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Bivouac : Mont Perdu, Patrimoine Mondial UNESCO, 19/09/2015

Pyrénées - Mont Perdu

This outstanding mountain landscape, which spans the contemporary national borders of France and Spain, is centred around the peak of Mount Perdu, a calcareous massif that rises to 3,352 m. The site, with a total area of 30,639 ha, includes two of Europe's largest and deepest canyons on the Spanish side and three major cirque walls on the more abrupt northern slopes with France, classic presentations of these geological landforms. The site is also a pastoral landscape reflecting an agricultural way of life that was once widespread in the upland regions of Europe but now survives only in this part of the Pyrénées. Thus it provides exceptional insights into past European society through its landscape of villages, farms, fields, upland pastures and mountain roads. http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/773

The cross-border Mont-Perdu massif is registered at the UNESCO World Heritage for both cultural and landscape criteria since 1997.
In France, in Hautes-Pyrénées, the Gavarnie, Troumouse and Estaubé cirques, as well as the Baroude cliff show peculiar sights of this high mountain spot.
In Spain, in Aragon province, Ordesa, Añisclo and Pineta are among the deepest European canyons. These southern sloping landscapes, built along the centuries by a typical agriculture in terrace and by the sheep breeding, show the signs of the shepherds' remarkable adaptation to the harsh nature. http://www.mppm.org/

Equipment: Nikon D800E + 50mm 1.8 G, Panasonic Lumix FZ1000, Gorillapod pour reflex, télécommande radio, Cotton Carrier.

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Raw files:  FZ1000 20 MP, D800E 36 MP, panoramic photos up to 140 MP (60 x 170 cm @ 300 dpi). 

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Vierge de Gavarnie
Vierge de Gavarnie
Vallée des Gaves (France), to Sabiñanigo and Aragonese Route
Vallée des Gaves (France), to Sabiñanigo and Aragonese Route
Vallée des Gaves (France), to Sabiñanigo and Aragonese Route
Vallée des Gaves (France), to Sabiñanigo and Aragonese Route
Vallée des Gaves (France), to Sabiñanigo and Aragonese Route
Vallée des Gaves (France), to Sabiñanigo and Aragonese Route
Gavarnie
Gavarnie
Cirque of Gavarnie & refuge of Espuguettes
Cirque of Gavarnie & refuge of Espuguettes
Vallée des Gaves (France), to Sabiñanigo and Aragonese Route
Vallée des Gaves (France), to Sabiñanigo and Aragonese Route
Cirque of Gavarnie and great cascade
Cirque of Gavarnie and great cascade
Vallée des Gaves (France), to Sabiñanigo and Aragonese Route
Vallée des Gaves (France), to Sabiñanigo and Aragonese Route
Vallée des Gaves (France), to Sabiñanigo and Aragonese Route
Vallée des Gaves (France), to Sabiñanigo and Aragonese Route
Vallée des Gaves (France), to Sabiñanigo and Aragonese Route
Vallée des Gaves (France), to Sabiñanigo and Aragonese Route
Gavarnie, Notre Dame du Bon Port
Gavarnie, Notre Dame du Bon Port
Gavarnie, Notre Dame du Bon Port
Gavarnie, Notre Dame du Bon Port
Gavarnie, Saint James the pilgrim
Gavarnie, Saint James the pilgrim
Gavarnie, Templars' skulls
Gavarnie, Templars' skulls
Gavarnie, church of Notre Dame du Bon Port
Gavarnie, church of Notre Dame du Bon Port
Gavarnie, church of Notre Dame du Bon Port
Gavarnie, church of Notre Dame du Bon Port
Cirque de Gavarnie
Cirque de Gavarnie
Cirque Of Gavarnie
Cirque Of Gavarnie
Blazon of Gavarnie
Blazon of Gavarnie
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Brèche de Roland 2807m
Brèche de Roland 2807m
Planas de Narziso (2413m)
Planas de Narziso (2413m)
Depuis le col du Descargador.
Depuis le col du Descargador.
Refuge de Goriz (2195m)
Refuge de Goriz (2195m)
Faja de la Flores
Faja de la Flores
Refuge de Goriz (2195m)
Refuge de Goriz (2195m)
Mont Perdu (3355m)
Mont Perdu (3355m)
Mont Perdu (3355m)
Mont Perdu (3355m)
Cylindre et Mont Perdu
Cylindre et Mont Perdu
Le Taillon, la Brèche et le Casque
Le Taillon, la Brèche et le Casque
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Vallée d'Ordesa
Vallée d'Ordesa
Las Tres Sorores
Las Tres Sorores
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La Grande Ourse et la Brèche de Roland (2807m)
La Grande Ourse et la Brèche de Roland (2807m)
La Voie Lactée et le Mont Perdu (3555m)
La Voie Lactée et le Mont Perdu (3555m)
Bivouac au sommet de la Punta Tobacor (2779m)
Bivouac au sommet de la Punta Tobacor (2779m)
Bivouac au sommet de la Punta Tobacor (2779m)
Bivouac au sommet de la Punta Tobacor (2779m)
Bivouac au sommet de la Punta Tobacor (2779m)
Bivouac au sommet de la Punta Tobacor (2779m)
Bivouac au sommet de la Punta Tobacor (2779m)
Bivouac au sommet de la Punta Tobacor (2779m)
Lumix FZ1000
Lumix FZ1000
Bivouac au sommet de la Punta Tobacor (2779m)
Bivouac au sommet de la Punta Tobacor (2779m)
Bivouac au sommet de la Punta Tobacor (2779m)
Bivouac au sommet de la Punta Tobacor (2779m)
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Bivouac au sommet de la Punta Tobacor (2779m)
Bivouac au sommet de la Punta Tobacor (2779m)
Bivouac au sommet de la Punta Tobacor (2779m)
Bivouac au sommet de la Punta Tobacor (2779m)
gavarnie-mont-perdu_JPR7018-rousset
Bivouac au sommet de la Punta Tobacor (2779m)
Bivouac au sommet de la Punta Tobacor (2779m)
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