La Munia

Pyrenees Guide to the 3000 m

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 Height: 3133m

Situation:

Aragonese Pyrenees and Department of the French Hautes-Pyrénées, headwaters of the Valleys of PinetaChisagüés and Troumouse (Gavarnie).

When to go:

The most appropriate time is August, especially from the French side.

Difficulties of the route:

Medium difficulty, especially on the French route.

Complicated sections:

- All three routes (through the Pineta, Chisagüés and Troumouse valleys) have a grade II pass, the French route has one more beforehand.
- The routes on the Aragonese side are long, about 6 hours, and require a good physical condition, only 4 hours on the French side.

Recommended equipment:

- Equipment for roping up and rappelling on the descent.
- Sunglasses and sunscreen.