Pyrenees Lovers: Pierre Vignaux
We had a coffee and chatted about the Pyrenees and adventure with our 'Pyrenees lovers'.
Name: Pierre Vignaux
Location: Saint-Girons (Ariège-Pyrénées)
Instagram: @pvignaux
Define yourself in a tweet / Define yourself in a tweet
A mountain lover, obsessed with the mountains and Pyrenees.
A mountain lover, obsessed by the Pyrenees.
What is your favourite place in the Pyrenees / Why? What is your favourite part (place) of the Pyrenees? Why?
Couserans / Val d'Aranwhich is quiet, wild and rugged. From Mont Valier to the Mauberme, this place is definitely my favourite. You can walk all day without seeing anyone.
The Couserans/Val d'Aranit's quiet, wild and rugged. From the Mont Valier to the Mauberme, this place is definitely my favourite. You can spend the entire day of hiking without seeing anyone.
What equipment do you 'shoot' with? What do you 'shoot' with?
I use my iPhonemore recently, a Canon 50d.
I use my iPhone, more recently a Canon 50d.
What can't you leave at home? What is your '...?essential‘? / What you cannot leave at home? What is your 'indispensable'?
My hiking boots and backpack.
My mountaineering boots and backpack.
Give us a tip for when we go out on an adventure. / Give us a tip for when we go out adventure.
Just one piece of advice: find the time to stop and look around you to create lasting memories, there is nothing better.
Only one tip: find the time to stop and look around to create lasting memories, there is nothing better.
What are the lessons you have learnt from the mountain / What are the lessons you have learnt from the mountain? What are the lessons you've learned from the mountain?
Be humblethe mountain will always be stronger than you.
Be humblethe mountain will always be stronger than you.
Recommend a film / Recommend a movie
The Reborn.
The Revenant
Which person/character inspires you and why /. What Person / character inspires you and why?
Ramond, Russell, Benaldiall those great mountaineers who were the first explorers of the high mountains of the Pyrenees.
Ramond, Russel, Benaldi, all those great mountaineers who were the first explorers of the high mountains of the Pyrenees.
What is the adventure of your life / What is the adventure of your life? What is the adventure of your life?
The adventure of my life? To be honest, I don't know. I don't think I've done it yet. I'm planning a 5-day trip through the Val d'Aran, Pallars Sobirà, following the ridges, this summer, which I'm sure will be a great adventure.
The adventure of my life? To be honest, I don't know. I guess I haven't done it yet. I'm planning a 5 days trip through the Val d'Aran, Pallars Sobira, following the ridges this summer, that will be a great adventure for sure.
