"I've seen it too," my colleague said, referring to the "***** cold" it must have been up there at this time of year.

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This is the "photo" that has been circulating around the networks - of outdoor enthusiasts - these days. Reaching the 18k of likes on the photographer's Instagram account and instagramer Pierre Vignaux.

(If you want to know a little more about him, here is the link to the interview we did for the Pirino Lovers section of Travesía Pirenaica).

Winter is coming and I couldn't be happier. First photo of the two days I've spent around the Monte-Perdido, including a night at it's top. Shot with the #GoProHero6 @goprofr

A post shared by Pierre Vignaux | @frenchfolks (@pvignaux) on Nov 2, 2017 at 11:04 PDT

Pierre Vignaux is a young photographer and instagramer French, located in Saint-Girons (Ariège-Pyrénées). He defines himself as "a mountain lover, obsessed with the Pyrenees". And that is what we can see if we follow the countless photographs he posts on his Instagram account; pure beauty and love for the mountains and the Pyrenees.

"Just one piece of advice: find the time to stop and look around you to create lasting memories, there's nothing better". So frank, when asked for his advice for newcomers to photography and social media.

The view from one of the highest summit of the Pyrenees mountains. Un verre offert à la personne qui me trouve le bon sommet, c'est pas bien difficile 😉🍻

A post shared by Pierre Vignaux | @frenchfolks (@pvignaux) on Jul 25, 2017 at 11:31 PDT

But back to the photograph that has gone viral on the net these days. It's not just the beauty of the photo, the technique or the personal touch that Pierre always gives to his photographs. The question is about how cold it will be, what jacket to wear, we have even seen some humour in many of the RTs and comments.

"What values!
Bivouac courage at the top and sleeping bag courage," commented Carles Benet (@carlesbenet) on Twitter.

Many others have asked about technical aspects: "The issue is the condensation inside, it's strong", Guillermo Hornung pointed out on FB. Or about what to put under the jacket. "It looks like a silver-gold thermal blanket," they commented on Facebook at the bottom of the photo.

(In this respect, here are links to a couple of articles that may be of interest: equipment for a good rest in the mountains: mountain mat; y equipment for bivouacking in the Pyrenees)

And the photo has awakened the flame in many mountaineers. I think that this weekend we'll have to take the time to mount the sack on one or other peak in the Pyrenees.

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