{"id":40101,"date":"2024-02-28T11:16:23","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T10:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/?p=40101"},"modified":"2024-03-26T11:53:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T10:53:02","slug":"crossing-catalonia-and-andorra-over-the-pyrenees-gr11-ep-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/cruzando-cataluna-y-andorra-por-los-pirineos-gr11-ep-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Crossing Catalonia and Andorra through the PYRENEES | GR11 Ep. 04"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Crossing Catalonia and Andorra through the PYRENEES | GR11 Ep. 04\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FY85Czo88VY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><strong>Crossing the Pyrenees on the GR11, through Catalonia and Andorra.<\/strong>and up to the Pic de Sotllo, at an altitude of 3000m. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">In this episode, I immerse myself in the alpine landscapes of the <strong>Catalan and Andorran Pyrenees<\/strong>. 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In this new episode I tackle numerous peaks and cols, some of them reaching heights of over 3000 metres, a thrilling high altitude odyssey!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-theme-palette-7-background-color has-background\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83c\udfa5<\/strong> <strong><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-theme-palette-1-color\">All episodes of the series<\/mark><\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/crossing-the-pyrenees-on-foot-in-45-days-gr11-ep-01\/\">Crossing the Pyrenees on foot in 45 days<\/a><strong> | GR11 Ep. 01<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/crossing-aragon-through-the-pyrenees-gr11-ep-02\/\">Crossing Aragon through the Pyrenees<\/a><strong>| GR11 Ep. 02<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/the-highest-point-of-the-gr11-gr11-ep-03\/\">The highest point of the GR11<\/a><strong> | GR11 Ep. 03<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/crossing-catalonia-and-andorra-over-the-pyrenees-gr11-ep-04\/\">Crossing Catalonia and Andorra via the PYRENEES<\/a><strong> | GR11 Ep. 04<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/crossing-the-pyrenees-on-foot-in-44-days-gr11-ep-05\/\">Crossing the Pyrenees on foot in 44 days <\/a><strong>| GR11 Ep. 05<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this instalment, I venture on the ascent of the <strong>Sotllo Peak<\/strong> and the ambition to crown the <strong>Pica d'Estats<\/strong>the highest peak in Catalonia. Starting from the alpine refuge of <strong>Broate<\/strong>The fog surrounds me, giving me one of those humbling moments when I decide to postpone the ascent of the Pica and head towards Andorra. The mountain will always be there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After crossing the border with our neighbouring country, the challenges do not stop, as I decide to also climb the <strong>Comapedrosa<\/strong>the highest peak in Andorra. During 3 stages I cross this small paradise for mountain lovers and return to Catalonia. I take the opportunity to pick mushrooms, continue conquering peaks like the <strong>Puigpedr\u00f3s <\/strong>and visit <strong>Ll\u00edvia<\/strong>. From this village, in the Cerdanya region, I face the <strong>Puigmal <\/strong>of 2917 m to reach the <strong>sanctuary of Nuria<\/strong> by an unconventional route of the GR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, I bid farewell to the Pyrenees and the episode with a final high mountain challenge: a ridge that crowns the Pyrenees. <strong>seven peaks in a single stage: Vaca, Infern, Freser, Bastiments...<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-8-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83d\udc49 YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@PauOutdoors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Youtube Channel Pau Outdoors<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Eager to reach the Mediterranean<\/strong>I say goodbye to the most alpine landscapes, knowing that I still have several stages ahead of me, challenges and adventures to experience. Don't miss this episode of my trans-Pyrenean crossing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-theme-palette-7-background-color has-background\"><tbody><tr><td>\ud83d\udd17 <strong><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-theme-palette-1-color\">Useful links<\/mark><\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83d\udccb <a href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/gr11\/gr11.php\"><strong><strong>GR 11 Guide<\/strong><\/strong><br><\/a>\ud83e\udd7e <strong><strong>Stages GR11<\/strong> of the Episode: <\/strong><br><em><strong>(The author has left the official route of the GR 11 to climb several summits, the stages listed below are for information purposes only)<\/strong><\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/gr11\/tavascan-areu.php\">Stage 29: Tavascan - Areu<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/gr11\/areu-baiau.php\">Stage 30: Areu - Baiau<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/gr11\/baiau-arans.php\">Stage 31: Baiau - Arans<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/gr11\/arans-encamp.php\">Stage 32: Arans - Encamp<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/gr11\/encamp-illa.php\">Stage 33: Encamp - Ref. l'Illa<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/gr11\/illa-malniu.php\">Stage 34: Ref. l'Illa - Malniu<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/gr11\/malniu-guils-puigcerda.php\">Stage 35: Malniu - Puigcerd\u00e1<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/gr11\/puigcerda-planoles.php\">Stage 36: Puigcerd\u00e1 - Planoles<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/gr11\/planoles-nuria.php\">Stage 37: Planoles - Nuria Sanctuary<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/gr11\/nuria-ulldeter.php\">Stage 38: Nuria Sanctuary - Ulldeter Hut<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello again! \ud83d\udc4b Today I bring you the Greetings from over 2200 m altitude!....","protected":false},"author":1257,"featured_media":40103,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_wp_convertkit_post_meta":{"form":"-1","landing_page":"","tag":"0","restrict_content":"0"},"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"hide","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-40101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-transpirenaicas"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Cruzando-Cataluna-y-Andorra-por-los-PIRINEOS-GR11-Ep.-04.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Caratula-Podcast-Maldita-Montana_1500x1500_72pp-p_.jpg","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":[],"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/feed\/podcast\/maldita-montana","embedCode":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"4x1A0V8ozS\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/cruzando-cataluna-y-andorra-por-los-pirineos-gr11-ep-04\/\">Cruzando Catalu\u00f1a y Andorra por los PIRINEOS | GR11 Ep. 04<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/cruzando-cataluna-y-andorra-por-los-pirineos-gr11-ep-04\/embed\/#?secret=4x1A0V8ozS\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" title=\"&#8220;Cruzando Catalu\u00f1a y Andorra por los PIRINEOS | GR11 Ep. 04&#8221; &#8212; Traves\u00eda.\" data-secret=\"4x1A0V8ozS\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! 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