Pic de Neouvielle - 3091m

Across the border from Spain to France, an hour and a quarter drive from Chistau Valley to start of walk in carpark of Aubert Lake in Neouvielle Natural Park. The early morning reflection on lake at 2160m greeted us, shortly followed by marmots and lots of rhododendrons in flower. The 900m climb took us 4 hours due to large amount of snow on upper slopes, however this made for a quick descent, only 2 hours. Top top: take an ice pick if you are thinking of doing climb in coming weeks. The views from top are spectacular: Neouvielle's many lakes, Perdido and Posets in Spain, Vignemale, Pic du Midi and many more.