A circular route, rather in the shape of an eight, which visits several of the most important peaks in the eastern sector of the Sierra de Partacua: Pe\u00f1a Blanca de Abajo (2,319m), Pe\u00f1a Blanca Alta (2,536m), Pe\u00f1a Parda (2,649m) and Pe\u00f1a Telera (2,762m). The ascent to Pe\u00f1a Blanca de Abajo is via the Canal del Burro, while the descent follows the normal route to Pe\u00f1a Telera via the famous horizontal traverse and the Cobachirizas channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of course, this is a route away from the crowds and could well be divided into two separate excursions. The ascent to Pe\u00f1a Blanca on the one hand, and the ascent to Pe\u00f1a Parda and Telera on the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pe\u00f1a Telera is undoubtedly the most visible face of the Sierra de Partacua. A huge tusk that plunges 1,000 metres above the Ib\u00f3n de Piedrafita and dominates the Tena valley to the west and the peaceful pastures of the Lana Mayor valley to the north.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, if we want to visit the highest point of the sierra, we will have to go a little further in search of Pe\u00f1a Retona<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The lower part of Pe\u00f1a Telera is an ideal place for family excursions, visits to the Ib\u00f3n de Piedrafita, the geotectonic arch, cycling routes or enjoying the mountain meadows under the massive presence of the Corona del Mallo, Pe\u00f1a Blanca or the aforementioned Pe\u00f1a Telera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Winter is the time of greatest splendour of these walls, when the walls are covered with ice and the snow-covered corridors offer some of the most interesting winter routes in the whole massif. The most famous is the Gran Diagonal (AD-AD+), but up to Rinconada de Arbenuso, the Sierra de Partacua offers a 7-kilometre-long wall with an infinite number of routes for climbing and extreme skiing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n *Clarification:<\/strong> regarding the name of some summits that in the maps based on OSM or TOPO PIRINEOS appear as Corona del Mallo (not in those of the IGN and others), we have taken as good the information published in the blog of the Komando Kroketa<\/strong><\/a> on the recommendation of Bucuesa<\/strong><\/a>. Two blogs that I'm sure you already know and that always provide very reliable information. Apart from this, in the face of the dance of names, someone has taken the trouble to climb up to these peaks to leave the name written on a stone on the main summits.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n From the car park of the Lacuniacha wildlife park we head towards the arch of Piedrafita to continue our ascent via the Canal del Burro. After crowning Pe\u00f1a Blanca de Abajo \/ Punta Queba and Pe\u00f1a Blanca Alta, we carefully descend to the pass of Covachirizas, where if we have had enough we can start our retreat. Otherwise, the route continues round the cliffs of Pe\u00f1a Parda to the southwest to climb straight ahead to the first opportunity. From the summit of Pe\u00f1a Parda we continue along the southern slope to Pe\u00f1a Telera, the culminating point of this excursion. The descent is by the normal route, along the famous exposed traverse that ends at the Covachirizas pass. The descent of the channel to the Ib\u00f3n de Piedrafita lake is obvious, where we will join the track that leads to the start of the route shortly afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSUMMARY:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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