Finestrelles

Finestrelles Peak and Coll de Finestrelles / Photo: EliziR (Wikimedia Commons)
Finestrelles Peak and Coll de Finestrelles / Photo: EliziR (Wikimedia Commons)

 Height: 2829m


Situation:

French and Geronese Pyrenees, at the head of the Segre Basin, near the village of Lló (France).


When to go:

From mid-June to mid-October.


Difficulties of the route:

It is not a difficult climb, but it is a long one. It takes about five hours to climb from Llo.


Complicated sections:

- Not described.


Recommended equipment:

Ice axe and crampons almost indispensable out of season.
- Waterproof boots and gaiters.
- Very useful walking poles in the middle of the summer season.
- Sunglasses and sunscreen.