido. It was not difficult - but rather hard sometimes.

Here I am on the top of Monte Perdido in 3.355m in relative good weather but some clouds. It took me approx. 3 hours to get up, using crampons under my boots and an ice pick

Of course we had to do some "Japan style" photos. When you are there you just do that kind of stuff.

Well, we didn't get the good view that day, but the photos must be taken anyway. 

It took only 1 hour and 3 quarters to go/run down. Still some clouds came around - but nice views anyway

Here you see the start of the fantastic Ordesa valley. This is really a place worth while to visit.

From the path Faja de Pelay I could look back to Cascada de Cotatuero - really nice.